Dates and Fees
Specialty Qualifying Exam
July 21, 2025
| January 3, 2025 - February 14, 2025 | $1,700 |
| February 15, 2025 to February 28, 2025 | $1700 + $400 late fee = $2100 |
Please review the Specialty Qualifying Exam bulletin for eligibility requirements and details for the year of the examination that you are applying. After application approval, if a candidate experiences an event that prevents sitting for the examination, please email initialcert@abog.org immediately. ABOG will review the request and determine whether the circumstances warrant a refund. Policies related to Fees and Refunds can be found here.
| January 3, 2025 | Applications available online |
| February 14, 2025 | Last day to apply and pay the Application fee without late fee penalty |
| February 28, 2025 | Final deadline to apply for the Qualifying Exam and pay the Application fee (with late fee applied) |
| January 2024 to February 2025 | Candidates will be notified of approval to take the examination and to make a Pearson VUE Testing Center computer reservation |
| April 25, 2025 | Last day to reserve a seat at Pearson VUE before ABOG's seat reservation lifts. Available spots will be open to all other test-takers after this date. Please reserve your seat as soon as possible. |
| July 21, 2025 | Qualifying Examination at Pearson VUE Testing Centers |
| Before the last Friday in October, 2025 | Results will be published on candidate ABOG portals |