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Information about the CBEST, CPACE, CSET, CTEL, and RICA is now available on one website. Examinees have easy access to:

• Tests: Learn about your test's format, when and where you can test, test fees, your test appointment, and more
• Prepare: Access preparation materials for your test
• Register: Register for your test, or reschedule your test appointment
• Get Results: Access your test results online
• Policies: Review all of the testing policies and rules

If you already created an account for the CBEST, CPACE, CSET, CTEL, or RICA, you do not need to create a new account through this website. Continue to use your existing username and password to log in.

At its June 13–14, 2013 meeting, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing adopted revised Subject Matter Requirements (SMRs) for CSET: Multiple Subjects, English, and Mathematics to ensure alignment with the California Common Core State Standards. More information can be found in the Commission Meeting Agenda for June 13–14, 2013 .

June 13 Update: Administrations of the updated CSET: Multiple Subjects and English examinations will begin on August 11, 2014. The updated CSET: Mathematics examination will be implemented at a later date; in the meanwhile, the current Mathematics examination will continue to be administered. More information will be posted here as it becomes available.

The following CSET examinations will be administered exclusively on computer beginning August 11, 2014:

• CSET: Agriculture
• CSET: Business
• CSET: English
• CSET: Health Science
• CSET: Home Economics
• CSET: Industrial and Technology Education
• CSET: Physical Education
• CSET: Preliminary Educational Technology

Registration for these new computer-based tests will open on June 11, 2014. Computer-based testing is offered at over 30 test centers in California and over 250 test centers nationwide.

CBEST 2014–2015 Test Administration Schedule

Computer-Based Testing

The CBEST is available for computer-based testing year-round by appointment, Monday through Saturday (excluding some holidays), on a first-come, first-served basis. Computer-based testing is offered at over 30 test centers in California and over 250 test centers nationwide. Test results will be released within 2 weeks of testing.

Paper-Based Testing

Test Date	Regular Registration Deadline	Late Registration Deadline	Emergency Registration Deadline	Test Results Release Date
Sept. 6, 2014	Aug. 8, 2014	Aug. 26, 2014	Sept. 2, 2014	Sept. 22, 2014
Nov. 1, 2014	Oct. 3, 2014	Oct. 21, 2014	Oct. 28, 2014	Nov. 17, 2014
Jan. 10, 2015	Dec. 12, 2014	Dec. 30, 2014	Jan. 6, 2015	Jan. 26, 2015
Mar. 7, 2015	Feb. 6, 2015	Feb. 24, 2015	Mar. 3, 2015	Mar. 23, 2015
May 2, 2015	Apr. 3, 2015	Apr. 21, 2015	Apr. 28, 2015	May 18, 2015
July 11, 2015	June 12, 2015	June 30, 2015	July 7, 2015	July 27, 2015

CPACE 2014–2015 Test Administration Schedule

CPACE–Video

Registration/Change Deadline	Submission Deadline	Test Results Release Date
September 19, 2014	October 17, 2014	November 14, 2014
January 15, 2015	February 12, 2015	March 12, 2015

CPACE–Written

The CPACE–Written will be available during two, 6-day testing windows on a first-come, first-served basis.

	October 2014	February 2015
Day 1	October 17, 2014	February 12, 2015
Day 2	October 18, 2014	February 13, 2015
Day 3	October 22, 2014	February 14, 2015
Day 4	October 23, 2014	February 16, 2015
Day 5	October 24, 2014	February 17, 2015
Day 6	October 25, 2014	February 18, 2015
Test Results Release Date	November 14, 2014	March 12, 2015

CSET 2014–2015 Test Administration Schedule

Computer-Based Testing

Computer-based testing will be available for the following CSET examinations:

• CSET: Agriculture
• CSET: Business
• CSET: English
• CSET: Health Science
• CSET: Home Economics
• CSET: Industrial and Technology Education
• CSET: Mathematics
• CSET: Multiple Subjects
• CSET: Physical Education
• CSET: Preliminary Educational Technology
• CSET: Writing Skills

Computer-based administrations of these tests will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at over 30 test centers in California and over 250 test centers nationwide, as follows.

CSET Examination	Test Availability	Test Results Release Date
Multiple Subjects	year-round, by appointment	within five weeks of test date
Writing Skills	year-round, by appointment	within five weeks of test date
Mathematics	year-round, by appointment	within seven weeks of test date
English Subtest I English Subtest II	year-round, by appointment	within five weeks of test date
English Subtest III English Subtest IV	year-round, by appointment	within seven weeks of test date
Agriculture Business Health Home Economics Industrial and Technology Education Physical Education Preliminary Educational Technology	Four, 4-week testing window Aug. 11–Sept. 7, 2014 Dec. 1–Dec. 28, 2014 Feb. 23–Mar. 22, 2015 Apr. 20–May 17, 2015	within seven weeks of test date

Beginning August 11, 2014, the CSET: English and Multiple Subjects (test codes 105–108 and 101–103) are based on new Subject Matter Requirements that are aligned with the Common Core State Standards and were adopted by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing in June 2013. Test results for administrations through October 5, 2014, will be delayed due to standard setting activities and determination of passing scores by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Paper-Based Testing

