Test Fees and Payment Policies

GACE Fees

Test Fees
Basic Skills assessment (per test)	$25
Professional Pedagogy assessment (per test)	$70
Content assessments (per test)	$70
Educational Leadership assessment (per test)	$70
Paraprofessional assessment	$35
Test Registration Fees
Registration processing fee (must be paid once for each paper-based test administration or each CBT test appointment)	$25
Supplemental test administration fee (for the May, July, and August 2013 administrations)	$45
Late registration fee (paper-based testing)	$30
Emergency registration fee (paper-based testing)	$50
Computer-based testing fee (must be paid once for each CBT test appointment)	$30
Additional Service Fees
Change of registration fee (paper-based testing)	$25
Fee for additional copy of test results (per copy)	$10
Test rescoring (paper-based testing)	$25
Fee to clear an account (for example, due to a disputed credit card charge)	$20

Withdrawal/Refund Policy

Paper-based testing. If after registering for the GACE you wish to withdraw from one or more tests for which you have registered, you must submit your request through your account on the GACE Web site by 5:00 p.m. eastern time on the late registration deadline, or the regular registration deadline for the May and July 2013 supplemental administrations. Refer to "Changing Your Registration for Paper-Based Testing" for information about how to withdraw from a test.

If your request is submitted by 5:00 p.m. eastern time on the late registration deadline (or the regular registration deadline for the May and July supplemental administration), you will receive a partial refund in the amount of

• $15 for each test withdrawn from the Basic Skills assessment,
• $21 for withdrawing from the Paraprofessional assessment, or
• $42 for each test withdrawn from the Professional Pedagogy assessment, the Educational Leadership assessment, or a content assessment.

The registration processing fee and the supplemental administration fee (for the May, July, and August 2013 supplemental administrations) will not be refunded. If you registered during the late registration period, the late registration fee will not be refunded. Refunds will be issued approximately five weeks after the test date.

You may not withdraw your registration or receive a refund if you register during the emergency registration period. If you are absent from the test, you will not receive a refund or credit of any kind. (See the absentee policy in "Reporting to the Test Site for Paper-Based Testing.")

Computer-based testing. If after registering for a GACE computer-based test you wish to withdraw your registration, you may do so by completing and submitting a Withdrawal/Refund Request Form for Computer-Based Testing before scheduling your test appointment.

If you have already scheduled your test appointment, you must first cancel your test appointment through your account at least 24 hours before your scheduled testing time. Then, to withdraw your registration, you must complete and submit a Withdrawal/Refund Request Form for Computer-Based Testing.

Refer to "Changing Your Registration for Computer-Based Testing" for information about how to cancel a test appointment or submit a Withdrawal/Refund Request Form for Computer-Based Testing.

If your original registration was for more than one test within an assessment, withdrawal of the registration will apply to all tests selected at the time of registration. You may not withdraw from or receive a refund for only one test if your original registration was for multiple tests.

If you withdraw your registration before you have scheduled your test appointment or if you cancel your test appointment at least 24 hours before your scheduled testing time and then withdraw your registration, you will receive a refund in the amount of $20 less than the total fees paid for that registration. Your refund will be issued by Evaluation Systems within four weeks of your request.

If you are absent from the test, you will not receive a refund or credit of any kind. (See the absentee policy in "Reporting to the Test Site for Computer-Based Testing.")

Payment Methods

The fees for Internet registration, telephone registration, and changes to registration made on the Internet must be paid using a credit card (VISA or MasterCard only) or a debit or check card that carries the VISA or MasterCard logo and that can be used without the entry of a personal identification number (PIN). Bank cards without a VISA or MasterCard logo cannot be accepted. The merchant name that will appear on your credit card statement is "Eval Systems Test Fee."

The fees for registration by U.S. mail and changes to registration submitted by mail must be paid by personal check; cashier's check; money order; or credit, debit, or check card (VISA or MasterCard only). Fees for rescoring a test and for additional copies of test results must be paid by personal check, cashier's check, or money order. Checks and money orders must be made payable to Evaluation Systems in U.S. dollars. Please write the last five digits of your social security number on your payment. Do not send cash.

Payment Policies

If you register to take the same test on multiple test dates and pass the test on the first test date, you will not be issued a refund for your additional registrations on the basis of your passing performance.

If you have any outstanding balance owed by you to Evaluation Systems after a test administration for which you were registered, all of your scores for that test date may be permanently voided and therefore not reported to you, to the GaPSC, or to any institutions.

The following policies apply to you when you have an outstanding balance with Evaluation Systems:

• You will be assessed an additional fee to cover the processing required to clear your account.
• You will not be allowed to register for future test dates until your balance, which includes the additional fee, is paid in full.
• Any credits or refunds for which you may be eligible will be applied first to your outstanding debt, with any excess to be returned to you.

If a credit card charge for an Evaluation Systems service for you is disputed:

• You may not be allowed to make any future payments by credit card.
• You must make your payment to clear your account by cashier's check or money order only.
• If you attempt to pay for any further services by cashier's check or money order before clearing your account, any payments received will be applied first to your outstanding debt, with any excess applied to the requested services.

Additionally, if a personal check submitted by you is returned by the bank:

• You will not be allowed to make any future payments by personal check.
• You must make your payment to clear your account by cashier's check or money order only, unless you are making a subsequent credit card payment for additional services, in which case your credit card will be billed for both the outstanding balance and the additional requested services.
• If you attempt to pay for any further services by credit card before clearing your account, your credit card will be billed for the amount of all services you have requested, as well as the outstanding balance owed. You agree to pay for all such services and outstanding balances in the event your credit card company does not.
• If you attempt to pay for any further services by cashier's check or money order before clearing your account, any payments received will be applied first to your outstanding debt, with any excess applied to the requested services.

Testing on Consecutive Test Dates (paper-based testing only)

If the score report date for a paper-based test administration falls after the regular or late registration deadline for the next paper-based test administration, the GACE program offers a fee waiver provision for those examinees who fail a test and who wish to take the same test or tests at the next consecutive paper-based test administration. The chart below describes the 2012–2013 fee waivers for the GACE program.

Test Date	Late Registration Fee Waiver?	Emergency Registration Fee Waiver?
October 13, 2012	Yes	No
January 5, 2013	No	No
March 23, 2013	No	No
May 4, 2013	No	No
June 15, 2013	No	Yes
August 17, 2013	Yes	No

If you register on the Internet during the late or emergency registration period, or by phone during the emergency registration period, your status as a consecutive test date retaker will be confirmed and your late or emergency registration fee will be waived. If you register by mail during the late registration period and you qualify for the late registration fee waiver as outlined above, pay only the regular registration test fees—do not pay the late registration fee. When your registration is processed, your status as a consecutive test date retaker will be confirmed.

If you plan to register for consecutive test dates and require alternative testing arrangements, please call (800) 523-7064 or (413) 256-2894 as soon as possible to discuss your request for alternative testing arrangements. This is necessary to allow the maximum amount of time to process your request. Because of time and logistical issues, it may not be possible to grant some requests for alternative testing arrangements made by individuals who register for a consecutive test date during the late or emergency registration period.

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