{"id":617,"date":"2025-12-22T13:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T13:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/certilyst.com\/resources\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=617"},"modified":"2025-12-23T08:03:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T08:03:50","slug":"how-many-papers-are-there-in-cma","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/certilyst.com\/resources\/faq\/how-many-papers-are-there-in-cma\/","title":{"rendered":"How many papers are there in CMA exam?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The structure of the <a href=\"https:\/\/certilyst.com\/resources\/faq\/can-you-pass-the-cma-exam-on-your-first-attempt\/\">Certified Medical Assistant<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/certilyst.com\/resources\/faq\/is-the-cma-exam-really-hard\/\">CMA<\/a>) examination is focused on a single, comprehensive computer-based assessment rather than a series of individual &#8220;papers.&#8221; Based on current guidelines from the American Association of Medical Assistants (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aama-ntl.org\/\">AAMA<\/a>), the exam is a single-day test that assesses a candidate across multiple domains of knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following details outline the structure and composition of the exam:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Total Questions<\/strong>: The exam consists of 200 multiple-choice questions. Out of these, 180 are scored, and 20 are &#8220;pre-test&#8221; questions used for internal statistical purposes that do not affect your final score.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time Allocation<\/strong>: Candidates are given a total of 160 minutes of testing time. The exam is typically administered in four 40-minute segments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Breaks and Tutorial<\/strong>: There is a 15-minute tutorial before the start of the exam and a total of 20 minutes allowed for optional breaks between segments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Content Categories<\/strong>: While not separate papers, the questions are divided into three primary categories:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Clinical Competency (59%)<\/strong>: Includes clinical workflow, pharmacology, and infection control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>General Knowledge (21%)<\/strong>: Covers legal issues, ethics, and communication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Administrative (20%)<\/strong>: Focuses on billing, coding, and health information management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To successfully pass the CMA exam, candidates must achieve a minimum scaled score of 430 on a scale ranging from 200 to 800. Because it is a unified computerized test, there is no option to sit for segments on different dates; the entire CMA exam must be completed in one session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","faq-categories":[],"class_list":["post-617","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How many papers are there in CMA exam? - Certilyst<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The structure of the Certified Medical Assistant ,CMA exams is focused on a single, comprehensive computer-based assessment\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/certilyst.com\/resources\/faq\/how-many-papers-are-there-in-cma\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How many papers are there in CMA exam? 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