How to Register for the TOEFL® iBT Online

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iBT Registration Guide

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How to Register for the

TOEFL

iBT Online

A Step-by-Step Tutorial

This guide will help you to navigate the online registration system. You

may print this document and use it to assist you in the process.

General Website Navigation Tips:

– Avoid using your browser’s BACK button

– Our site has multiple security measures to ensure the safety of your

information, including a time limit. To expedite the registration

process, please be prepared to provide:

• Up to four recipients you want to receive your scores

(institutions, not yourself)

• How YOU want to receive your scores (web only or web

plus a paper copy sent by mail)

• Complete payment information (credit card, voucher

number)

– Do not browse any pages outside of the test registration system

– Donotentercharactersthatcontainaccentmarks(i.e.,ăçñóü)

because these are not supported by the registration system. If these

characters appear in your legal ID, however, it will not prevent you

from being admitted to the testing center

– Do not DOUBLE-CLICK any of the buttons, especially when

submitting payment

Recommendations:

– Register early — 4 months in advance if possible, for the best

chance of reserving a seat on the date and location YOU prefer.

– Complete your prole before registering for a test. This will

allow you to complete your registration more quickly.

– Be prepared — Use the following products to help you prepare

for test day:

• The TOEFL

iBT Sampler (free when you register and pay)

• TOEFL

Practice Online http://toepractice.ets.org

• The Ofcial Guide to the new TOEFL

iBT

www.ets.org/toeguide.html

More Questions?

Please e-mail us at toe@

ets.org if you have any

questions not answered in

this guide.

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Step 1: Login

New users click the “Sign Up”

link to create your prole.

(A new user is anyone who

has not created a prole in the

TOEFL Internet-based test

(iBT) registration system, either

online or through a call service

representative).

Returning users PROCEED

TO STEP 3 in this guide.

Step 2: Create a profile

Part 1 Complete all of the

required sections highlighted

with an asterisk (*). The

information you provide will be

kept completely condential.

TO REGISTER FOR THE TOEFL

iBT Online

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO SAVE TIME

Note: Important

registration announcements

can be viewed here.

The spelling of your name

must exactly match the name

printedontheidentication

document(s)youwillpresent

at the center.

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Step 2: Create a profile

Part 2 Provide identifying

information.

Step 2: Create a profile

Part 3 Create your user name

and password by following the

rules shown.

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Step 2: Create a profile

Part 4 Challenge questions.

For security reasons, select three

challenge questions that are easy

to remember but that others do

not know.

If you forget your user name or

password, you must answer one

of these challenge questions to

verify your identity.

Step 2: Create a profile

Part 5 Conrm your prole.

A conrmation page will appear

displaying all of the information

you submitted. Be sure that the

spelling of your name exactly

matches the name printed on the

identication document(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.

Afteryoucreateyourprole,

you will reach “My Home

Page”(seeillustration,Step4).

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Step 3:

password and then click “Go.”

If you forget your user name or

password, click the assistance

buttons to get your information.

(You can also access the

registration system directly from

the TOEFL home page at this

link: Log In to Your TOEFL iBT

Prole)

Step 4: Access your home

page

After you log in, you will reach

“My Home Page” where you can:

• viewyourordertondthe

address and reporting time of

the test center where you are

registered to test

• register for a test

• order score report services

• view past scores and orders

• update the information in

your prole

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Step 5:

Under “My Tests,” click the

“Register for a Test/Order

Score Reports” link.

Step 6:

To register, click “TOEFL Test”

and then the “Continue” button.

If you want to purchase more

score reports (those in addition

to the four FREE score reports

you get when you register for a

test),select“TOEFLServices.”

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Step 7:

Read the overview page

carefully. To continue, click the

“I Agree” button located at the

bottom of the page under the

Policy Agreement Statement.

Step 8: Select a Test Center

Location

Each test location represents

a general area, not necessarily

aspeciccity.Forexample,

Berlin can mean Berlin itself, or

within approximately a 50-mile

radius.

