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Licensure and Certification Exam Fees

View the required exam fees for professional licensure, certification, and credentialing for nursing, occupational therapy, physician assistant, and other healthcare programs.

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RN to BSN
BSN
Accelerated BSN
Registered NurseCertification: between $295 and $395
IN State fee: $50
DNP
State Specialty Certification for Nurse PractitionerAPRN (Adv Practice Registered Nurse) apply for prescriptive authority in the state of IN – $50
Controlled Substance Registration (if NP will be prescribing controlled substances this must also be held in addition to the prescriptive authority) $60
DEA fees – to prescribe controlled substance–$888 for 3 years
AANP certification – if members $290; non-members $365
AANA certification – if members $295; non-members $395
Occupational Therapy
National Certification ExamOnline Exam application $540; paper exam application $595
PA
Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE)PANCE $550
IN PA practice license – $100
IN temporary practice permit – $50
IN controlled substance prescriber registration – $60
Federal Drug Enforcement Agency registration – $888

CASC

Elementary Education
State Teacher CertificationLicensure Application: $35
Praxis Test: Elementary Education Assessment: $170
Additional Praxis Elementary Assessment subtests: $85
Background check: $50
CPR and AED certification: $80 (free if taken with VU Ed Dept)
Add TESOLAdd TESOL license: All other Indiana Selected-Response tests: $120 each
Add Special EducationAdd Special Education License: All other Indiana
Early Childhood
State Teacher CertificationLicensure Application: $35
Praxis Test: Early Childhood Assessment: $170
Additional Praxis Early Childhood Assessment subtests: $85
All other Indiana Constructed-Response test: $146 each
Background check: $50
CPR and AED certification: $80 (free if taken with VU ED Dept)
Secondary Education
State Teacher CertificationLicensure Application: $35
Background check: $50
CPR and AED certification: $80 (free if taken with VU ED Dept)
World LanguageAll other Indiana Constructed-Response test: $146 each
Praxis Tests: World Language Tests: $160 each
Non-World LanguageAll other Indiana Constructed-Response test: $146 each
All other Indiana Selected-Response test (content exams): $120 each
Initial Licensure (M. Ed)
State Teacher CertificationLicensure application: $35
Evaluation fee: $35
Transition To Teach
Special Education
Early Childhood
Elementary Education
Secondary Education
All other Indiana Constructed-Response Tests $146
Music Therapy
Music Therapy Board CertificationAfter graduation, can sit for board certification: $325 (not required)
Music Education
State Teacher CertificationLicensure Application: $35

Praxis Music Tests: $120 each
All other Indiana Constructed-Response Tests: $146

Background check: $50

CPR and AED certification: $80 (free if taken with VU Ed Dept)
Social Work
Licensed Bachelor of Social Work and Limited Licenses Bachelor of Social Work and Licensed Master of Social WorkApplication fee: $50

Association of Social Work Boards Bachelor Exam: $230
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Professional Counselor/Clinical Counselor LicenseNCE (National Counseling Exam) $275

After graduation, $50 to IN for associate license and $25 for temporary license

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