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The payment options for registering online are Visa, MasterCard or electronic check.
All test fees are non-refundable. You must arrive 15 minutes before your testing time.
CLEP
- CLEP tests are typically 90 minutes long.
- It takes approximately 2-3 weeks for your score to get to your institution.
- You can take each subject once every 90 days.
- Important: One form of government-issued identification will be acceptable for CLEP test-takers. The primary identification must be valid and current, must bear the test-taker’s full name in English language characters, and must contain a photograph and a signature. If you fail to present appropriate ID, you will not be tested.
- Scratch paper and pencils will be provided.
- Exam rest breaks are not scheduled.
- You will receive a copy of your exam score upon completion of the exam. If you have taken College Composition or an exam with the optional essay, you will receive a combined score after the essay has been scored, usually three to four weeks after your test date.
- If you have a learning or physical disability that would prevent you from taking a CLEP exam under standard conditions, you may request special accommodations. Arrange to take the exam on either a regularly scheduled test date or at a specially scheduled administration. For details, please contact the CLEP test administrator, Carla James at carla.james@education.edu or 540-767-6010 before you register.
Distance Education Exam Proctoring
If you attend an out-of-state college or university, a college that does not provide testing services, or participate in a distance learning program, the Educational Testing Center will proctor your exam. If documentation is required from our office as an agreement for proctoring services, it is advised that all paperwork be brought or faxed (540-767-6012) to our office well in advance of the test date.
The RHEC Educational Testing Center is a member of the Consortium of College Testing Centers (CCTC), a national group of college and university test centers that has come together to support distance learning by offering secure, comfortable testing conditions. This service is for a fee broken into two types based on proctoring (test) length. For exams 0-4 hours or untimed, the fee is $28.50 per examination. For exams 4-8 hours, the fee is $53.50 per examination. The fee is payable online when you register and schedule your exam.
After you register, have your school send the exam materials to Deborah Snellings-Pate via email, fax at (540) 767-6012, or mail to Educational Testing Center, Roanoke Higher Education Center, 108 N. Jefferson St., Suite 413, Roanoke, VA 24016. We will verify when we receive your exam materials.
Register online for Distance Education
DSST
- Important: You must bring two forms of identification. The primary form must be a government-issued photo ID with signature, such as a passport, state-issued driver's license, state-issued ID card, tribal ID, naturalization card or certificate of citizenship. The secondary form of ID must have a photo or signature, such as a Social Security card, student ID, credit card or employee ID.
ParaPro Assessment
- The ParaPro Assessment measures the reading, writing, and math competency of prospective and practicing paraprofessionals. It also measures the ability to apply these competencies when assisting in classroom instruction.
- Fee: $90.50
- The ParaPro Assessment is 2 ½ hours long.
- Unofficial scores are available onscreen and can be printed at the end of the test.
- The official score report comes approximately two weeks after the test date and is reported to the specified school district.
- You must have acceptable and valid ID with name, signature and photograph to be admitted.
- The ParaPro Assessment may be taken once every 35 days, not including the initial test date. If the retake policy has been violated, the score will be canceled and the test fee will not be refunded.