When searching for a test center,

consider areas beyond your

city, state or province. Centers

listed under a different area may

be closer than you think. For

example, if you are searching

for a city in the New York City

area, search in the Northern

New Jersey area as well.

Step 9: Select Test Dates

View the available test dates/

test centers by selecting a date

range (60 days maximum) in the

“Start” and “End” date boxes.

Then, click the “Search” button.

Step 10:

Select a preferred test center by

clicking on its link.

If you are looking for different

centers, try picking a different date.

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Step 11: Confirm your

registration

A Reservation Summary page

appears. If the information is

correct, click the “Continue”

button. If incorrect, click the

“Cancel” button to perform

another search.

NOTE: Your reservation is not

conrmed until you pay for

the test.

Step 12: Select your score

recipients

Part 1

You will automatically receive

a free score report for your

records. Additionally, you may

designate up to four institutions

to receive your score reports,

free of charge. It is best to enter

your selection now; you cannot

select your score recipients at

the test center.

Free score recipient selections

or changes will be accepted

no later than 10 p.m. (local test

center time) the day before

your test. After that, a charge

will be imposed.

Note the instructions for

searching score recipients and

this example of a search.

Select from the list.

You will have a maximum

of 20 minutes to complete

Steps 11 through 17.

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Step 12: Select your score

recipients

Part 2

Verify your selected recipient

and select, if applicable, a

department. Then you can

either choose to “add another

recipient” or “continue” with the

registration process.

Step 13: Score Reporting

Preferences

Choose how you want to

receive your scores and click

“Continue.”

Step 14: Answer demographic

questions

Answers to these questions

are voluntary and remain

anonymous. They are used for

research purposes only and the

information will help us better

serve TOEFL test takers and

score users.

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Step 15: Confirm your order

Review your registration

information for accuracy, and

click the “Conrm Order” button.

To change any information,

click the “Modify” link.

To cancel your registration,

click the “Cancel” button.

Step 16: Make your payment

Choose your payment method

and click the “Continue” button.

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Step 17a: Credit card payment

To make a credit card payment,

ll in all *required information.

Note: JCB credit cards do not

use a secure credit ID number.

After you submit your credit

card information, a screen will

appear showing that your order

has been paid.

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Step 17b: Voucher payment

If you purchased or were

provided with a voucher, enter

the voucher number.

Step 17c: Electronic check

payment

Enter the *required information

to pay by electronic check.

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Step 18: Payment confirmation

If the payment transaction was a

success, this screen appears.

Don’t forget to:

• Access the free TOEFL iBT

Sampler

• Use the practice tests on

TOEFL Practice Online

•

Print your order receipt if

youwantconrmationof

payment.

• The registration conrmation

contains the time the test

will be given and the exact

test center address. Print out

your registration conrmation

and bring it with you when

you test. To e-mail your

conrmation, click the

“E‑mail” link. A conrmation

will NOT be automatically

e-mailed to you.

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View Your Order

From the “Thank You For Your

Order”page(Step18),click

the“ViewOrder”linktomake

sure your recent transaction was

captured. Your registration is

now complete.

For questions about registration, test centers, score reports or the test itself:

E-mail:

toe@ets.org

Phone:

1-877-863-3546 — United States, U.S. Territories*, Canada

1-609-771-7100 — All other locations

Monday – Friday

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. New York time.

TEST TAKERS WITH DISABILITIES

1-866-387-8602 — United States, U.S. Territories*, Canada

1-609-771-7780 — all other locations

Teletypewriter (TTY) Number: 1-609-771-7714

Monday–Friday

8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. New York time

Phones are busiest on Monday.

*Includes: American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands.

Fax:

1-610-290-8972

Mail:

TOEFL Services

Educational Testing Service

P.O. Box 6151

Princeton, NJ 08541-6151, USA

Courier or Delivery Service:

TOEFL Services (25Q-310)

Distribution and Receiving Center

225 Phillips Boulevard

Ewing, NJ 08628-7435, USA

in the United States of America and other countries throughout the world. 4677