CSET Fees

Payment Methods
The fees for Internet registration, telephone registration, and changes made to registration 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 “NES—Test Fee.”

The fees for registration by U.S. mail during the regular registration period must be paid by personal check; cashier’s check; money order; or credit, debit, or check card (VISA or MasterCard only). Fees for registration by U.S. mail during the late registration period must be paid by cashier’s check; money order; or credit, debit, or check card (VISA or MasterCard only). Fees for other services requested by mail (“Additional Service Fees” listed in the table above) must be paid by cashier’s check or money order. 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 check or money order. 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 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.

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 NES 13 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 the CTC, or to any institutions. It is your responsibility to ensure that your account with NES is paid in full and all payments have cleared by this deadline. Any payment received later than 13 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 NES 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 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 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
If the score report date for a test taken at a previous test administration is seven or fewer days before the regular registration deadline for the next test date, late registration fee waivers will be granted for examinees who register for the next consecutive test date. The late registration fee waiver is valid only during the late registration period for the next test date. Fee waivers are not granted during the emergency registration period.

To receive the late registration fee waiver, register as follows:

• On the Internet or by telephone: Register on the Internet or by telephone by the late registration deadline. Your status as a consecutive test date retaker will be confirmed and your late registration fee will be waived.
• By mail: If you are required to register by mail, send your completed registration form and pay only the test fees. Do not fill in the late registration fee oval on the registration form or include the late registration fee in your payment. Your registration materials must be received by the late registration deadline. When your registration is processed, your status as a consecutive test date retaker will be confirmed and your late registration fee will be waived.
  
  If you register by mail during the late registration period, are not eligible for a late registration fee waiver, and do not include the late registration fee in addition to the applicable test fees, your registration materials will be returned unprocessed. This may cause you to incur additional registration costs or a delay in your test date.

Late registration fee waivers are not available for two CSET subtests: CSET: Art Subtest II (test code 141) and CSET: Music Subtest II (test code 137).

If you plan to register for consecutive test dates and require alternative testing arrangements, please call NES at (800) 205-3334 or (916) 928-4003 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 after the regular registration deadline.