Fees, Payment Information, and Refund Policy
Fee Waivers
Registration fees for the RICA Video Performance Assessment are being waived for eligible California residents to test free of charge. The fee waivers will be automatically applied to eligible candidates' assessment fees during the online registration process. For candidates who registered for a performance assessment between July 1, 2022, and November 29, 2022, refunds will be provided to eligible candidates at a future date, subject to approval by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Visit the California Assessment Fee Waivers Frequently Asked Questions webpage to learn who is eligible for the program, which assessments apply for fee waivers, and how many times a candidate can use the fee waivers.
Registration Fees
Unless you are eligible for a fee waiver, registration fees must be paid by credit, debit, or check card
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Additional Fees
Payment Policy
For information about payments and resolving an outstanding balance, read the payment policy.
Withdrawal/Refund Policy
For information about refund eligibility, read the withdrawal/refund policy.
RICA Video Performance Assessment Payment Information
Registration fees for the California educator examinations and performance assessments are being waived for eligible California residents to test free of charge. The fee waivers will be automatically applied to eligible candidates' examination/assessment fees during the online registration process.
Test registration fees must be paid using a 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 "Eval Systems Test Fee."
If you have a financial aid voucher you may apply your voucher during the registration process.
After payment, your registration will be valid until the final submission deadline of the program year. If you do not submit your videos and accompanying templates or withdraw your registration before the last submission deadline of the program year, your registration will expire, and you will receive a full refund.
Examinees without a credit card. If you do not have a VISA or MasterCard, contact Evaluation Systems for information about how to submit payment by check.
Withdrawal/Refund Policy for the RICA Video Performance Assessment
If you have registered for the RICA Video Performance Assessment, have not yet submitted your materials for scoring, and would like to withdraw the registration and receive a full refund, submit a withdrawal request through your account.
If your request to withdraw a RICA Video Performance Assessment registration is received by the final submission deadline of the program year, you will receive a full refund of your test fees. In most cases, your refund will be issued by Evaluation Systems within one week of your request; however, some requests may take additional time to resolve. If you applied a voucher toward registration fees, the amount of the voucher will not be refunded.
If you applied a fee waiver toward registration fees, the amount of the fees waived will not be refunded; however, a fee waiver can be applied toward future assessment registration fees if state funds are still available.
Payment Policy
Duration of Payment Validity
After payment, your registration will be valid until the final submission deadline of the program year. If you do not submit your videos and accompanying templates or withdraw your registration before the last submission deadline of the program year, your registration will expire, and you will receive a full refund.
If you have any outstanding balance owed by you to Evaluation Systems after a test administration for which you were registered, all of your test results for that test date may be permanently voided and therefore not reported to you, to the CTC, or to any institutions.
The following policies apply to you when you have an outstanding balance with Evaluation Systems:
- You will be assessed an additional fee 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.
- 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.
If a credit card charge for an Evaluation Systems service for you is disputed:
- You may not be allowed to make any future payments by credit card.
- You must make your payment to clear your account by cashier's check or money order only.
- If you attempt to pay for any further services by cashier's check or money order before clearing your account, any payments received will be applied first to your outstanding debt, with any excess applied to the requested services.
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