She has failed a section of the licensing exam numerous times.

He then passed the licensing exam to be a chemist.

The board is also paying about $200 for each fellow to take the licensing exam.

For example, an individual medical student who fails a licensing exam will not be able to practice his or her profession.

The approach is also being considered for use on national licensing exams.

But the number of graduates taking the national licensing exam has fallen 31 percent, from 17,000 in 1990 to 11,800 last year.

On the licensing exam, a passing grade is 70 percent.

For example, almost all students in the health fields pass their licensing exams the first time.

In 1994, nurses became the first to switch from paper to computer for their national licensing exams.

A few weeks ago, the city decided to revamp the licensing exam.