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Eligibility and dates

CCCS NCE

Eligibility

A candidate must be a graduate of an HIM program accredited by the Canadian College of Health Information Management, hold an active CHIM professional designation, and fall into one of the following categories:

  1. Experienced professional: Be currently working in the field of classification and coding with 5 or more years of experience in acute inpatient coding; or
  2. Course graduate: Be a graduate from a preparatory classification and coding specialist program that is recognized by the Canadian College of Health Information Management.

Upcoming examination dates

The College is offering an early adopter’s rate to celebrate the launch of this new certification.

The upcoming CCCS NCE dates are as follows:

Examination period*Application deadlineRegular pricingCurrent pricing
January 20-24, 2025January 3, 2025 $349 + taxes $199.00 + taxes
April 22-25, 2025April 1, 2025 $349 + taxes $199.00 + taxes
June 23-27, 2025June 2, 2025 $349 + taxes $199.00 + taxes
July 21-25, 2025July 4, 2025 $349 + taxes $199.00 + taxes
October 27-31, 2025October 6, 2025 $349 + taxes $199.00 + taxes
November 24-28, 2025November 7, 2025 $349 + taxes $199.00 + taxes
* An examination period may be extended to provide more date options to candidates based on the volume of applications the College receives. Additional dates and times will be added as required.

Request to withdraw or defer

Withdrawal: The request to withdraw from an examination must be received in writing by the deadlines stated below. A refund of 100% of the examination fee will be provided. No refund will be provided past these deadlines.

Deferral: A candidate may defer their application to a future sitting of the NCE. The applicant is required to notify the exam team through a deferral request at least 10 business days before exam sitting. Please note that an application can only be deferred a total of three times.

Examination periodDeadline for withdrawalDeadline for deferral
January 20-24, 2025January 3, 2025January 6, 2025
April 22-25, 2025April 1, 2025April 7, 2025
June 23-27, 2025June 2, 2025June 9, 2025
July 21-25, 2025July 4, 2025July 7, 2025
October 27-31, 2025October 6, 2025October 13, 2025
November 24-28, 2025November 7, 2025November 10, 2025

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