Test Fees and Payment Policies

ICTS Fees

Test Fees
Basic Skills test	$60
Assessment of Professional Teaching (APT) tests	$60 each
Content-area tests (except for the following special education tests)	$60 each
Learning Behavior Specialist I (155)	$30
Special Education General Curriculum Test (163)	$30
Speech-Language Pathologist: Teaching (153)	$30
Teacher of Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired (150)	$30
Teacher of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (151)	$30
Foreign language content-area tests	$60 each
Learning Behavior Specialist II (LBS II) tests	$60 each
Tests for removal of a Learning Behavior Specialist I (LBS I) Limitation only	$60 each
Language proficiency tests for the Transitional Bilingual Certificate	$60 each
Test Registration Fees
Registration processing fee (must be paid once for each paper-based test administration or each CBT registration)	$26
Late registration fee (paper-based testing)	$30
Emergency registration fee (paper-based testing)	$90
Computer-based testing fee (in addition to the regular test fee and registration processing fee)	$84 per test
Additional Service Fees
Change of registration fee	$15
Fee for additional copy of test results (per copy)	$10
Test rescoring fee for the Basic Skills and APT tests (multiple-choice and/or constructed-response section)	$50
Test rescoring fee for the Learning Behavior Specialist II (LBS II) tests	$50
Test rescoring fee for tests with only multiple-choice questions or the multiple-choice section of a foreign language content-area test or language proficiency test	$35
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 ICTS 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 5:00 p.m. central 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 for Paper-Based Testing.

If your withdrawal request is submitted on the Internet by 5:00 p.m. central time on the regular registration deadline or if your Withdrawal/Refund Request Form for Paper-Based Testing is postmarked by the regular registration deadline and received by 5:00 p.m. central time on the late registration deadline, you will receive a refund of the full test fee.

If your withdrawal request is submitted on the Internet by 5:00 p.m. central time on the late registration deadline or if your Withdrawal/Refund Request Form for Paper-Based Testing is postmarked after the regular registration deadline but received by 5:00 p.m. central time on the late registration deadline, you will receive a refund of half the test fee.

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.")

Computer-based testing. If after registering for an ICTS 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 on the Pearson VUE Web site 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 complete information about changing or withdrawing your registration.

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 full refund of your test fee and the computer-based testing fee. The registration processing fee, where applicable, will not be refunded. 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 or debit 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, for any reason, your payment for a test date or test service does not clear (for example, if your personal check is returned by the bank or if you dispute a credit card charge), you will have an outstanding balance with Evaluation Systems. In this case

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;
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.

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.

If you have any outstanding balance owed by you to Evaluation Systems 14 calendar days after a test administration for which you were registered, all of your scores for that test date will be permanently voided and will not be reported to you, to ISBE, or to any institutions. It is your responsibility to ensure that your account is paid in full and all payments have cleared by this deadline. Any payment received later than 14 calendar days after the test date will be used to clear your account but will not alter the permanent voiding of your scores. You may wish to call Evaluation Systems prior to this deadline to confirm that your payment has been received and your account is clear.

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

If you attempt to pay for any further services by credit card, 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 check or money order, any payments received will be applied first to your outstanding debt, with any excess applied to the requested services.
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.

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

If the score report date for a paper-based test administration is on or after the regular or late registration deadline for the next paper-based test administration, there is a fee waiver provision for those examinees who fail a test and who plan to take the same test or tests at the next consecutive paper-based test administration. Depending on the timing of the score report date for the previous test administration, the late registration fee and/or the emergency registration fee will be waived (see table below).

Test Date	Late Registration Fee Waiver?	Emergency Registration Fee Waiver?
September 12, 2009	Yes	No
November 14, 2009	Yes	No
Jan. 9, 2010 (Basic Skills and APT tests only)	Yes	No
February 13, 2010	No	Yes
April 17, 2010	Yes	No
June 5, 2010	Yes	Yes
July 17, 2010	No	Yes

If you intend to register for consecutive test dates and require alternative testing arrangements, please call (800) 239-8107 or (413) 256-2870 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 consecutive test dates.

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