REGISTRATION FEE AND WAIVER Your Certification Account will be eligible for processing once the non refundable registration fee is paid or waived. You must pay online by debit, credit card or e-check. The registration fee is $80 for students from the United States and its territories, and Canada.
The registration fee is $135 for students from all other countries. Profile Pages do NOT need to pay unless they transition to a Certification Account. You are eligible for a registration fee waiver if you have received a waiver of the SAT or ACT fee. This is not the same as a U.S. state voucher. You must have an authorized high school official submit your fee waiver documentation online after you complete your registration.
In order to be eligible for an ACT fee waiver, you must meet one of these indicators of economic need:
Your family receives low-income public assistance
Your family income is at or below the Bureau of Labor Statistics Low Standard Budget
You are a ward of the state
You live in a foster home
You are homeless
You participate in free or reduced-price lunch program at school
You participate in federally funded TRIO Program such as Upward Bound
You are eligible for consideration for an SAT fee waiver if you are a United States citizen or a foreign national taking the SAT in the United States or its territories and you meet one of the following requirements:
You are enrolled in a program for the economically disadvantaged such as AVID or TRIO Your family’s annual income falls within the levels listed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for free or reduced-price lunches
Your family receives public assistance Your family lives in federally subsidized public housing
You live in a foster home If you are a home-schooled student in the United States or its territories who cannot afford to pay the test fees, you must provide proof of eligibility to your local high school or agency fee-waiver administrator.
Only a school or agency administrator can provide you with the fee-waiver card for the appropriate test.
Students from countries other than the United States or its territories are not eligible for a fee waiver.
All fees are nonrefundable after you successfully register with a Certification Account.
If you completed a duplicate registration and paid your registration fee twice, you may be eligible for a refund of the duplicate registration fees.
To receive a refund, you need to complete and submit a refund form.
Once you create a Certification Account, you may not transition to a Profile Page.
Download a refund form