APAC-BE fees

APAC-BE exam fees

APA member

APA non-member

Notes

Initial application fee

• Includes application, exam, and non-refundable $150 processing fee
• Does not include testing center/online proctoring fees (waived if taken at the National Conference)

$500

$750

• All APAC applicants must pay the initial application fee. If and when an applicant is determined not eligible to sit for the exam, a refund of the initial application fee less a non-refundable processing fee shall be made.
• The initial application fee includes the examination fee for those candidates who register and take the APAC examination within two (2) calendar years of application approval. Candidates who take the examination more than two years after application must pay a separate examination fee.
• For exams taken through Pearson VUE, a separate testing fee will apply.
  

Re-application fee

• Includes application, exam, and non-refundable $150 processing fee
• Does not include testing center/online proctoring fees (waived if taken at the National Conference)
• Applies to those
• whose initial application was denied and
• who did not test during the calendar year after their initial application was approved

$375

$575

• All APAC applicants must pay the re-application fee if their initial application was denied. If and when an applicant is determined not eligible to sit for the exam, a refund of the application fee less a non-refundable processing fee shall be made.
• The initial application fee includes the examination fee for those candidates who register and take the APAC examination within two (2) calendar years of application approval. Candidates who take the examination more than two years after application approval must pay a separate examination fee.
• For exams taken through Pearson VUE, a separate testing fee will apply.

Exam retake fee

• Does not include testing center/online proctoring fees
• Applies to those
• who are retaking the exam after failing on the first attempt

$250

$250

• Candidates who fail the examination may retake the exam with a valid application, for a maximum of two attempts per year, for a total of four attempts.
• Candidates retaking the examination within their two-year eligibility shall submit an exam retake fee.
• For exams taken through Pearson VUE, a separate testing fee will apply.
  

Certification renewal application fee

• Certificants must renew every 3 years

$400

$650

• An APAC-BE must renew every three years to maintain their certification.
• The non-refundable fee for APAC renewal is due when the Renewal Application is submitted at the end of each certification period.

Certification lapse fee

• Available within six months of certification lapse

Renewal + $150 processing fee

Renewal + $150 processing fee

• Lapses of certification after six months will not be renewed; candidates must reapply and retake the exam.

Inactive status

$350

$350

Retired status

$75

$150

Testing and accommodation fees

APA member

APA non-member

Notes

Testing fees -
In-person testing centers or remote online proctoring

$110 per test

$110 per test

• A candidate may cancel or reschedule their testing session with the testing site when they are more than two (2) days in advance of the testing appointment.
• If the cancellation or rescheduling request with the testing site is made within two (2) days in advance of the testing appointment, the candidate will be considered a no-show and will forfeit the fee for their scheduled exam.
• A candidate who does not appear for their testing appointment at the testing site and has not contacted the testing site to cancel or to reschedule, will be considered a no-show and will forfeit the fee for their scheduled exam.
• For remote online proctoring, a cancellation or scheduling fee may apply.

Onsite accommodation costs

• No fees for candidate

• General accommodations (e.g., extra time, separate room, etc.)
• Proctor, reader, and/or recorder services
• Sign language interpreter services
• Sign language interviewer services (TASC)

• General accommodations (e.g., extra time, separate room, etc.)
• Proctor, reader, and/or recorder services
• Sign language interpreter services
• Sign language interviewer services (TASC)

• Candidate contacts APAC and testing center with accommodation needs
• APAC will cover all costs for reasonable accommodations