NATIONAL BOARD FLEXIBLE OPTIONS

Complete components in 2020-21 Purchase, complete, and submit your 2020-21 components by the extended deadlines

Up to the deadline, you can make changes to your candidacy and 2020-21 components including:

• Adding components,
• Switching components, and
• Withdrawing components purchased in 2020-21

Available Now
Purchase new components or withdraw components newly purchased in 2020-21

April 30, 2021 Extended registration and payment deadline for 2020-21

April 8-July 15, 2021
Extended Component 1 testing window

May 1-June 16, 2021
Extended ePortfolio submission window for Components 2, 3 and 4

On or before December 31, 2021
Score Release for 2020-21

Supports 2020-21 candidacy supports are available:

• Deep Dive Component
Webinars
• COVID-19 tips and guidance
• A free online Canvas Course
• Additional resources

Defer components to 2021-22 and receive credit on your account Defer components to 2021-22 • Components you purchased by the April 30, 2021 deadline • Components you previously deferred from 2019-20

April 8-30, 2021
These additional deferral options are available to you if needed. A request form will be available soon:

• Component(s) purchased in 2020-21 can be deferred to 2021-22
• Component(s) deferred from 2019-20 can be deferred to 2021-22

April 30, 2021
Extended registration and payment deadline for 2020-21. Components must be purchased by this deadline to be deferred to 2021-22.

Credit for 2021-22
If you defer components to 2021-22, those components will be withdrawn from 2020-21 and you will receive credit on your account that covers the registration fee and component fee(s) that you will use during registration for 2021-22

June 1, 2021 (pending) 2021-22 registration opens

Spring 2022. Dates will be released closer to June, 2021

Candidacy Timeline
If you defer component(s) to 2021 -22, you will have an extension on 3- and 5-year component and candidacy windows. This extension is in addition to any extension already applied to your candidacy from components deferred from 2019-20 to 2020-21.