APAC Fees

APA member fee: $615 ($500 application fee + $115 testing fee)

APA non-member fee: $865 ($750 application fee + $115 testing fee)

• Includes application fee, testing fee, and non-refundable $150 processing fee.
• 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 and testing fee less a non-refundable processing fee shall be made.
• The initial application fee is valid for those candidates who take the APAC examination within two (2) calendar years of application approval. Candidates who do not take the examination within two years after application must reapply.

APA member: $490 ($375 re-application fee + $115 testing fee)

APA non-member: $690 ($575 re-application fee + $115 testing fee)

• Includes application fee, testing fee, and non-refundable $150 processing fee.
• Applies to 1) those whose initial application was denied and 2) those who did not test during the two calendar years after their initial application was approved, whether by not taking the test or by taking the test and not passing.
• APAC applicants who were denied: Those who were denied through their initial application must pay the re-application fee to reapply. If an applicant is still determined not eligible to sit for the exam, a refund of the re-application fee and testing fee less a non-refundable processing fee shall be made. The re-application fee for these applicants is available for two years after their initial application; applicants who wish to reapply more than two years past their initial application must pay the full initial application fee.
• APAC applicants who did not pass: Those approved applicants who did not pass the exam during the two years immediately after their initial approval, whether by not taking the test or by taking the test and not passing, must pay the re-application fee to reapply. Their testing period is valid for two (2) calendar years after the re-application fee is received. The re-application fee for these applicants is available for four years after their initial approval (i.e., two years after their initial application period ends); applicants who wish to reapply after four years past their initial approval must pay the full initial application fee.
• The re-application fee includes the first examination fee for those candidates who register and take the APAC examination within two (2) calendar years of application approval.

APA member fee: $365 ($250 retake fee + $115 testing fee)

APA non-member fee: $365 ($250 retake fee + $115 testing fee)

• Applies to those who are retaking the exam after failing on the first attempt.
• 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.