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Passing and Honors Scores  \nThe NBME reports scores as “raw scores” which are mean equated percent correct scores, like a percent correct.  \n\n| Minimum score tobe eligible for Honors | 75th percentile |\n| --- | --- |\n| Minimum score tobe eligible for High Pass | 55th percentile |\n| Minimum score to Pass | 5th percentile |\n\nFamily Medicine:  \nShelf Exam Cut-off Scores 2025-2026  \n\n| Quarterly Conversions |  | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Number of clerkships completed PRIOR to the START of THIS rotation |  | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 6 |\n| Honors cutoff | 75th percentile | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 |\n| High Pass cutoff | 55th percentile | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |\n| Pass cutoff | 5th Percentile | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 |\n\nInternal Medicine:  \nShelf Exam Cut-off Scores 2025-2026  \n\n| Quarterly Conversions |  | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Number of clerkships completed PRIOR to the START of THIS rotation |  | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 6 |\n| Honors cutoff | 75th percentile | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 |\n| High Pass cutoff | 55th percentile | 73 | 75 | 75 | 76 |\n| Pass cutoff | 5th Percentile | 57 | 58 | 59 | 59 |\n\nNeurology:  \nShelf Exam Cut-off Scores 2025-2026  \n\n| Quarterly Conversions |  | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Number of clerkships completed PRIOR to the START of THIS rotation |  | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 6 |\n| Honors cutoff | 75th percentile | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 |\n| High Pass cutoff | 55th percentile | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 |\n| Pass cutoff | 5th Percentile | 66 | 67 | 67 | 68 |\n\nOB/GYN:  \nShelf Exam Cut-off Scores 2025-2026  \n\n| Quarterly Conversions |  | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Number of clerkships completed PRIOR to the START of THIS rotation |  | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 6 |\n| Honors cutoff | 75th percentile | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 |\n| High Pass cutoff | 55th percentile | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |\n| Pass cutoff | 5th Percentile | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 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completed PRIOR to the START of THIS rotation |  | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 6 |\n| Honors cutoff | 75th percentile | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 |\n| High Pass cutoff | 55th percentile | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 |\n| Pass cutoff | 5th Percentile | 57 | 59 | 60 | 60 |","cbCaieBXMCEz5QuE","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieBXMCEz5QuE","pdf",255473,17,"English","# Shelf Exam Minimum Passing and Honors Scores\n## Percentile definitions and scoring note\n## Family Medicine: Shelf Exam Cut-off Scores 2025-2026\n## Internal Medicine: Shelf Exam Cut-off Scores 2025-2026\n## Neurology: Shelf Exam Cut-off Scores 2025-2026\n## OB/GYN: Shelf Exam Cut-off Scores 2025-2026\n## Pediatrics: Shelf Exam Cut-off Scores 2025-2026\n## Psychiatry: Shelf Exam Cut-off Scores 2025-2026\n## Surgery: Shelf Exam Cut-off Scores 2025-2026","[{\"question\":\"What percentile scores define Honors, High Pass, and Pass for the M3 shelf exams?\",\"answer\":\"Honors uses the 75th percentile, High Pass uses the 55th percentile, and Pass uses the 5th 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