Test Registration Fees

THEA Test fee (includes a score report sent to you and up to three institutions you indicate during registration) $29 Late registration fee $20 Emergency registration fee $30

Additional Service Fees

Change of registration fee $15 Rescoring fee $10 Charge for processing a personal check returned by bank or a disputed credit card charge $20 The Official THEA® Test Study Guide (includes shipping, handling, and tax) $16 Alternative mailing method for examinee score report $25 Additional institution score report (see “Score Report Reprints”)   Standard delivery—1 week $12 per institution     Emergency delivery—2 business days $25 per institution   Examinee score report reprint   Standard delivery—1 week $12 per report     Emergency delivery—2 business days $25 per report

Payment Methods

The fees for Internet registration are payable only by 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, the study guide, and registration changes must be paid by personal check, cashier’s check, or money order. Fees for the alternative mailing method for score reports, fees for all additional score reports, and fees for rescoring a test must be paid by cashier’s check or money order; personal checks are not accepted for these services. 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

You must pay the full test fee each time you register. Because there is a 14-day check-clearing period for all personal checks, you are strongly encouraged to pay by money order or cashier’s check.

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. You are responsible for attending the test even if NES does not receive your money order or cashier’s check by the test date.

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 after a test administration for which you were registered, your score report for that test date will not be produced and your test score(s) will not be reported to you or to any institutions until your account is paid in full and cleared.

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

The THEA Test is administered five times per year. For some consecutive test dates, you may not receive your score(s) from one administration before the regular registration deadline for the next administration. Examinees who choose to register for consecutive test dates assume all responsibility for testing fees for both test dates. No refunds will be granted for the second administration based on passing performance at the initial administration. If you receive your score report after the regular registration deadline for the next test date, you will be required to pay the applicable late or emergency registration fee if you choose to register for that date.


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