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Botanist Certification Exam Cancellation Policy
About the policy
The Botanist Certification Exam is self-funding, so every certification fee gained or lost has an impact. Before registering for an exam, be sure to review this complete policy and take note of the cancellation deadline stated, which is implemented to help ensure CNPS is able to make sound budgetary decisions based on the number of registered attendees ahead of the exam.
Thank you for your understanding of our strict cancellation policy.
Refunds & cancellation fees
All cancellation/refund requests must be submitted to us at botcert@cnps.org before the cancellation deadline two weeks before the exam. A $50 cancellation fee will be deducted from each registration fee refund. (You may alternatively request a registration name change instead of cancelling completely, see below for details.)
Cancellation deadline
If you need to cancel your registration after the stated cancellation deadline, CNPS will be unable to issue any refund for your exam registration and you will forfeit your payment, regardless of personal or professional emergency. (You may alternatively request a registration name change instead of cancelling completely, see below for details.) Please let us know if you do not plan to attend at all, so we know not to expect you on the day of.
Registration name changes
Registration name changes are accepted up to one week out. Please have the original registrant email us at botcert@cnps.org with the name and email of the person who will be attending in their place.