NEW YORK: The Universal Accreditation Board (UAB), which administers the examination for APR certification, saw a 43.8% jump in the number of candidates taking exam during the third quarter 2009.

From July to September 2009, 105 candidates took the computer-based examination, up from the 73 who took the exam in the same time frame 2008. Out of those 105, 74 passed the exam, which was a 72.1% increase from the 43 that passed from July to September 2008.

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