HESI A2 guideRegistration & test day
How to Register for the HESI A2
HESI A2 registration follows the pathway your program uses: Evolve course access, a school testing center, Prometric, or a remote vendor. There is not one universal signup.
Short answer
You register for the HESI A2 through the process your nursing or healthcare program currently publishes. Common pathways include redeeming an Evolve course ID, scheduling in a school testing center, scheduling with Prometric (center or ProProctor), or using another remote vendor the program named. Elsevier student instructions start with an Evolve account because that identity is also used for results. Do not pay a third-party listing until the school’s instructions match it.
Follow the school’s pathway, then keep one Evolve identity
HESI A2 registration is not a single national form. Programs issue a Course ID, a Prometric eligibility process, a campus-lab appointment, or a remote-vendor link. Create or reuse one Evolve account first—Elsevier’s student PDFs say those credentials are required to access the exam, results, and remediation—then plan study around the date that pathway gives you with the Passy HESI A2 prep app.
Pathway A — Evolve course registration
Elsevier’s A2/ALC student registration instructions describe a unique registration link, Evolve sign-in, a HESI NG homepage, and a Register button with a time slot. A compatibility or secure-browser check may sit in the course menu. Complete that on the device you will use.
If the school gave a Course ID instead of a link, Evolve remote-testing instructions say to open My Evolve, redeem the Course ID, and wait for the HESI NG course to appear.
Pathway B — Prometric center or ProProctor
Elsevier’s March 2026 HESI NG A2 Distance Testing Student Guide covers two Prometric options: a Prometric test center or remote testing through ProProctor. Prometric’s Elsevier pages list the A2 and the A2 with Critical Thinking (A2CT) for those paths, and scheduling still depends on eligibility your program controls. Elsevier’s guide lays out the steps:
- Create or sign in to your Evolve account, then open the registration link your instructor sent. It launches the HESI NG course.
- Select Go to Registration and confirm the exam details, including the attempt and remote versus onsite.
- Make sure your Evolve name matches your government-issued ID. If they differ, you may not be able to test.
- If you need accommodations, submit Elsevier’s form and wait for confirmation before you book. Elsevier says this can take up to six weeks, and booking first means you test without them.
- Select Book appointment with Prometric and finish scheduling in Prometric’s ProScheduler.
- Write down the confirmation code. You need it on test day.
Changes are managed from the three-dot menu in your Registered Exams table. Elsevier asks you to reschedule at least 30 calendar days ahead, or extra fees or fee forfeiture may apply. Refund windows for canceling are in what the HESI A2 costs. If you change your name in Evolve after booking, Elsevier asks you to tell HESI support before your appointment, or you risk losing the seat and its fees.
Do not assume every A2 is a Prometric appointment. Many cohorts never leave campus testing.
Pathway C — School lab or another remote vendor
Some programs test in their own lab. Evolve faculty remote-proctoring material also documents ProctorU for certain A2 remote setups. If your PDF says ProctorU, follow that PDF—not a Prometric screenshot from Reddit.
Remote versus center testing compares those settings. Cost explains why fees differ by pathway. Whichever pathway you use, keep practice inside each application’s assigned exams in the Passy HESI A2 prep app.
A short registration checklist
- Save the current admissions testing page.
- Create or recover one Evolve account with an email you still read.
- Redeem the Course ID or open the school’s registration link.
- Complete the compatibility check on the test device when instructed.
- Bring the ID and confirmation the pathway named—not a generic “what to bring” list from another exam.
After the appointment exists, confirm what is on the HESI A2 for your assigned exams, then preview those academic skills with practice questions in the Passy HESI A2 prep app.
Calculator rules are not implied by registration. See calculator.
If two applications use two pathways, keep both confirmation emails. Do not create a second Evolve login “just in case”; that is how results later attach to the wrong identity.
When the date is set, spend the remaining weeks on your weakest assigned exam in the Passy HESI A2 prep app.
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Official sources
Exam policies can change. Use these primary sources for the most current details.