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About 7 in 10 first-time MBLEx candidates pass, by FSMTB's own count. What makes the exam hard is mostly its format: adaptive questions you must answer in order, 66 seconds a question, and an outline weighted toward applied judgment.
Read the guideFSMTB does not publish a numeric MBLEx cut score. Here is how the criterion-referenced standard is set, what you see when you pass or fail, how to use the diagnostic report, and why the 630 figure you see online is not FSMTB's.
Read the guideThe MBLEx application fee is $265 as checked on October 25, 2026, and a retake, a missed appointment or an expired authorization means paying it again. Here are the other FSMTB and Pearson fees, the official study tools, what your state adds, and two sample budgets.
Read the guideAs of October 25, 2026, FSMTB has announced no new MBLEx content outline, format, fee or delivery change for 2027. Here is the version a 2027 candidate tests on, the dates behind it, the Job Task Analysis cycle, and what would signal a change.
Read the guideThe MBLEx outline puts 37% of the exam on anatomy, kinesiology and pathology and 63% on effects, assessment, ethics and professional practice. Here is what each content area tests, how to study it, and how to rehearse the adaptive format.
Read the guideThe rules that will govern a 2027 MBLEx sitting unless FSMTB changes them: a six-month application, school verification, five business days to process, an authorization window FSMTB's FAQ puts at 120 days, and Pearson's change rules. With a worked 2027 timeline.
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