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Academic Discounts

Eligibility and Guidelines for all Academic Discounts

This discount applies to employees, educators, teachers, students, faculty and staff associated with academic institutions, school districts, and other education-related agencies. Proof of affiliation is required (valid identification card, a letter from Human Resources on institution letterhead stating your employment, or a copy of your transcript from the current semester). To receive this discount, payment or purchase order is required upon registration. No other discount may apply.

Academic Professional Training Offer

The Academic Professional Training Offer (APTO) is an educational discount training program offering blocks of pre-paid training units to help you plan your training investment. Blocks of 30, 60, or 90 units can be purchased at a savings of 50%.

Academic Discount

Public classroom training courses, Live Web classroom training courses and e-Learning products are available at a 50% discount off the standard, full-price, published fees for those in the field of academia.

To take advantage of the Academic Discount,
  • register for your course online, by phone (800-333-7660), or by sending in a registration form (.pdf). Use the A50 promo code and provide payment of the course fees.
  • e-mail or FAX (919-677-4444; Attention: SAS Education; include an e-mail address so we can respond to you) proof of your academic status. Be sure to include your name and course you have registered for.
We will hold your payment information until we receive your proof of academic status, and your registration confirmation will not reflect the discount until then. The full course fee will be charged if academic proof is not received before class begins.

Certification Exam Discount

SAS certification exams are also available at a 50% discount off the published exam fee.

To take advantage of the academic discount for certification exams,
  • e-mail or FAX (919-677-4444; Attention: SAS Certification Program; include an e-mail address so we can respond to you) to request the Certification exam discount. Include proof of your academic status prior to registering for your SAS Certification exam. We will respond to you with the promotion code to apply to your registration.
  • schedule your exam appointment with Thomson Prometric and provide the promotion code to Thomson Prometric during registration.

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