How to read your BCSP score report

A BCSP score report lists, for each exam domain, the number of questions and the number you answered correctly. Here is what those numbers mean, what they don't, and how to turn them into a retake plan.

Published October 17, 2026. Facts checked against the sources listed below.

Short answer

If you don't pass a BCSP exam, your report shows two numbers per domain: how many questions it had and how many you got right. BCSP bases the result on total correct answers, sets no minimum per domain, and does not publish the passing score on its current fee sheet.

Source: BCSP, Understanding and Interpreting Your Examination Result Report (2017, mirrored copy)

This applies to the ASP, CSP and CHST, which all report results the same way. Everything below comes from BCSP's own documents; where BCSP is silent, we say so. BCSP's guide to the result report quoted here is the 2017 edition; the current edition sits behind a BCSP login, so check your own report against it.

When you get it

BCSP's exam pages say official results are available as soon as you submit. Its 2022 "What to Expect" post says you can view your score report in your Pearson VUE account after the exam.

If you passed, BCSP's guide to the result report says results are not released. The detailed breakdown is for candidates who did not pass.

What is on it

BCSP's guide describes a diagnostic section with one row per domain and two columns:

Column	What it means
First column	The number of questions in that domain (BCSP also mentions task or topic rows)
Second column	The number of those questions you answered correctly

Divide the second number by the first and you have your share correct in that domain.

What the numbers mean

BCSP's guide says your result "was based on how many of the scored items you answered correctly," and that all scored items had the same weighting. In practice:

It is one total. BCSP says candidates "are not required to earn a minimum score in each subject area, or domain." No single domain fails you on its own.
Some questions don't count. BCSP's 2022 post says roughly 12% of exam questions are unscored beta questions. You can't tell which ones they were.
The passing score is not on BCSP's current fee sheet. BCSP's Credentials At-A-Glance says fees and passing scores can change without notice and does not list them. Treat any exact cut score you see quoted online with caution.
The passing score can't be appealed. BCSP's Appeals Policy says so, and candidates may not access exam items or answer keys.

What the numbers don't tell you

Which questions you missed. The report gives counts, not items.
How close a domain was to "enough." Since there's no per-domain minimum, no domain has its own pass line.
Small domains are noisy. A domain with few questions can swing a lot on two or three answers. Look at points lost, not only percentages.

How to turn it into a plan

BCSP's guide suggests identifying the domains where your performance was below what the overall exam requires. A practical way to do that:

Work out your share correct in each domain.
Multiply the share you missed by the domain's weight on the current blueprint.
Study the two or three domains with the biggest result first.

That's what our free retake plan does. Pick your exam, enter the two numbers per domain from your report, and you get a ranked list with free practice links for each focus domain. It stores nothing personal and never asks about exam questions.

If your report uses an old outline

BCSP updated the CSP outline to CSP11 on August 1, 2025, and the ASP to ASP11 in 2025. An earlier report will show CSP10 or ASP10 domain names. BCSP's blueprint change notes describe where each old domain's content went. The retake plan can carry old counts onto today's domains: pick the old outline when you enter your test date.

Keep exam content private

Your domain counts are yours to use. Exam questions are not. BCSP's Discipline Policy lists disclosing any examination question as grounds for discipline. Don't post or share questions you remember, and be wary of anyone offering them.

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FAQ

Is a BCSP score a scaled score?

BCSP's guide describes the result as based on how many scored items you answered correctly, with all scored items weighted the same. That reads as a count of correct answers, not a scaled score.

Do I get a score if I pass?

No. BCSP's guide says that if you passed, results are not released.

Where do I find my score report?

BCSP says you can view it in your Pearson VUE account after the exam.

Did I fail a domain?

No. BCSP does not set a minimum per domain. Low domains are where you lost the most points, and that's where to study.

What is the passing score?

BCSP's current At-A-Glance sheet does not list one. We don't guess at it.

How soon can I retake?

At least six weeks after your last attempt, per BCSP's exam pages and retesting policy.