Your PTCB study plan
A good PTCB study plan starts with a short diagnostic, spends most of your time on the topics that cost you the most points, mixes a lesson with practice questions every day, and checks progress with a timed test each week. Tell us when your exam is (or that you don't know yet) and how much time you have, and we'll build the schedule from your results.
1. Your exam and your time
The PTCE reports a scaled score from 1,000 to 1,600, and 1,400 passes. PTCB does not publish how raw scores convert to scaled scores.
2. Where you stand
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3. Your day-by-day plan
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No date yet, so this is a 2-week starter plan. Add your exam date any time and the plan will stretch to fit.
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| Time until the exam | How to split it |
|---|---|
| 1 week | Day 1: the free diagnostic. Days 2–5: your weakest topics, a short lesson plus 10 practice questions each. Day 6: a timed test and your mistake book. Day 7: light review and rest. |
| 2 weeks | Diagnostic on day 1. Then one weak knowledge area a day: a lesson plus practice questions. Pharmacy math and federal law every few days. A full-length timed test on day 10. |
| 4 weeks | Week 1: diagnostic, then Medications, the largest domain. Weeks 2–3: rotate all four domains, weakest areas first, with daily math practice. Week 4: two full-length timed tests and your mistake book. |
| 6–8 weeks | Learn content first: a lesson a day across all 24 knowledge areas, practice questions after each, drug names in short daily sessions, and a timed test every two weeks. |