Exam day and ID requirements
What to do before your ADA exam, what to bring, and what happens on the day and after it.
For the ADA Postpartum Doula exam.
Before exam day
- Registration
- Register through your training provider, or with ADA directly at contact@asiandoula.org or +1 (714) 202-6501.
- Exam date
- Exam sessions are scheduled after each training cohort. Exam dates
- Exam language
- Choose English, Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese or Korean when you register. All exam materials are provided in the language you choose.
On exam day
- Bring
- A valid government-issued photo ID.
- Where
- 7515 Irvine Center Drive, #110, Irvine, CA 92618
- Written exam
- 60 minutes.
- Practical exam
- 30 minutes, one-on-one with an ADA examiner.
After the exam
- Results
- By email in about 7–10 business days.
- Your score
- A score out of 100 and a level: Highly Proficient (90 and above), Proficient (70–89) or Not Proficient (below 70). The pass mark is 70/100.
- If you pass
- ADA issues your certificate, valid for 1 year, and publishes your record in the ADA registry. Check the registry
- If you do not pass
- You can register for a later date, 30 days or more after your attempt. The retake fee is $325. Exam dates