The CNOR exam deadline dates are February 28, 2007; May 31, 2007; August 31, 2007, and November 30, 2007.

CCI publishes the CNOR Exam Study Guide and Practice Resource, which devotes a chapter to each task performed by the operating room nurse as outlined in the job analysis. For more information about our Study Guide and CD Rom or to order them click on: CCI Study materials. Additionally, we recommend checking out the references in the study bibliography as well as joining a study group. Yes, you meet the CNOR eligibility requirements.

CCI uses a scaled score method that bases individual scores on the number of correct answers rather than on a percentage of the total. Because the testing service and the computer-based testing organization each independently score and verify CCI test results for accuracy, hand-scoring is not available.

There are deadlines on some of the TAA services or benefits; however, on the training benefit, there are no deadlines, as long as the program is still in existence and federal funds are available. If you have questions, contact your local TAA Representative .

International testing Thomson Prometric testing centers for computer-based testing are now available worldwide for international candidates. Yes, you can apply for CNOR inactive status, which gives you a three-year period to meet the CNOR recertification requirements. Find out more about applying for inactive status.

If you kept a copy of the contact-hour record form that you submitted with your last recertification, you can determine which contact hours you can use for your new recertification. Unfortunately, we're unable to tell you which contact hours you've already used. We trust you not to use the same hours again.

International testing (using the paper-and-pencil method) is offered overseas four times annually on a preset date. Yes, you can apply for CRNFA inactive status, which gives you a three-year period to meet the CRNFA recertification requirements. Find out more about applying for inactive status.

Yes. You may apply for financial aid at any time throughout the academic year. If your file is completed after May 1 of the award year, the funding in some of the grant programs may already be depleted.

We have no firm deadline, but we encourage applicants to apply between October 1 and January 1 before the fall in which you wish to enroll. We encourage early applications because we operate on a rolling admission basis. The deadline for priority admissions is April 15. By that point, however, we often have filled almost all of our seats. Thus, we encourage you to enroll before that date.

Applications for the new Homestead Exemption must be submitted on or after July 1, 2007 and received by your county auditor's office no later than Oct. 1, 2007. Note: Applications postmarked on Oct. 1, 2007 but received after that date will be denied for missing the deadline.

Complete the appropriate application (undergraduate or graduate) and return it to Liz Parry, RAMP-UP Project Director, in 118 Page Hall. The application deadline is 5 pm April 14, 2006. Interviews will be conducted the week of April 17, and final hiring decisions made by April 24. New fellows will be required to attend a transition meeting from 6-8 pm on Tuesday, April 25. The appointment will begin on August 15, 2006. The application is also available online at http://www.engr.ncsu.