Register for a GRE® Subject Test

Paper-based Subject Tests are offered at test centers worldwide. You can register for a Subject Test online or by mail. Register early to receive your free test preparation materials in time to prepare for the test.

By Web

• Online Registration — You will need to create or have a My GRE Account to register online. Accepted forms of payment include: Credit/debit card (American Express®, Discover®, JCB®, MasterCard® or Visa®), E-Check (drawn against U.S. bank accounts only) and .
  Note: Not available to examinees testing in Nigeria.
• Online registration may not be available for special circumstances. Please see Testing Accommodations or Disability Accommodations.

By Mail

• Mail registration — credit/debit card/money order/certified check (American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard or Visa).
• Download and complete the registration form found in the GRE® Bulletin and mail the completed form with payment to the address printed on the form. The form must be received at ETS by the registration deadline. Allow four weeks for processing. Registration forms cannot be faxed.

Registration Code Lists

• Paper-based Test Center List
• Institutions and Fellowship Sponsors Approved to Receive GRE Scores
• Department and Major Field Codes
• Citizenship and Country or Region Codes and State and Territory Codes

Important Things to Remember When Registering for a
Subject Test

• If you have health-related needs requiring you to bring equipment, beverages or snacks into the testing room or to take extra or extended breaks, you need to follow the accommodations request procedures described in the Bulletin Supplement for Test Takers with Disabilities or Health-related Needs.
• Make sure you check the score report mailing date when selecting a test date so your scores will be received in time to be considered with your application.
• Check the GRE online registration system for the most up-to-date test center information. Not all test centers are open on all dates.
• Test centers fill up quickly, so early registration is recommended to get your preferred test locations and date selection.
• When registering, be sure that the spelling of your name exactly matches the name printed on the identification documents(s) you will present at the test center. If this information does not match, you will not be permitted to test and your test fee will be forfeited. There are no exceptions. See Identification Requirements.
• You are not allowed to transfer your registration to someone else.
• Your test fee entitles you to request that scores be sent to as many as four graduate institutions or fellowship sponsors. You will be asked to designate your score recipients when registering for the test.
• Late registration is available if you register online. Late registration closes one week after the regular registration date. See Fees page for details.
• You will be given the option to register for the free GRE Search Service when you register for a Subject Test. You can also sign up separately at any time. The GRE Search Service matches prospective graduate students with participating graduate schools and fellowship sponsors.

The Name You Use When Registering

• The name you use when you register must exactly match the name on the identification (ID) documents (without spaces or accents) that you will present on the day of the test. If it does not, you may be prohibited from taking the test or your test scores may be canceled after you take the test.
• When you register, you must supply your entire last (family/surname) name. If you have a two-part last name, be sure to supply your complete last name as it appears on the ID documents (without spaces or accents) that you will present on the day of the test.
• Be sure to provide your entire first (given) name (without spaces or accents). Do not register under a nickname and do not register with only an initial as your first name.
• If you register by phone, please be sure you are registered under your entire first and last names as they appear on your ID.
• If your online account has already been created, please confirm that the name on your ID documents still matches the name that appears in your account. If they do not, contact GRE Services.
• It is your responsibility to ensure that your ID documents match your admission ticket on the day of the test.

Repeating a Subject Test

• It may be to your advantage to take a GRE Subject Test more than once if you think that the scores you obtained do not reflect your true abilities. If your scores seem unusually low in comparison with other indicators of your preparedness for graduate studies, you may want to consider taking the test again. If you are considering repeating a test, consider that large score increases are unusual, and for some test takers scores will go down. Keep in mind that score reports will include test results obtained within the past five-year period.
• You may take Subject Tests as often as they are offered.

See also:

• Test Centers and Dates