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diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/test/test_pearson.py b/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/test/test_pearson.py
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+'''
+Created on Jan 17, 2013
+
+@author: brian
+'''
+import logging
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+from student.models import User, TestCenterRegistration, TestCenterUser, unique_id_for_user
+from mock import Mock
+from datetime import datetime
+from django.core import management
+
+COURSE_1 = 'edX/toy/2012_Fall'
+COURSE_2 = 'edx/full/6.002_Spring_2012'
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class PearsonTestCase(TestCase):
+    '''
+    Base class for tests running Pearson-related commands
+    '''
+
+    def test_create_good_testcenter_user(self):
+        username = "rusty"
+#        user = Mock(username=username)
+#        # id = unique_id_for_user(user)
+#        course = Mock(end_of_course_survey_url=survey_url)
+
+
+        newuser = User.objects.create_user(username, 'rusty@edx.org', 'fakepass')
+#        newuser.first_name='Rusty'
+#        newuser.last_name='Skids'
+#        newuser.is_staff=True
+#        newuser.is_active=True
+#        newuser.is_superuser=True
+#        newuser.last_login=datetime(2012, 1, 1)
+#        newuser.date_joined=datetime(2011, 1, 1)
+
+#        newuser.save(using='default')
+        options = {
+                   'first_name' : 'TestFirst',
+                   'last_name' : 'TestLast',
+                   'address_1' : 'Test Address',
+                   'city' : 'TestCity',
+                   'state' : 'Alberta',
+                   'postal_code' : 'A0B 1C2',
+                   'country' : 'CAN',
+                   'phone' : '252-1866',
+                   'phone_country_code' : '1',
+                    }
+        management.call_command('pearson_make_tc_user', username, options)
+        
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