How to Appeal a PCAT Result

Under certain unusual circumstances, Harcourt Assessments, the publisher and administrator of the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT), can cancel an examinee's scores if it suspects any irregularities. There is a process to appeal a PCAT result that is available to you if you believe that your scores were wrongly cancelled. It is important to follow these specific steps to appeal PCAT test results.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

1. Cancel the outcome. Harcourt Assessments has the discretion to cancel a candidate's test scores. This may occur if the exam reviewers detect, for example, an unusual pattern of scores or plagiarism. Unusual patterns could include many test takers at the same test location having the same incorrect answers or potentially an individual test taker answering with the same letter answer on multiple choice questions.
2. Consider disruptive occurrences. Harcourt Assessments could also, for instance, invalidate, or cancel, tests scores if there was a disruption at the testing center such as a power outage. The cancellation of a test score does not necessarily equate to misconduct by the test taker but simply that there are reasons for Harcourt Assessments to believe that the testing may have been compromised.
3. Do it again. In some instances, at the discretion of the test's administrator, Harcourt Assessments, a candidate may be offered the opportunity to retake the test. A candidate would be notified in writing of this option by the test's administrator.
4. File an appeal. There is a process for a candidate to appeal the cancellation of PCAT score. To do so the candidate must file an appeal in writing via mail or fax within 60 days of the latest testing date.
5. Provide supporting documentation. The appeal must contain information explaining why the candidate feels that the scores should be accepted.
6. Accept the outcome. Once your appeal is received, you will be notified within 30 days by the test's administrator whether your appeal has been accepted. If your appeal is accepted, your scores will be reinstated. If not, you still may be allowed to retake the test but would still be responsible for paying the fees for the new test.
7. Remain confidential. If your score is canceled, this information remains confidential.