Option 1: Take a course and, upon verification of your attendance, you’ll receive the link to the online examination. The test is available for one week. Once you’ve logged in, you have two hours to complete the test. You’ll receive immediate notification of your pass/fail status, as well as which questions you answered incorrectly.
Option 2: More knowledgeable students may choose to test out of the four required Foundational Courses by purchasing the exam via SAA's Bookstore. Use the keyword "DAS" to find the test out/challenge exams. Upon payment, SAA will provide you with a link to the Foundational course examination you requested within five business days. For each exam, there is a $35 administrative fee for members, $55 for nonmembers. The test is available for one week, starting on the day you receive the link via email. Once logged in, you have two hours to complete the test for face-to-face courses and one hour for web seminars. You’ll receive immediate notification of your pass/fail status, as well as which questions you answered incorrectly. Please be sure to print the page with your exam results for your records. SAA will record your results internally only (we will not be sending an email confirmation of your results to you).
Option 3: Purchase an online on demand webinar site license to watch the webinar (you'll have access to this presentation for two months) and SAA will provide you with a link to the course examination within one month of your purchase date. The link is available to you until the day your site license expires. Once logged in, you have one hour to complete the test. You’ll receive immediate notification of your pass/fail status, as well as which questions you answered incorrectly. Please be sure to print the page with your exam results for your records. SAA will record your results internally only (we will not be sending an email confirmation of your results to you).
If you purchase a webinar site license for the live webinar presentation SAA will provide you with a link to the course examination within 24 hours of the presentation. The test is available for one week. Once you’ve logged in, you have one hours to complete the test. You’ll receive immediate notification of your pass/fail status, as well as which questions you answered incorrectly.
If you invite other participants to watch the webinar with you, we ask that you verify their attendance by emailing education@archivists.org. The emaill must include the name of the webinar, when you purchased it, as well as the full name and email address of these participants. SAA will then send the individuals instruction for purchasing ($35/members; $55/nonmembers) the specific DAS exam.