How the plan sets your priorities
Your RBT examination score report (failing candidates) shows how you did in each domain. Use it to rate each one below; the planner doesn't need exact scores. So the planner asks you instead: the domains 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 domain 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 domains. This is Passy’s planning method; it doesn’t estimate a score or a chance of passing.
Retake rules for the RBT
Wait 7 days between attempts, with up to 8 attempts in the 12 months after your application is approved. The retake application appears in your BACB portal within 48 hours of a failed attempt and currently has no BACB fee, but each Pearson VUE appointment costs $45; after 8 attempts you wait until the 12-month period ends and reapply.
- maxAttempts is per 12-month authorization period after initial application approval.
- BACB: 'A fee is not currently required to submit a retake application'; Pearson VUE charges $45 for every RBT examination appointment.
- RBT Handbook footer 'Updated 06/2026' (file RBTHandbook_261016-a.pdf).
- RBT Handbook (Retaking Your Examination) (Behavior Analyst Certification Board)
Checked against official sources on October 24, 2026.
Next steps
Check your weakest domain with the free RBT practice set, or use the RBT study planner for a first attempt.
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