(a) An applicant shall schedule the UCPAE through a call center or the internet at a website maintained by the vendor for that purpose. Contact information for the vendor call center and website is available at the board's office and through its website.(b) An applicant should schedule at least five days in advance of the test date. An applicant who schedules at least 45 days in advance of the requested exam session will be offered a seat on a specific date if requested and at a test center within 60 miles of the requested test center. If an applicant does not request a specific exam date, the applicant will be offered the first available exam date at the requested test center or at a test center within 60 miles of the requested test center.