Registration Information

TASC and TASC-ASL Tests Offered

The following table lists the TASC and TASC-ASL tests and provides the name and code for each test.

TASC

Test Name	Test Code
Texas Assessment of Sign Communication	072

TASC/TASC-ASL

Test Name	Test Code
Texas Assessment of Sign Communication American Sign Language	073

Registration Steps

If you are a first-time testing candidate or if you are registering for a test that you have not previously been approved to take, you must receive approval to test from your Educator Preparation Program (EPP) before you can register. If you are out-of-state or out-of-country, approval to test must be granted from the TEA after you create an SBEC Educator Profile (see 1 and 2 below). Once you have approval, follow the steps below to register for a test.

(1) Go to the SBEC website and create an account. Select the link for SBEC Online and follow the screens. If you already have an account, review and confirm your information and complete all required fields. Remember: the name you create this account under must match the ID documents you will present on the day of the test, otherwise you may be prohibited from taking the test or your test scores may be canceled after you take the test.

(2) Complete or update your SBEC Educator Profile, especially your phone number, address, and e-mail address. All updates and corrections to your SBEC Educator Profile must be done on the SBEC website. You should check your SBEC Educator Profile on a regular basis to make sure all of your information is current. See Correcting or Updating Your SBEC Educator Profile.

(3) After establishing or editing your SBEC Educator Profile, make sure that you write down your assigned TEA ID number. A TEA ID number is used for identification throughout the certification and test registration process.

(4) Print your SBEC Educator Profile so that it will be handy when you register to test.

(5) You must create an ETS personal testing account before you can access the ETS online registration system. Guidelines for establishing an account on the ETS online registration system are found under Your Account. You must create a personal account on the ETS online registration system even if you already have a valid user name and password on the SBEC site.

Be sure to write your logins down and keep them in a secure place for future use. Remember that the information entered in the ETS online registration system must match the information in your SBEC Educator Profile. See the Quick Start Guide for New User Account Creation (PDF) and Test Registration Quick Start Guide (PDF) for step-by-step registration directions.

How to Register

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Online registrations must be completed and submitted by 11:59 p.m. Central time on the registration deadline date. See Test Dates and Registration Deadlines. Also see Creating Your ETS Testing Account.
There is no extra charge for registering online.
If you have questions about registering online, call Customer Service at 1-800-205-2626.

Register by U.S. Mail

Complete the registration form in the Registration Bulletin and mail it to the address listed on the form. The registration form is also available in the Download Library
Registration forms must be postmarked by the registration deadline.
If you have questions about registering by mail, call Customer Service at 1-800-205-2626.

Register by Telephone

Call 1-800-205-2626, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Central time, Monday-Friday, excluding holidays.

Creating Your ETS Testing Account

When you access the ETS online registration system for the first time, you will be required to establish a personal account by providing your TEA ID number, your last name, and your date of birth. Be sure to establish your ETS account under the exact same name as your account on the SBEC website. Remember: the name you register under must match the ID documents you will present on the day of the test, otherwise you may be prohibited from taking the test or your test scores may be canceled after you have taken the test. You will be able to return to the site to:

view your registration and make changes if needed
reschedule or cancel your registration
place orders for services, such as score report reprints
check the status of previously placed orders
view your online score report

You cannot update your SBEC Educator Profile in the ETS online registration system. You must go to the SBEC website to update your SBEC Educator Profile. See Correcting or Updating Your SBEC Educator Profile.

Authorization Letters

Test interviews are scheduled appointments. Instead of an admission ticket, you will be sent an authorization letter with all of the necessary information for the test administration. Do not print an admission ticket. The online admission ticket will not provide you with the information you need for the test administration.

Authorization letters will be sent by e-mail and U.S. mail approximately 7-10 days prior to the test administration date. To be admitted to the test, you must bring your authorization letter and acceptable and valid identification documents. If you have not received an authorization letter one week prior to the administration date, please call Customer Service at 1-800-205-2626 or e-mail tasc-asl_inquiries@ets.org.

Selecting a Test Session

When you register for a test you may request a morning or an afternoon test session. If you register online, you will be asked to make your request after the approved tests are listed. If you register by mail, complete the section that corresponds to the option you are requesting in the "Test Session" section of the registration form.

Session requests are granted on a space-available (first-come, first-served) basis. Every effort is made to grant your request. However, it may not be possible to grant your request due to testing center capacity limits. Session requests cannot be granted on the day of the test. Please note the following restrictions:

A session request can only be made when you register.
Some test centers do not offer both morning and afternoon sessions.
You will not receive a refund if your session request cannot be honored.
If you register with a session request and make subsequent changes to your test and/or test center selection(s), any previously granted session request may no longer be available.

