RA 11131, explained: the 75% rule and the subject floor

Under RA 11131, you pass the Criminologist Licensure Examination with a weighted general average of at least 75%. But the average is only half the story: a rating below 60% in any single subject can defer your result even when your overall average clears the line.

Run the numbers on a realistic case. A reviewee scores in the 80s on the three heavyweight subjects and mid-70s on two more. Strong exam. But they neglected Correctional Administration all review season and land at 58. Their weighted average clears 75 comfortably, and the result is still deferred, because one subject fell under the floor.

That is why a lopsided review is risky. Carrying one weak subject into the exam, even a low-weight one, can undo strong scores everywhere else. The fix is to lift your floor first, then chase your ceiling.

In practice that means your weakest subject deserves your best hours, not your leftover ones. Raising a 55 to a 65 protects your entire result; raising an 82 to an 88 protects nothing. Review plans that only chase strengths feel productive and quietly carry the deferral risk to exam day.

CrimForge models exactly this. The readiness score watches both your weighted average and your weakest subject, so you always know which gap is the one that can actually cost you the license.