Click here to view our policies regarding Exam Deferral.

An ERP candidate may only defer their Exam registration once to the next examination date. Please note:

• A deferral to the next examination period must be submitted by the last day of registration. For example, the last day of registration for the May Exam is April 15th; for the November Exam the last day of registration is October 15th.

• There is an administrative processing fee of US$100. This fee must be payable via credit card at the time of your request.

• As a deferred candidate, you will automatically be re-enrolled in the next Exam cycle. If you decide not to attend the next Exam, you will forfeit your Exam registration fee and will need to re-register as a Returning Candidate should you choose to sit for the ERP Exam.

• Second deferral requests will not be considered. There are no exceptions to this.

• Once the deferral deadline has passed, special requests for deferrals will not be considered.  There are no exceptions to this.

• If you change your mind after submitting the Deferral Form and want to sit for the ERP Exam during the current Exam period, you need to contact GARP by the last day of the current registration period. This will incur an administrative processing fee of US$100.

Any study materials you purchased for this year's Exam may not be applicable for next year's Exam since the Study Guide and suggested readings will change from year to year.

An additional administrative processing fee of US$50 may apply, at GARP's discretion.

Only a current and valid government issued form of identification which must include a photograph of the ERP candidate will be accepted for identification purposes. For example, a country issued passport or a driver's license. GARP will not accept work/employer identification cards, a learner's permit or even a student identification card. The name on your government issued identification (passport, driver's license) must be exactly the same as the name on your Exam registration. For example, the name 李学成 cannot be used to register for the exam; Xuecheng Li would be the correct name to use to register using the phonetic alphabet. If the name on your Exam registration does not match that of your government-issued identification, please contact us immediately at erp@garp.com.

Only GARP-approved calculators are permitted to be used at the ERP Exam. Review the calculator policy.

All Exam materials, including Exam booklets and answer sheets, are the sole property of GARP. Completed examinations will not be returned or shared partially or fully with candidates.

Your Exam materials must be given to the Proctor prior to leaving the Exam room for any reason including trips to the restroom.

If you finish either session before the end of the allotted time, you may leave the testing room but only after you have handed in all your examination materials to the proctor. Once you leave the testing room after completing a session, you may not return. No one may leave during the last 30 minutes of either session.

Should you leave the testing room and inadvertently take the examination materials with you, your Exam will not be graded. This is a violation of GARP's testing policies.

Proctors and security personnel may ask to inspect your belongings at check-in to ensure that prohibited items are not carried into the testing room. Click here to learn which items are prohibited.

No refunds are given. You may request to have your registration deferred to the next examination date. Please note you cannot transfer your registration to another candidate.

GARP, in its sole discretion, may determine it is necessary to close an exam testing site due to evacuation, natural disaster, acts of military, political or government authority, or "acts of God". Should such a cancellation occur, GARP will make every effort to notify candidates as soon as possible.

If we have to change or cancel the exam at a site for other reasons, GARP will make every effort to provide advance notice and inform the candidates of the new testing site and/or additional options.