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Examination Fees

TestsCurrent SFS Member Fee (View membership information) Non-Member Fee
Practice Quiz (self-examination, 10 online images)Free. Take the quizFree. Take the quiz
Citizen Scientist Order-Level Exam$20$25
Family-Level Exam
(40 online images, aquatic insects only)
$75$100
Genus-Level Macroinvertebrate Exam
(20 specimens or online images; any group)
$275$375
Genus-Level 1 Diatom Exam
(60 specimens or online images)
$75$100
Species-Level 2 Diatom Exam
(100 online images and questions)
$275$375
Recertification
By petition or image or specimen test
(Due after five years except for species-level 2 diatoms, which is due after eight years)
$275 first group
$200 each additional group
$375 each group
All examination re-sits
(after 90% on first attempt, one re-try)
$125
Refunded if successful
$125
Refunded if successful
Re-submission of petition
(after TCC denial; one re-submit per group)
$100$125

Payment Options

Use the button below to pay by credit/debit card via PayPal – you do not need a PayPal account — or to mail a check payment. Please note: A place in the examination cannot be assured nor are test results released until payment is received. For those requiring it for accounting purposes, the tax number for the Stroud Center is EIN 52-2081073.