RAS Certification Handbook

Registered Addiction Specialist (RAS) Certification

The qualifying examination to earn the nationally-accredited RAS Credential is called the
"Addiction Counselor Exam" or "ACE" Exam

The Exam Tutorial is available FREE and on-line, anytime by selecting the Exam Tutorial link.

There are over 500 test centers located throughout the United States and Canada. Find one near you by selecting the Find US and International Test Centers link.

Certification Statistics
in 2012, over 80% passed the RAS Exam the first time, . . . for the third year in a row.

The ACE Exam is not easy, ... but over 80% of the candidates who pass the exam pass it the first time
they take it, because they studied the material provided by Breining as part of the exam fee.

2012 Exam Statistics
Total number of tests administered (includes exam re-takes): 1,117
Total number of candidates: 926
Total number of candidates who passed the exam: 604
Percentage of candidates who passed: 65.3 %
Candidates who passed the exam the first time: 521
Of those who passed the exam, percentage of candidates passing the first time: 86.3 %

Recent Historical Exam Statistics: Overall Pass Rate
Based upon the total number of candidates:
2012: 65.3%
2011: 74.1%
2010: 80.7%
2009: 79.1%
2008: 72.3%
2007: 68.5%
2006: 60.8%

Over 400 educational institutions provide qualifying education
Over 400 educational institutions throughout the United States and Canada have provided qualifying education to RAS candidates.
Over 97% of RAS candidates received their qualifying education from institutions other than Breining Institute.
For more educational institution information, select this link: Educators

Continuing Education (CE) courses may be completed entirely on-line.
If you would like to use Breining courses, select the On-line CE courses link.

Mailing address is: Breining Institute, 8894 Greenback Lane, Orangevale, California USA 95662-4019

Policies and Procedures	>				<	Certification Handbook

Updates may be made to the RAS Certification Handbook and Policies and Procedures at any time by Breining Institute

The "Addiction Counselor Exam" and "ACE" Exam, as well as the "RAS" credentials, are registered service marks of Breining Institute:
"Addiction Counselor Exam" and "ACE" Exam: Service Mark Reg. No. 68184, Class Number 41
"Registered Addiction Specialist" and "RAS" credentials: Service Mark Reg. No. 65739, Class Number 41