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Reporting schedules for 2006 and 2007 for the Step 2 CS examination are listed below.

Step 2 CS 2006 Reporting Schedule
Testing Period	Reporting Period
For Examinees who test	Reporting start date	Reporting close date
Jan 1 through Feb 25	Mar 29	Apr 26
Feb 26 through Apr 22	May 24	Jun 21
Apr 23 through May 20	Jun 21	Jul 19
May 21 through Jul 15	Aug 16	Sep 13
Jul 16 through Sep 9	Oct 11	Nov 8
Sep 10 through Nov 4	Dec 6	Jan 3, 2007
Nov 5 through Dec 31	Jan 31, 2007	Feb 21, 2007

Step 2 CS 2007 Reporting Schedule
Testing Period	Reporting Period
For examinees who test	Reporting start date	Reporting close date
Jan 1 through Feb 24	Mar 28	Apr 25
Feb 25 through Mar 24	Apr 25	May 23
Mar 25 through May 19	Jun 20	Jul 18
May 20 through Jul 14	Aug 15	Sep 12
Jul 15 through Sep 8	Oct 10	Nov 7
Sep 9 through Nov 3	Dec 5	Jan 2, 2008
Nov 4 through Dec 31	Jan 30, 2008	Feb 20, 2008

The first results for a given testing period will be mailed on the first day of the corresponding reporting period, and it is expected that results for the vast majority of examinees who take the exam during the testing period will be reported on this date. However, it is important to note that there will likely be a small number of examinees for whom scoring and quality assurance are not completed by the first day of the reporting period; these will typically be examinees who took the exam in the latter part of the testing period. Results for these examinees will be reported each week throughout the reporting period, and should be reported no later than the last day of the score reporting period.

This schedule allows USMLE staff to enhance the quality assurance and data collection/scoring procedures performed prior to score reporting. Additionally, it provides examinees, and others who rely on Step 2 CS results, with guidelines regarding when a result will be reported for a given exam date. These guidelines allow examinees to plan their exam registration and scheduling in order to have their results in time to meet specific deadlines, such as those related to graduation or participation in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), or “the Match.”

http://www.usmle.org/step2/Step2CS/Step2Indexes/Step2CS_Scoring2.htm