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Psychometricians Licensure
Exam Reviewer
A blog resource and reviewer for aspiring Filipino
Psychometricians, those preparing to take the Board
Licensure Exam for Psychologists and
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BLEPP 2018

(Most probably result will also be out like last year

by Nov 7, 2018)
We are keeping the sched last year for comparison,

BLEPP 2017

Online Processing Application - July 28, 2017

Deadline of Filing of Application - Sept 29, 2017
Room assignment Out - 2 weeks before exam for
Manila
(visit PRC Office in Regional venues by October)
Date of Exam - Oct 29 and 30, 2017
Result Out - Nov 7, 2017

Madalas na Tanong
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1) What is BLEPP?
The Board Licensure Examination for
Psychologists and Psychometricians (BLEPP) is the
official name of the board or licensure exam for Filipino
Psychologists and Psychometricians that is
administered by the Professional Regulation
Commission through the Professional Regulatory
Board of Psychology (PRBP) by virtue of RA 10029 or
the Philippine Psychology Act of 2009. Read more
about the law here -
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/p/ra-10029-
or-philippine-psychology-act.html

2) What is Professional Regulation Commission?

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) is
responsible for the administration, implementation and
enforcement of regulatory policies on the regulation
and licensing of various professions and occupations
under its jurisdiction. It is the instrument of the Filipino
people in securing for the nation a reliable, trustworthy,
and progressive system of developing professionals
whose personal integrity and spiritual values are solid
and respected, whose competencies are globally
competitive, and whose commitment to serve the
Filipino nation and the whole community is strong and
steadfast.
http://www.prc.gov.ph/

3) Why do we need to take the board exam?

In line with the implementation of RA 10029 or
Philippine Psychology Act of 2009, practice of
Psychometrician and Psychology are now regulated
professions in the country. Psychology
undergraduates/graduates who passed the board exam
(BLEPP) will be given license to practice their
profession as Psychometrician or Psychologist. A
license is leverage for new graduates in their job
application or an eligibility for promotion or career
advancement for those who are currently employed.

4) Who should take the board exam?

The following are the qualifications for those who will
be allowed to apply for the board exam:

(a) Is a Filipino citizen, a permanent resident or a

citizen of a foreign state/country which extends
reciprocity to the Philippines relative to the practice of
the profession;

(b) Holds at least a bachelor's degree (note:

course/graduates of AB, BS, MA, MS in
Psychology/other title for as long as you have taken the
4 subjects or its equivalent to be taken up in the
licensure exam) in psychology conferred by a
university, college or school in the Philippines or abroad
recognized/accredited by the CHED and has obtained
sufficient credits for the subjects covered in the
examinations;

(c) Is of good moral character; and

(d) Has not been convicted of an offense involving

moral turpitude.
http://www.prc.gov.ph/uploaded/documents/Boardo
fPsychology-RA.pdf

5) What will be the coverage of the board exam?

As mandated in RA 10029 the board exam for
Psychometrician will cover:
- Industrial Psychology,
- Psychological Assessment,
- Abnormal Psychology and
- Theories of Personality.

The Tables of Specifications (TOS) provide particular

general description of topics that will be covered by the
board exam including the number of items and its
corresponding percentages. (Note as of posting - May
2016 the TOS was not yet changed, so the TOS issued
since 2014 remains applicable to date.)
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/05/tab
les-of-specifications-for.html

5.1) What will be the format of the exam?

The exam will be in a 4-item multiple choice (no essay,
enumeration, fill in the blanks, true or false).

Other related links:

http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/05/jus
t-released-table-of-specifications.html

http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/p/chedcour
se-specification.html (CHED Course Specifications
for Psychology Program - provides the course
description and the coverage or course topics.)

For an update refer to this - 2017 Policies and

Standards for Undergraduate Programs in
Psychology
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2017/05/201
7-policies-and-standards-for.html

6. What is outcome-based assessment?

Dr. Imelda Virgina G. Villar, Board Member of the Board

of Psychology of the Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC) in her presentation at the
Orientation for the Psychology Licensure Exam held on
18 June 2014, she informed a full packed PSSC
Auditorium that Psychology will be the first profession
to offer Outcome-based Board Exam in the Philippines.
Aside from the Board Licensure Examination for
Psychologists and Psychometricians (BLEPP) being
implemented this coming October for the first time is
another milestone in the history of Psychology in the
Philippines.
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/06/psy
chology-first-profession-to-offer.html
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/06/out
comes-assessment-faq-examples-and.html
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/06/co
mparison-bloom-and-tos-required.html
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/08/taki
ng-multiple-choice-exams-strategy.html
(A strategy for answering multiple choice)

