Registration

Register for a Subject Test
Register for the FREE GRE Search Service
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Important Things to Remember When Registering for a Subject Test
Repeating a Subject Test

Register for a Subject Test

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

Online Registration — You will need to create or have a My GRE Account to register online. Credit/debit card only (American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard or VISA). Note: Not available to examinees testing in Nigeria.

Online registration is not available for the following services:

• Fee Reduction  
• Arrangements for nonstandard testing accommodations 
• Monday testing 
• Standby testing 
• Supplementary test centers 

Mail registration — credit/debit card/money order/certified check (American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard or VISA)

Download and complete the registration form (PDF) 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.

Register for the FREE GRE Search Service

Don't miss this opportunity to hear from graduate schools that are searching for students like you. The GRE Search Service matches prospective graduate students with participating graduate schools and fellowship sponsors. If you match the recruitment profile of a participating institution/organization, you may be sent information about graduate programs, admission requirements, financial aid opportunities, fellowships and other graduate education opportunities.

You will be given the option to be included in the Search Service when you register for a GRE test. Anyone considering graduate study, whether or not they are registered for a GRE test, may also register for the GRE Search Service. To register for the GRE Search Service only:

• create a My GRE Account
• select the link for the Search Service registration
• provide the requested information

When you register for a GRE test, or if you participate in the Search Service, you will be asked to provide background information about yourself. This information is collected for analysis samples, score interpretation data, group statistics and research studies. If you register to participate in the Search Service, your background information, contact information and the broad score bands in which your test scores fall will be added to the GRE Search Service database so that participating graduate schools and fellowship sponsors can locate you.

Participating graduate schools and fellowship sponsors are now able to search the database on broad GRE score bands in combination with undergraduate grade point average (UGPA). The score bands for the Verbal measure, Quantitative measure, and the Subject Tests are 90 points or greater (e.g., 600 to 690) and the score bands for the Analytical Writing measure are a half point or greater (e.g., 4.5 to 5.0). Information on broad score bands or individual GRE test scores will not be part of the output provided to Search Service users.

Information provided to participating schools about you may include any of the following:

• personal information: address, gender, ethnic background, citizenship status, telephone number and e-mail address
• educational background: current educational status, undergraduate institution name, UGPA, undergraduate major, and date of graduation
• educational objective: field in which you plan to do your graduate work, preference of full-time or part-time graduate study, degree objective, preferred geographic region for graduate study, and intended date of enrollment in graduate school.

Information collected by Educational Testing Service (ETS) for use in the GRE Search Service will be transferred to Hobsons®, a leading provider of educational solutions. Hobsons is responsible for administering and marketing the GRE Search Service as directed by ETS. By participating in the GRE Search Service, you authorize the transfer of your personal information to Hobsons for the purposes described above. Hobsons is prohibited from using your personal information for any other purposes.

Test takers who choose to participate in the Search Service and would like to unsubscribe at a later date may do so at any time by contacting GRE Services at gre-info@ets.org, or 1-609-771-7670.

Important Things to Remember When Registering for a Subject Test

• Take the test as soon as possible 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.
• As part of your test fee, you may request that scores be sent to as many as four graduate institutions or fellowship sponsors. You will be asked to designate your score recipients either when registering for the test or at the test center on test day.
• Late registration is available if you register online. Late registration closes one week after the regular registration date. The fee is $25.
• You will be given the option to register for the GRE Search Service when you register for a Subject Test. The GRE Search Service matches prospective graduate students with participating graduate schools and fellowship sponsors. For more information, visit www.ets.org/gre/stusearch.

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. Those considering repeating a test should be aware 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:

Changing Your Subject Test or Test Center
Rescheduling or Canceling Your Test Date