TEST FEES AND PAYMENT POLICIES

PLACE Fees

Test Registration Fees

Fee for each PLACE test $60 Nonrefundable registration processing fee $35 Emergency registration fee (in addition to the registration processing fee and test fees) $50

Additional Service Fees

Change of registration fee $15 Fee for additional copy of test results (per test date) $15 Rescore fee (for multiple-choice questions only) $30 Fee to clear an account (for processing payment returned by a bank or credit card agency) $20

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 “NES—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 cashier’s check or money order; personal checks are not accepted. Cashier’s checks and money orders should be made payable to National 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

An individual may take a test as many times as necessary to pass. Examinees who do not pass a test and wish to retake it may do so by completing the registration process again. If you register for a test that you have previously taken, you may be eligible for a $25 refund. If you took the test after June 2003 and are registering to take the same test at a subsequent administration, you will be eligible for this refund.

If you are registering by mail, you are required to pay the total amount due at the time of registration. A refund will be issued automatically if you are eligible. Your refund eligibility will be confirmed on your admission ticket. All refunds will be processed approximately three weeks after the test date. If you are registering on the Internet or by telephone, your previous registration will be confirmed during the registration process. If you are eligible, the amount you must pay will be adjusted to reflect the $25 refund.

If you register to retake a PLACE test before receiving your score report from the first test date, your eligibility for the $25 retake refund will not be affected. However, 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 you dispute a credit card charge), you will have an outstanding balance with NES. In this case

• you will be assessed an additional fee by NES 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.
  

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

• 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 by you to NES. 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, any payments received will be applied first to your outstanding debt, with any excess to be 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.


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