Review the PPAT® assessment submission window dates and deadlines to determine which submission window fits your schedule and choose your window carefully. If you select a submission window and later decide to change to another window, you will be subject to a $40 reschedule fee. If you have entered task responses and then change your submission window, you will lose that information.
Important Information for the Spring 2020 Submission Window
ETS continues to support candidates impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19). There will be two additional Task 4 scoring opportunities for Spring 2020 candidates who were unable to submit Task 4 by the May 8, 2020, deadline.
The next opportunity to submit Task 4 for scoring will be this Fall 2020. In preparation for this, we have extended the Task 4 deadline to November 11, 2020, at 2 p.m. ET, for impacted candidates.
If Task 4 is submitted before November 11, 2020, at 2 p.m. ET, the response will be scored during the fall scoring window. Task 4 and total assessment scores will be reported on December 4, 2020. The resubmission window for this reporting is reflected in the Spring 2020 Extension chart below.
If candidates need additional time beyond this fall timeframe to submit Task 4, there will be another opportunity for scoring in Spring 2021. If Task 4 is not submitted by the November 11, 2020, deadline, we will extend the Task 4 deadline to March 31, 2021, at 2 p.m. ET. Task 4 will be scored in the spring scoring window. Task 4 and total assessment scores will be reported on April 21, 2020. The resubmission window for the Spring 2021 reporting is:
- resubmission registration opens on April 21, 2021
- resubmission registration deadline is May 5, 2021
- resubmission task submission deadline is May 12, 2021, at 2 p.m. ET
- resubmission score reporting is June 2, 2021
Submission Windows
Note: Registration, Reschedule and Cancellation deadlines take effect at 11:59 p.m. ET on the date indicated.
Task submission deadlines take effect at 2 p.m. ET on the date indicated.
Spring 2020 Task 4 Extended Deadline of November 11, 2020
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
| Task Submission | |
| Task 4 Extended Submission Deadline | November 11, 2020 |
| Task Resubmission Window | |
| Resubmission Registration Opens | December 4, 2020 |
| Resubmission Registration Closes | December 22, 2020 |
| Task Resubmission Deadline | December 29, 2020 |
Fall 2020
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
| Registration Opens | August 4, 2020 |
| Registration Closes | September 16, 2020 |
| Reschedule Deadline | September 16, 2020 |
| Cancellation Deadline | September 16, 2020 |
| Task Submission | |
| Task Submission Opens | September 1, 2020 |
| Task 1 Deadline | September 22, 2020 |
| Task 2 Deadline | October 14, 2020 |
| Task 3 Deadline | October 14, 2020 |
| Task 4 Deadline | November 11, 2020 |
| Task Resubmission Window | |
| Resubmission Registration Opens | December 4, 2020 |
| Resubmission Registration Closes | December 22, 2020 |
| Task Resubmission Deadline | December 29, 2020 |
Spring 2021
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
| Registration Opens | August 4, 2020 |
| Registration Closes | February 5, 2021 |
| Reschedule Deadline | February 5, 2021 |
| Cancellation Deadline | February 5, 2021 |
| Task Submission | |
| Task Submission Opens | January 5, 2021 |
| Task 1 Deadline | February 10, 2021 |
| Task 2 Deadline | March 4, 2021 |
| Task 3 Deadline | March 4, 2021 |
| Task 4 Deadline | March 31, 2021 |
| Task Resubmission Window | |
| Resubmission Registration Opens | April 21, 2021 |
| Resubmission Registration Closes | May 5, 2021 |
| Task Resubmission Deadline | May 12, 2021 |
Task Deadlines
Each of the four tasks is due by 2 p.m. ET on the date indicated.
All tasks and artifacts must be submitted within the same submission window.
Tasks are accessible and submitted in a specified order. After you submit Task 1, you will be able to access the remaining tasks.
- Task 1 must be submitted first
- Tasks 2 and 3 must be submitted (in any order) after Task 1 but before Task 4
- Task 4 must be submitted last
If you are not able to submit Task 1 by the deadline, you will not be able to complete the remaining tasks during the submission window and you will have to register again for a future submission window.
If you miss the task 2, 3 or 4 deadline, you will receive a score of zero for the task(s) not submitted.
If you miss deadlines, you are not eligible for fee refunds.
Late Submission Service
This service is not available for the resubmission window.
Candidates who do not submit tasks by the original submission window task deadline (found above) may request an extension. The fee for this service is $50 per task. To register and pay for this service, candidates must call ETS customer service no later than 4 p.m. ET one day after the original submission window task deadline. The extension deadline to submit tasks is 11:59 p.m. ET on the second day after the original submission window task deadline. There are no additional extensions after that deadline and there are no refunds to candidates who register for this service and do not submit tasks.
Resubmitting a Task
During the resubmission window, you may be eligible to register to resubmit responses to Tasks 2, 3 and/or 4 if you were not able to obtain the passing score for the assessment. For more information about resubmissions, see Resubmitting Your Tasks.
System Maintenance Windows
Several times during the year, ETS schedules downtimes where maintenance work is performed on ETS systems. The scheduled system downtimes that will impact your access to the registration and task submission system are listed below. The specific timeframe for each of the outages will be posted on your account before the outage. Plan your work in the system accordingly.
Remember, you can prepare task responses, artifacts and video files outside the system independent of these outages.
| Scheduled System Outages |
|---|
| Sunday, October 18, 2020 |
| Sunday, January 10, 2021 |
| Sunday, January 24, 2021-Monday, January 25, 2021 |
| Sunday, February 14, 2021 |
| Sunday, April 18, 2021 |
| Sunday, July 18, 2021-Monday, July 19, 2021 |
| Sunday, August 15, 2021 |
| Sunday, October 17, 2021 |