This proficiency examination assesses students' knowledge of the Ba'al Teshuva movement.  Major topics include: entry points to the movement, such as synagogues and Ba'al Teshuva institutions of study, challenges of recruitment,  how the Ba'al Teshuva tends to adapt to Orthodox culture and which aspects pose special challenges, cultural stigmas that the Ba'al Teshuva carries in the Orthodox community and how such stigma can be dealt with, and the impact that the Ba'al Teshuva movement has had on the general Orthodox community. The proficiency examination also evaluates students' knowledge of the history, meaning, and social nuances of the Ba'al Teshuva movement, as well as the sociological terminologies that explain it.