New subject: [sphbc] FW: BJCP Written Proficience Exam - 9/8/2013 - Minneapolis

22 Aug 2013

I still have five seats left for the BJCP Written Proficiency Exam being
held in Minneapolis on Sept 8.  If you are interested, send me a check to
reserve your seat.
Drop me a line if you have questions.  Feel free to forward to any other
BJCP'er that you think might be interested.  I'd like to fill the exam up.
Thanks!
- Al
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From: Al Boyce [mailto:alboyce@comcast.net]
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 1:35 PM
To: sax7piper(a)gci.net
Subject: BJCP Written Proficiency Exam - 9/8/2013 - Minneapolis
I am hosting a BJCP Written Proficiency Exam for the North Region of the
BJCP on September 8, 2013 at 10am in Minneapolis, MN.  To qualify to take
the BJCP Written Proficiency Exam, you must have a score of at least 80% on
the Tasting exam, and have accumulated at least 10 judging points.
The exam consists of two sections.  The first section is 20 T/F questions,
where each wrong answer results in a 0.5 point deduction from your overall
exam score.  The second section consists of five essay questions.  Each of
these questions is worth 20 points.
As you probably know, the BJCP judge advancement system has changed.  Now
the tasting portion of your score counts for 50% of your total score, where
it used to only count for 30% of your written score.  Based on this, with
your current best Tasting score, you would need to score of 99 on the
Written exam to advance to Master.   You need 40 points for Master, half of
which must be Judging Points.
You can find the study guide for the new exam at:
http://www.bjcp.org/docs/BJCP_Study_Guide.pdf
Some people have found the BJCP Exam for Dummies useful in studying for this
test also.  The 2010 version is currently published on the BJCP website.
This was published prior to the new exam.  It can be found at:
http://www.bjcp.org/docs/BJCP_Study_Guide.pdf
If you'd like the 2012 version, let me know and I'll email you a copy.
I only have 5 seats remaining for this exam, so it's first come, first
served.  To reserve your seat for the exam, send a non-refundable check for
$15 payable to me.  I will let you know immediately if you are one of the 5.
I will return any checks that come in after that.
Al Boyce, BJCP North Rep
3208 Edgewood Ave S
St.Louis Park, MN  55426
alboyce(a)comcast.net
763-412-6836 (cell)
If you have any questions, let me know!  Email is best, but I answer my cell
also!
Cheers!
Al Boyce, North Rep
Beer Judge Certification Program