7. What are the required/prescribed textbooks?

Wala pong prescribed na textbook/s for the licensure

board exam (like in any board exams) since each
school uses different textbooks. Up until now wala pa
rin pong Industrial Psychology textbook na authored ng
isang Filipino Psychologist widely available sa mga
bookstores and used as textbook in the Philippines -
correct us if we are wrong.
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/08/psy
chology-textbooks-for.html

8) How to apply?
First step is to visit PRC's website and go to PRC
Online Application System, fill out your information. Pay
the amount, log in again to the PRC website to check
your confirmed schedule. Then proceed to PRC
Application Division/designated Mall (Robinsons) and
file all the necessary requirements.
https://www.prc-online.com/
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/04/checkli
st-of-requirements-for.html
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/04/jus
t-submitted-my-online-application.html
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/02/ste
p-by-step-tutorial-for-prc-online.html

8.1 What is Certificate of Equivalency?

From the Chairperson of the PRC Board of Psychology,

Dr. Cue; "Some subjects do not need any certificate of
equivalency anymore, like Psychological Testing for
Psychological Assessment; Psychopathology for
Abnormal Psychology, etc. But for subjects not in the
list, you have to seek equivalency from CHED. The
Certificate of Equivalency is asked only if and when:

a) you finished your degree abroad

b) when finished a degree in Psychology by some other
name and
c) when you took a professional subject in the board by
some other name that is not obviously equivalent to the
board subject under consideration."
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/08/dr-
cues-statement-regarding-equivalency.html

8.2 What is CAV?

In the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA

10029 or the Psychology Act of 2009, applicants
whose TOR does not have an SO this rule applies
found in: Sec. 13-A Documentary Requirements to the
Licensure Examination of Psychometricians, c. Original
and photocopy of transcript of records (with scanned
picture) indicating the Special Order (S.O.) number,
and where school is exempted from the issuance of an
S.O. a Certificate of Authentication and Validation
(CAV) from CHED.
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/08/cer
tificate-of-authentication-and.html
http://sparkreviewcenter.com/2014/08/27/requirements-
and-application-procedure-for-cav/

8.3 How much to pay?

Application fee at PRC is PhP 900.00 other incidental

fees include - notary fee, documentary stamps,
passport size photos, and fees for the application of
CAV or Certificate of Equivalency for others which PRC
will require. (Note - check PRC for updated
rates/fees for 2016.)

8.4 Do you have samples of Certificate of Good

Moral Character?

Yes. Check these links:

http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/07/sa
mple-of-certificates-of-good-moral.html
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/07/fre
quently-asked-question-good-moral.html

9. Do you have some information or baseline data

about this board exam?

Yes we conducted a survey and we were able to

established some basic information about this board
exam like, more women are taking the board exam and
their age ranges from 21-26, belonging to the fresh
graduates and recently employed (up to 3 years). Most
of those who will be taking the exam are doing self-
review and among review centers identified by
respondents, SPARK Psychology Review Center got
the most numbers.
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/08/fac
ts-and-figures-of-2014-philippine.html
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/08/sur
vey-respondents-job-categories-and.html
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/08/125
-schools-represented-in-the-survey.html

10. How can I get updated?

Link has been deactivated. Just continue checking our

FB page and this blog for updates.
https://www.facebook.com/psychometricianreviewer/

11. Do you have a list of review centers?

Please note that we are not a review center but an

online resource about the BLEPP. Yes, we have posted
a partial listings of review centers. Since we are doing
self-review, we are not familiar with their review
approach and style, please contact and coordinate
with them directly.
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/p/pyscholo
gy-review-centers.html

12. Do you have reviewer

Meron po. This blog and our FB fan page serves as our
online reviewer.
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/psychometricianreviewe
r
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/06/psy
chometrician-licensure-exam-online.html
(pre-TOS online quiz, use mabuhay for password. The
payment for the subscription was not renewed so
anytime soon it will be removed online.)

13.) I could not find my name (not included) in the

roster of examinees with room assignment, what
should I do?

Note that room assignments are announced/posted

online a week/days before the exam. Visit the nearest
PRC office where you filed your application for
examination and check the PRC bulletin board for your
name. Sometimes there would be problem in encoding
and other technical glitches so be sure to visit PRC if
you have some concern or problem.

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FAQ for #BLEPP2016

1) When is date of 2016 BLEPP? Can I apply now?

