Fees and Policies
Fees must be paid by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) money order, cashier’s check or personal check made payable to ISES. If paying by credit card, complete all information on the payment forms, including signature.
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Fees Related to the CSEP Program:
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Candidate Exam Instruction Manual
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$50 USD
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CSEP Application Submission Fee
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$150 USD
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CSEP Exam Registration Fee
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$400 USD
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Exam Cancellation Fee
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$100 USD
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CSEP Recertification Fee
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$200 USD
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CSEP Recertification Late Fee (after Dec. 1)
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$50 USD
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CSEP Emeritus Fee
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$300 USD
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All requests for refunds must be made in writing. ISES reserves the right to deny refunds. The CSEP Application fee is non-refundable. The exam registration fee is partially refundable, see cancellation policy below:
Cancellation Policy: Candidates may cancel their exam registration with the applicable cancellation fee if written (via mail, fax or email) notification is received by ISES at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the day of the exam. The cancellation fee is subtracted from the initial payment, with the remainder of the exam fee refunded via the original method of payment. ISES cannot postpone registrations for the exam and/or transfer fees to future exams. Cancellations made less than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the exam and no-shows on the day of the exam will forfeit their entire exam fee.
Timeline of Fees and Refunds
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CERTIFICATION STEPS
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AMOUNT
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TIMING
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Candidate Exam Instruction Manual
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$50 USD
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Payable at any time / No expiration date
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CSEP Application Submission Fee
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$150 USD
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Payable at any time / Expires 1 year after application approval
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CSEP Exam Registration Fee
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$400 USD
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Due within 1-year period from application approval and prior to final 15-day exam window
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Exam Cancellation less then 30 days prior to exam
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$100 USD
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If cancelled from time of exam registration to 30 days prior to the exam
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Exam Non-Attendance Refund
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($0) USD
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If cancelled less than 30 days prior to the exam or exam no-show
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CSEP Recertification Fee
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$200 USD
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Due between January 1st and November 30th of the 5th anniversary year of certification
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CSEP Recertification Late Fee
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$50 USD
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Due between December 1st and December 31st of the 5th anniversary year of certification
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CSEP Emeritus Fee
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$300 USD
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Due in the year one turns 60 years old and their certification status has been active at least 10 consecutive years
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CSEP Retake Policy
Individuals who have not successfully passed the CSEP exam will be required to re-take both the essay and multiple choice portions of the exam.
The re-take exam fee is the full $400 exam fee amount and must be received prior to re-taking the CSEP Exam.