(1) Eligible applicants working full time will be permitted 18 months after completion of the work experience to complete the examination process. Applicants not certified within 18 months will be eliminated from the certification process and must wait two years before reapplying for certification.

(2) Applicants working part time earning the required 1000 hours work experience will be permitted 18 months in which to complete the counseling experience. Eligible applicants will then be permitted 18 months to complete the examination process. If the work experience is not completed 18 months after the date of application, applicants will be required to reapply for certification and begin a new work experience for the 1000 hours.

(3) Applicants will be permitted three opportunities to complete each examination. Failing an examination for the third time will require the applicant be removed from the certification system and wait two years before making application for certification.