NACE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE

EXAMINATION AND RE-TAKE FEES

The applicable fees are listed in the table below and must be paid when either registering
for the course, purchasing the examination either through the NACE website or through
your My Certification Portal. NII accepts payment in the form of credit card, check,
PayPal, or bank transfer.

▪ For more information, please refer to First Service payment policies.

▪ Refunds will not be awarded on the basis of a failed exam or denied application.
▪ Candidates will have one year from the date of purchase or end of course to complete
the exam or forfeit exam fees.

Exam Fee* Exam Only or Exam Re-take Fee *

NACE Institute
(includes ALL
Certification Exam portions of the
Theoretical or Practical/ Oral/
Scantron Exam Case-Based /
exam)
The exam fee is The exam fee is
CIP Level 1 included in the $150 included in the
course fee. ** course fee. **
The exam fee is The exam fee is
CIP Level 2 included in the $150 included in the
course fee. ** course fee. **
The exam fee is The exam fee is
CIP Level 3 included in the N/A included in the
course fee. ** course fee. **
CIP – Bridge Specialty $150 $150 N/A
The exam fee is
CIP – Nuclear Specialty included in the $150 N/A
course fee. **
The exam fee is
CIP – Marine Specialty included in the $150 N/A
course fee. **

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 Exam Fee* Exam Only or Exam Re-take Fee *
NACE Institute
(includes ALL
Certification Exam portions of the
Theoretical or Practical/ Oral/
Scantron Exam Case-Based /
exam)
Corrosion Technician $250 $250 N/A
Corrosion Technologist $350 $350 N/A
Senior Corrosion Technologist $350 $350 N/A
Corrosion Specialist $150 $150 N/A
Material Selection/Design (not currently (not currently
N/A
Specialist available) available)
Chemical Treatment (not currently (not currently
N/A
Specialist available) available)
The exam fee is The exam fee is
OCAT Technician included in the $200 included in the
course fee. ** course fee. **
The exam fee is The exam fee is
SCAT Technician included in the $150 included in the
course fee. ** course fee. **
Protective Coating
$100 $100 N/A
Technician
Protective Coating Specialist $500 $500 N/A
The exam fee is The exam fee is
Internal Corrosion
included in the $350 included in the
Technologist
course fee. ** course fee. **
The exam fee is
Senior Internal Corrosion
included in the $350 N/A
Technologist
course fee. **
(not currently (not currently
Internal Corrosion Specialist N/A
available) available)
The exam fee is
PCIM Technician included in the $65 N/A
course fee. **
The exam fee is The exam fee is
PCIM Technologist included in the included in the N/A
course fee. ** course fee. **
The exam fee is
The exam fee is included in the
CP 1 - Tester included in the $250 course fee. **
course fee. **

The exam fee is The exam fee is

CP 2 - Technician included in the $250 included in the
course fee. ** course fee. **

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 Exam Fee* Exam Only or Exam Re-take Fee *
NACE Institute
(includes ALL
Certification Exam portions of the
Theoretical or Practical/ Oral/
Scantron Exam Case-Based /
exam)
The exam fee is The exam fee is The exam fee is
CP 2 - Technician - Maritime included in the included in the included in the
course fee. ** course fee. ** course fee. **
The exam fee is
CP 3 - Technologist included in the $350 $500
course fee. **
The exam fee is
CP 4 - Specialist included in the $500 $500
course fee. **
Refining Corrosion
$250 $250 N/A
Technologist
MR0175 Certified User - CRA $400 $400 N/A
MR0175 Certified User –
$400 $400 N/A
Carbon Steel

CCA Test Method – Airless $800 $250 $550

CCA Test Method -

$800 $250 $550
Conventional

IMPACT PLUS Navigator $250 $250 N/A

Micro-Credential Exams
The exam fee is
Corrosion Foundations included in the $65 N/A
course fee. **
The exam fee is
Coatings Foundations for
included in the $50 N/A
Amusement Parks
course fee. **

Practice Exams

CIP 1 & 2 Practice Exam $35 $35 N/A

CP1 & 2 Practice Exam $35 $35 N/A

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 Exam Fee* Exam Only or Exam Re-take Fee *
NACE Institute
(includes ALL
Certification Exam portions of the
Theoretical or Practical/ Oral/
Scantron Exam Case-Based /
exam)

Parallel Path Exams

The exam fee is

Designing for Corrosion
included in the $65 N/A
Control (DCC)
course fee. **
The exam fee is
Pipeline Corrosion Integrity
included in the $65 N/A
Management (PCIM)
course fee. **
The exam fee is
Direct Assessment (DA) included in the $65 N/A
course fee. **
The exam fee is
PCS 1 included in the $65 N/A
course fee. **
The exam fee is
PCS 2 included in the $65 N/A
course fee. **
The exam fee is
In-Line Inspection (ILI) included in the $65 N/A
course fee. **
Pipeline Corrosion The exam fee is
Assessment Field Techniques included in the $65 N/A
(PCAFT) course fee. **

*All fees listed are in U.S. Dollars. These fees are subject to change without notice.

** The fee includes the NACE International course and the NACE International Institute
exam. Visit the course page at www.nace.org for exact pricing for each course and
exam offering. Exam only candidates will pay the retake price listed when not attending
the course.

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