At each test administration, you may take up to two tests, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

Sign Communication Systems for TASC

Test takers registering to take TASC will be asked to identify the sign communication system they would like to use for the test. If you are registering by mail, you will select your sign communication system on your registration form. If you are registering online, you will need to send an e-mail to txtopt_tasc@ets.org indicating your choice of sign communication system.

American Sign Language (ASL)
Contact Sign (CS)
Signed English (SE)
Signing Exact English (SEE2)
Morphemic Sign System (MSS)

Interpreter Services

Test takers registering to take TASC and TASC-ASL have the option to request interpreter services for the test administration. Interpreters are responsible for interpreting for the test center supervisor, and any other site staff, who will be checking the examinee in and reading directions on how to complete the required forms before the interview session. No interpretation is permitted during the interview and interpreters are not allowed in the test room at any time during the interview. Interpreters cannot provide feedback to examinees, whether hearing or deaf, regarding sign vocabulary. If you are registering by mail, you will indicate whether you need an interpreter on the registration form. If you are registering online, you will need to send an e-mail to txtopt_tasc@ets.org.

Test Dates and Registration Deadlines

The TASC and TASC-ASL tests are scheduled to be administered two times during the 2007-08 program year on the following test dates. Registration deadlines are strictly enforced; exceptions are not made.

Test Date	Registration Deadline
11/3/07	10/5/07
4/5/08	3/7/08

Change Requests

Requests to change your test, test date, test center, or test session can be made:

Online
By calling Customer Service at 1-800-205-2626. You must make the call yourself. No one else will be allowed to request changes for you.
Examinees registered for TASC/TASC-ASL may also request changes by completing and submitting a Change Request Form. Completion and submission instructions are on the form.
Examinees registered for Monday testing or nonstandard testing accommodations cannot reschedule online; they may only reschedule using the Change Request Form.

A test date can only be changed to a date within the current testing year.

To change a test, you must be preapproved by your Educator Preparation Program for the new test you are planning to take.

The deadline for making changes is the registration deadline. Changes in registration will be processed only if seats are available at the requested test center, on the requested date, and at the requested time.

If you submit your request by mail, you must include payment for the change fee along with your request. See Fees for Tests and Related Services for payment policies. If you submit your request online, you must pay your change request fee by credit or debit card (American Express, Discover Network, MasterCard, and VISA).

Canceling a Test

You may cancel a test for which you have registered online or by completing and submitting the Test Cancellation/Refund Request Form. Mail or fax the completed form to the address or fax number listed on the form. See Test Fee Refunds for refund request deadlines and refund amounts. Examinees registered for Monday testing (for military or religious reasons), military testing, or nonstandard testing accommodations cannot cancel online; they may only cancel using the Test Cancellation/Refund Request Form.

Test Fee Refunds

Refunds of test fees for a cancellation will be issued based on the original payment method. If your original payment was made by credit/debit card, a refund will be processed immediately to your credit/debit card. Check with your credit/debit card company regarding its processing time for crediting your account. If the original payment was check or money order, a refund will be processed once the original payment has cleared. If you are absent or arrive too late to take the test at the test administration for which you are registered, you will not be entitled to any refund.

If the refund request is received by the registration deadline, the full test fee will be refunded, less a $20 refund fee.
Refund requests received after the registration deadline will not be processed.
Service fees are nonrefundable.

Test Retake Policy

If you do not pass a TASC or TASL-ASL test, you can register to retake it at any subsequent test administration. To retake a test, you must have your Educator Preparation Program's approval. Please contact them for further information. Once you have your Educator Preparation Program's approval, submit a new registration along with the correct payment.

It is recommended that you wait for your scores before reregistering. If you choose to register again for the same test before receiving your scores from the previous administration, you assume responsibility for test fees and any other applicable fees for both tests.

Correcting or Updating Your SBEC Educator Profile

It is extremely important to keep the information in your SBEC Educator Profile up-to-date because the information you enter is uploaded into the ETS online registration system. Occasionally, ETS and TEA staff may need to contact you in the event that there is a last-minute change in a test administration reporting address or a reporting time change. Keeping the information current in your SBEC Educator Profile, especially your phone number and e-mail address, enables ETS and TEA staff to contact you quickly if the need arises. If your information is not current, ETS assumes no responsibility if you do not receive updated information and/or your official score report.

Your Educator Profile can only be updated or corrected through the SBEC website. The name you enter must match the primary identification document(s) you will present at the test center. Name changes in the SBEC system must be made in conjunction with your primary ID documents. After updating your Educator Profile, please confirm the changes by logging in to the ETS online registration system clicking on "Edit Your Profile" to confirm that the information retrieved from SBEC is correct.

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