How the plan sets your priorities
Your Score report shows how you did in each content area. Use it to rate each one below; the planner doesn't need exact scores. So the planner asks you instead: the content areas you mark as hard start your plan, mixed ones are strengthened, and confident ones get lighter review. Your answers are a self-assessment, not an official result.
Each content area starts from its share of the exam in the official outline, multiplied by its priority: 3× to start, 2× to strengthen, 1.5× if you leave it blank, and 1× to maintain. A quarter of your time is mixed practice across all content areas. This is Passy’s planning method; it doesn’t estimate a score or a chance of passing.
Retake rules for the CEN
Wait 90 days after a failed attempt; no limit on the number of attempts. Reapply with all fees; a discounted retest fee ($200) applies to retests within one year of the initial exam.
Checked against official sources on October 24, 2026.
Next steps
Check your weakest content area with the free CEN practice set, or use the CEN study planner for a first attempt.
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