Examination date will be on August 30-31, 2016. The
online application to register and make your profile at
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) is now
available. However, the filing to apply for application is
not yet live as of posting (May 19, 2016). Usually the
online filing for application for exam get's live/available
a month before the exam. Note that PRC is also
handling other professional exams calendared
throughout the year - so wait for your turn, meanwhile
study and review well. Be sure that you have all your
documents ready.

Check these links:

PRC Online Application for Examination (creation

of online account)
http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2016/05/prc
-online-application-for-examination.html

2016 PRC Calendar of Exams

http://www.prc.gov.ph/page.aspx?id=3071

2) When is the deadline of application?

Deadline of application is 10 August 2016

3) Where will be the venues?

Luzon - Baguio, Manila, Lucena, Legaspi
Visayas - Cebu, Iloilo,
Mindanao - Cagayan de Oro, Davao,

4) I failed the last time I took the BLEPP can I take

again? How many times can I retake?
Yes you can. You can retake/repeat taking the exam
until you pass it unlimited - but try to pass the 2nd or
3rd time. For requirements - the same requirements
applies when you first took the licensure exam - be
sure that your documents are at least 6 months valid
when filing and submitting them at PRC. Cedula or
residence tax certificate is valid for the year of
application. NBI is valid for at least
6 months. Make your documents up-to-date.

5) What is the passing rate?

In section 18 of RA 10029. "Ratings in the Examination.
- To be qualified as having passed the licensure
examination for psychologists and psychometricians, a
candidate must have obtained a weighted general
average of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for all
subjects, with no grade lower than sixty percent (60%)
in any given subject. So, to be safe you must have a
score of 75% or better for all subjects." Many of test
takers are failing their Psychological Testing which is
equivalent to 40%, so even if you get a high score in
the three other subjects but below 60% in
Psychological Testing then the rest of your high scores
will be pulled down and so tendency of failing the
licensure exam. So the safest is to at least get 75% in
all the subjects and not lower.

6) What is conditional pass?

In Section 18 of RA 11029 "An examine who obtains a
weighted general average of seventy-five percent
(75%) or higher but obtains a rating below sixty percent
(60%) in any given subject may retake such subjects
within the next two (2) years, and upon obtaining a
rating of at least seventy-five percent (75%) in each
such subject, shall then be deemed to have passed the
licensure examination."

A case scenario would be an examinee who scored

high on all three subjects but got 58% or 59% in one
subject often Psychological Assessment, even if the
examinee is high on the three subjects (say 85-90% in
all 3 subjects) thus earning a passing mark but failed or
low in one of the subjects then the examinee's case
will be conditional. So s/he can retake again (and
should pass) only the subject s/he failed.

Examples of Conditional
A) Example No. 1

59 - Psych Assessment - Conditional and can

retake only this subject
85 - TOP
86 - Industrial Psych
86 - Abnormal Psych
===================
75% GWA

B) Example No. 2
76 - Psych Assessment
59 - Abnormal Psych - Conditional and can retake
only this subject
82 - Industrial Psych
83 - TOP
===================
75.20% GWA

The word "Conditional" would appear at the

bottom/remarks of the GWA that you get from the
exam.

This score may not have 75% passing rate in 2

subjects (72 and 73) but definitely above 60% and was
able to get 75.60% since the scores in Abnormal
Psych and Industrial Psych are both high, pulling those
scores below 75%.

Another way to check/verify also if you get

a conditional status is by way of checking
your school performance - there's a column for
conditional (COND). If your school does not have the
number or zero (0) appears on the column then your
score is not conditional. So even if you pass 2 or 3
subjects but your General Average is below 75% and
got the remarked Failed - they you have to retake the
licensure exam.

7) I did not show up during the examination day for

some unforeseen reason, am I considered a
repeater?
Yes since you have been counted as an examinee for
that particular day. So your application will be as a
repeater since you already have your documents filed
with PRC.

8) Any suggestion on how I should prepare for

BLEPP?
Check the image below. If you have other questions
and concerns try to use the search button of our blog
and typed in keywords of your query. You may also
leave your comments and also check our FB page or
send us private message (PM) here
- https://www.facebook.com/psychometricianreviewer/?
ref=bookmarks

9) Will there be another exam after the August 2016

BLEPP?
None. As in the past (since 2014) the exam is only
offered once a year. You may check PRC exam
schedules here - http://www.prc.gov.ph/page.aspx?
id=3071

10) When is the date of the oath taking?

The PRC and Psychological Association of the
Philippines (PAP) will announce the date of the oath
taking depending on their most convenient time and
preparation (could be a month or two/three after the
result of the exam is released). So just wait for the
release of the result and announcement of oath taking
date, pray and visualize that you will be part of the oath
taking.

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