How to use the bonus credential calculator
Holding two or more qualifying claims looks like it should mean adding the percentages together, but in practice only the highest claim is usually credited, and where claims do stack a ceiling applies. U.S. federal veteran preference follows the same one-claim logic, but it is a flat 5 or 10 points added to a passing score, not a percentage. On a 100-point exam, enter it as 5 or 10 with a base score of 100, and the bonus in points comes out as exactly 5 or 10 points. Enter each claim with its bonus percent, choose how they combine, and this calculator reports which claim is used, the percent actually applied, that percent converted into points, and your score after the bonus.
There are two modes. Only the highest claim applies credits the single largest percent and the table marks which claim was used and which were not. All claims are added together sums every percent you entered. Enter a cap and the total is trimmed only when it goes above that cap, so a total exactly equal to the cap is not above it and passes through untouched.
The bonus in points is the base score multiplied by the final percent. Put a single component's maximum in as the base and you get the points added to that component; put the whole examination total in and you get the points added to the total. Which one applies differs from one announcement to another, so check yours.
The claims, their percentages, the cap and whether stacking is allowed are all entered by you, because eligible claims and their values differ by agency, job series and year and a built-in list would be wrong. This calculator does not judge pass or fail.
Frequently asked questions
It depends on the exam. Usually only the highest is credited, which is why that is the default; switch modes if your exam lets claims stack.
No. Trimming happens only above the cap, so a total equal to the cap is applied in full.
The maximum the percent is taken from. Use a component maximum for a bonus credited to one component, or the examination total for a bonus on the total.