Fall 2025 Licensing Exam

You will need an FCC Registration Number (FRN). If you don't have one already, you will need to obtain one following this link: click here or copy, paste and load this link on your browser: https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/

• No Exam Fee. (Yes, it is free!)

• All classes of exams offered. Order of exams are: Technician, General, Amateur Extra. Please make sure that you study for the correct exam.

• This session is for the exam only and not for the prep course.

• You can take more than one exam per session. We only ask that you have studied for that element and have been scoring at least 80% on practice tests.

• ZOOM session invitation will be sent to email used to register.

• Must have a computer/laptop with stable Internet, video and audio. No headphones or earbuds allowed.

Contact information: ethornhill@ucsd.edu

Please email me if you would like to discuss any accommodations.

These sessions usually run for 1.5 hours. The exam itself, however, is untimed. If the time does not work for you. Please let me know as soon as possible; we can work with you to reschedule your exam.

There is no fee associated with the licensing exam for UC San Diego students. However, there will be a $35 fee from the FCC to issue a new license; upgrades are not charged a fee. You will have 10 days after your license to log onto the ULS and pay the fee, or you may have your license declined.

Please expect a Zoom link to be sent out before the exam. Please check your spam/junk folder for our email messages and mark them "Not Spam".