What is the cost of administering the NSE?

 

There are two costs associated with giving the National Spanish Examinations:

(1) cost per teacher and (2) cost per student.

 

  1. Cost per Teacher. There is a $75 cost to each teacher administering the National Spanish Examination. This cost covers administrative expenses associated with each teacher regardless of the number of exams he/she administers such as: mailings, results, etc…. Teachers may only register students who are currently enrolled in their classes. To ensure that students are enrolled in the registering teacher's class, both the NSE national office and chapter coordinators reserve the right to request that each participating teacher submit an official class list signed by an administrator.


    NOTE: AATSP members do not have to pay the $75 per teacher cost, as giving the National Spanish Examinations is a benefit of AATSP membership.


    Current AATSP members must be in good standing and must have their 2012 AATSP dues paid in order to avoid paying the $75 test administration fee.

    To join AATSP, visit www.aatsp.org. (Click here for Benefits of Joining AATSP.)

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  2. Cost per Student. Each school pays a fee per examination to the national office. This fee includes (1) a national portion of $3.00 and (2) an optional chapter portion (between $0.25 and $3.00 per student). Each chapter has a slightly different fee schedule because each chapter recognizes students in a different way (prizes, certificates, awards, banquets, etc.). Student recognition is funded through this chapter fee.

     

    The national fee of $3.00 per student covers:

    • One (1) Online National Spanish Examination
    • Unlimited year long use of the free, online practice exercises and practice examinations
    • Seven (7) sets of percentiles for each student
    • National recognition
    • Printable certificates for students who earn medal placement
    • Eligibility to compete for Global Citizen Scholarships, Junior Travel Awards and Senior Scholarships

     

    The chapter fee covers chapter prizes.

    • (Contact your local coordinator to obtain your chapter's fee schedule and how your local chapter recognizes students.)

 
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ONLINE EXAMINATIONS

 

Once a teacher submits his/her registration or updated registration to Quia, the company that hosts NSE’s online exam, the teacher is obligated to pay for the students registered.  Quia automatically charges the NSE a fee to set up that teacher’s online account and to assign a username and password for each teacher registered.  Because NSE is a non-profit organization, we cannot absorb the cost of allowing deletions, partial deletions or of issuing refunds.

 

PRODUCTS

 

No refunds will be issued for any products (Vocabulary and Past Examination CDs) since, once these products have reached the consumer, they can be easily copied onto a computer.