Test Fees and Payment Policies

AEPA Fees

Test Registration Fees

Registration processing fee $35 Professional knowledge test $80 Subject knowledge test $70 Constitutions of the United States and Arizona test $40 Administrator tests    Superintendent    Principal    Supervisor $230 $230 $120 Basic Skills test    Reading Comprehension subtest    Writing subtest    Mathematics subtest $25 $25 $25 Late registration fee $30 Emergency registration fee $50

Additional Service Fees

Change of registration $20 Fee for additional copy of test results (per copy) $15 Study Guide (mail order) $6 each Rescoring a paper-based test: selected-response (multiple-choice) section(s) $20 Fee to clear an account (for example, due to a disputed credit card charge) $20 Expanded Diagnostic Feedback Service: selected-response section ONLY $65 Expanded Diagnostic Feedback Service: selected-response AND performance assignment sections $140

Withdrawal/Refund Policy

If after registering for the AEPA you wish to withdraw from one or more tests for which you have registered, you must submit a Withdrawal/Refund Request Form for Paper-Based Testing on the Internet or send your completed Withdrawal/Refund Request Form for Paper-Based Testing to Evaluation Systems by U.S. mail or fax. This form must be received by 6:00 p.m. mountain standard time on the late registration deadline. Refer to "Changing Your Registration for Paper-Based Testing" for information about how to submit the Withdrawal/Refund Request Form.

If you withdraw by the late registration deadline, you will receive a partial refund in the amount of

• $40 for withdrawing from a professional knowledge test;
• $25 for withdrawing from a subject knowledge test;
• $20 for withdrawing from the Constitutions of the United States and Arizona test;
• $195 for withdrawing from the Superintendent or Principal test;
• $80 for withdrawing from the Supervisor test; and/or
• $15 for withdrawing from a Basic Skills subtest.

The registration processing fee 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.")

Payment Methods

The fees for Internet registration, telephone registration, and changes to registration made on the Internet must be paid using a credit card (MasterCard or VISA only) or a debit or check card that carries the MasterCard or VISA logo and that can be used without the entry of a personal identification number (PIN). Bank cards without a MasterCard or VISA 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 other services requested by mail ("Additional Service Fees" in the table above) must be paid by 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 ADE, 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 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

Because the AEPA are administered six times per year, there is a limited time between the date when score reports for one administration are made available and the regular registration deadline for the next administration. A special provision applies when these dates occur in the same week. This occurs four times in the upcoming year (the July 9, 2011/September 10, 2011, administrations; the November 19, 2011/January 7, 2012, administrations; the March 17, 2012/May 19, 2012, administrations; and the May 19, 2012/July 7, 2012, administrations). If you fail one or more test(s) at the first administration, you will be able to register for the same test(s) during the late registration period for the next administration without paying the late fee. If you register by the late registration deadline, your late fee will be waived. This fee waiver is valid only during the late registration period for the next test date and only if you are registering to retake a test that you just failed.

Please register on the Internet on or before the late registration deadline. Your status as a consecutive test date retaker will be confirmed and your late registration fee will be waived.

If you plan to register for consecutive test dates and require alternative testing arrangements, please call (800) 239-8105 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 late registration.

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