How do I buy the Pre-PTCE™ that my employer/educator is NOT paying for?

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You may purchase the Pre-PTCE™ practice exam within your PTCB Account.

  1. Log into your PTCB Account and scroll down to “Prepare.”
  2. Select “Purchase the Pre-PTCE,” read the entirety of the “PTCE Practice Exam Agreement”, check the box that you “Agree to the Candidate Agreement” you have just read, and click “Continue.” 
  3. Select “No” if your employer or educator will NOT be paying for your PTCE Practice Exam and indicate if your employer or educator will be reimbursing for your PTCE Practice Exam; then select “Continue.”
  4. Review and verify your “Order Summary” before selecting “Add to cart.” 
  5. Fill in your payment information before selecting “Continue.” 
  6. Review your cart, then click “Checkout.” 
  7. Enter your payment information. Click Continue then, complete your payment submission.
  8. Your purchase of the PTCE Practice Exam without Sponsorship has been submitted.
  9. Return to “My Dashboard” and scroll down to “Prepare.” You should now see a link: “My Purchased Pre-PTCE.” This confirms your Pre-PTCE practice exam has been successfully purchased.
    • Clicking on this link will redirect you to the Pearson VUE Portal where you can take the Pre-PTCE. To navigate back to your PTCB Account, click the back button on your browser twice.

40 STEPS

1. Open PTCB.org and click "Login"

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2. Type your PTCB Username here

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3. Type your PTCB Password here

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4. Click "Login"

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5. Scroll down to "Prepare"

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6. Click on "Purchase a Practice Exam"

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7. Read the entirety of the "PTCE Practice Exam Agreement"

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8. Check the box to "Agree to the Candidate Agreement"

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9. Click "Continue"

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10. You will be asked if you educator/employer will be paying for the practice exam fee [NOTE: For the purposes of this tutorial, we will NOT be selecting a sponsor]

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11. Choose "No" if your employer or educator will not be paying for the PTCE practice exam

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12. Choose "No" if your employer or educator will not be reimbursing you for the PTCE practice exam

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13. Click "Continue"

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14. Verify your "Order Summary"

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15. Click "Make a Payment"

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16. Fill in all fields

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17. Type your "First Name" here

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18. Type your "Last Name" here

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19. Click here to open the drop down menu

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20. Select the "Card Type" from the drop down menu

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21. Type the entire "Card Number"

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22. Select the "Expiration Month"

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23. Select the "Expiration Year" from the drop down menu

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24. Type the "Security Code" here

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25. Type the "Street Address" for the card here

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26. Type the "City" for the card

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27. Click here to open the drop down menu

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28. Select the "State" for the card from the drop down menu

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29. Type the "Zip Code" for the card here

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30. Click "Continue"

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31. Review and Confirm your PTCE Practice Exam Order

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32. Click "Submit Payment"

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33. Your purchase of a PTCE Practice Exam is complete

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34. Click "My Dashboard" to return to the homepage

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35. Scroll down to "Prepare" [Note: To verify your practice exam application has been submitted, you should now see the link "My Purchased Practice Exam"]

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36. Click on "My Purchased Practice Exam"

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37. You have been redirected to the PearsonVue Practice Exam Portal [Note: Your purchased practice exam is viewable under "Pre-Approved Exams"]

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38. To exit the PearsonVue portal, click the back button in your browser twice to return to your PTCB Dashboard

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39. Click here to logout

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40. Click "Logout"

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