Submitting Your Portfolio
It is critical that all National Board Certification candidates read and follow the guidelines and recommendations for successful portfolio submission. Below, you will find information regarding the submission deadlines and answers to the most commonly asked questions surrounding the portfolio submission. Additional information can be found in our general FAQs.
Submission Deadlines
New NBPTS policy is to accept submissions according to the postmark date and not the "received by" date. Your submission must be postmarked by:
- First-time candidates – March 31, 2012
- Retake Candidates – April 15, 2012
Commonly Asked Questions
Prior to submission, many candidates have last minute questions on portfolio instructions, assembly, packing and shipping. Use the FAQs below to find answers:
Packing Your Portfolio
NBPTS has created a video to help walk you through the process of packing your portfolio.
The NBPTS Processing Center
All candidate materials - including written correspondence, eligibility forms and withdrawal forms - should be sent to our processing center at:
NBPTS Processing Center
11827 Tech Com Way, Suite 200
San Antonio, Texas 78233