Military Testing/DANTES

• I am in the military. How can I take your examinations?

The NSCA Certification Commission is working through the DANTES program (Defense Activities for Non-Traditional Education Support) to provide an opportunity for qualified individuals to administer our certification examinations at military installations. To register for the CSCS examination, complete and submit the appropriate registration form and include:

• Appropriate registration fee (be sure to include the additional $30 Military/DANTES fee with the appropriate examination registration);




• To qualify for the NSCA-CPT examination, you must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or equivalent.

  Current CPR certification is also a requirement. If you do not have current CPR certification, you can still register for and take the NSCA-CPT examination. The NSCA Certification Commission will not release your exam scores until we have received documentation of your valid CPR certification.

  The NSCA Certification Commission will accept any adult CPR certification obtained by attending a CPR course that meets the following criteria:

  • Must have a hands-on training component (certification through an online course will not be accepted)
  • Must include a skills performance evaluation
  • Must require the passing of a written exam

To register for the NSCA-CPT examination, complete and submit the appropriate registration form and include:

• To qualify for the NSCA-CPT examination, you must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or equivalent.

  Current CPR certification is also a requirement. If you do not have current CPR certification, you can still register for and take the NSCA-CPT examination. The NSCA Certification Commission will not release your exam scores until we have received documentation of your valid CPR certification.

  The NSCA Certification Commission will accept any adult CPR certification obtained by attending a CPR course that meets the following criteria:

  • Must have a hands-on training component (certification through an online course will not be accepted)
  • Must include a skills performance evaluation
  • Must require the passing of a written exam

Prior to submission of the registration, the Test Control Officer (TCO) needs to review all examination registrations for accuracy, necessary signatures, required documentation (see prerequisites) and compliance with the current registration policies. The TCO also needs to provide the following information on official stationery:

• Verification of his or her willingness to give the certification examination(s);



• *Approved examination date (please allow four weeks for processing and sending the examination materials back to the military installation) and



• Secure address to which the examination service can send the test materials.

*The candidate and the TCO need to agree on the examination date.

The TCO needs to forward the completed and reviewed registration with the appropriate registration fee and the above-mentioned information on official stationery to the NSCA Certification Commission.

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