Test Date	Regular Registration Deadline	Late Registration Deadline	Emergency Registration Deadline	Test Results Release Date
Sept. 6, 2014	Aug. 8, 2014	Aug. 26, 2014	Sept. 2, 2014	Oct. 6, 2014
Nov. 1, 2014	Oct. 3, 2014	Oct. 21, 2014	Oct. 28, 2014	Dec. 1, 2014
Jan. 10, 2015	Dec. 12, 2014	Dec. 30, 2014	Jan. 6, 2015	Feb. 9, 2015
Mar. 7, 2015	Feb. 6, 2015	Feb. 24, 2015	Mar. 3, 2015	Apr. 6, 2015
May 2, 2015	Apr. 3, 2015	Apr. 21, 2015	Apr. 28, 2015	June 1, 2015
July 11, 2015	June 12, 2015	June 30, 2015	July 7, 2015	Aug. 10, 2015

CTEL 2014–2015 Test Administration Schedule

Computer-Based Testing Windows

The CTEL Examination is available during four, 6-day testing windows annually on a first-come, first-served basis.

	August	November	February	May
Day 1	Aug. 15, 2014	Nov. 13, 2014	Feb. 12, 2015	May 14, 2015
Day 2	Aug. 16, 2014	Nov. 14, 2014	Feb. 13, 2015	May 15, 2015
Day 3	Aug. 19, 2014	Nov. 15, 2014	Feb. 14, 2015	May 16, 2015
Day 4	Aug. 21, 2014	Nov. 17, 2014	Feb. 16, 2015	May 18, 2015
Day 5	Aug. 22, 2014	Nov. 18, 2014	Feb. 17, 2015	May 19, 2015
Day 6	Aug. 23, 2014	Nov. 19, 2014	Feb. 18, 2015	May 20, 2015
Test Results Release Date	Sept. 15, 2014	Dec. 10, 2014	Mar. 11, 2015	June 10, 2015

RICA 2014–2015 Test Administration Schedule

RICA Written Examination

The RICA Written Examination is available for computer-based testing year-round by appointment, Monday through Saturday (excluding some holidays), on a first-come, first-served basis. Computer-based testing is offered at over 30 test centers in California and over 250 test centers nationwide. Test results will be released within 4 weeks of testing.

RICA Video Performance Assessment

Submission Deadline	Test Results Release Dates
November 14, 2014	December 5, 2014
March 20, 2015	April 10, 2015
June 19, 2015	July 10, 2015

Computer-Based Testing Windows

The CTEL Examination is available during four testing windows annually on a first-come, first-served basis. Each window contains six days available for testing.

RICA Written Examination

The RICA Written Examination is available for computer-based testing year-round by appointment, Monday through Saturday (excluding some holidays), on a first-come, first-served basis. Computer-based testing is offered at over 30 test centers in California and over 250 test centers nationwide. Test results will be released within 4 weeks of testing.

RICA Video Performance Assessment

Computer-Based Testing

The CBEST is available for computer-based testing year-round by appointment, Monday through Saturday (excluding some holidays), on a first-come, first-served basis. Computer-based testing is offered at over 30 test centers in California and over 250 test centers nationwide. Test results will be released within 2 weeks of testing.

Paper-Based Testing

Computer-Based Testing

Computer-based testing will be available for the following CSET examinations:

• CSET: Agriculture
• CSET: Business
• CSET: English
• CSET: Health Science
• CSET: Home Economics
• CSET: Industrial and Technology Education
• CSET: Mathematics
• CSET: Multiple Subjects
• CSET: Physical Education
• CSET: Preliminary Educational Technology
• CSET: Writing Skills

Computer-based administrations of these tests will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at over 30 test centers in California and over 250 test centers nationwide, as follows.

Beginning August 11, 2014, the CSET: English and Multiple Subjects (test codes 105–108 and 101–103) are based on new Subject Matter Requirements that are aligned with the Common Core State Standards and were adopted by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing in June 2013. Test results for administrations through October 5, 2014, will be delayed due to standard setting activities and determination of passing scores by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Paper-Based Testing

The NES (National Evaluation Series) tests are now used by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing to fulfill the testing requirements for the Early Completion Internship Option (ECO).

• Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Elementary
• Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Secondary

The Commission on Teacher Credentialing has extended the administration of the California Preliminary Administrative Credential Examination (CPACE) for two additional administrations during the 2014–2015 program year. The June 2014 administration of the California Preliminary Administrative Credential Examination (CPACE) will not be the final administration of the CPACE. This applies to both the CPACE–Written and the CPACE–Video. CPACE scores for examinees who pass both the CPACE–Written and the CPACE–Video are valid for use toward a California Preliminary Administrative Credential for five years from the date of administration. The Commission on Teacher Credentialing expects to begin piloting new assessments for use as an expedited route to earning a Preliminary Administrative Services Credential in 2015. New assessments for the expedited route will be in place for candidates seeking a California Preliminary Administrative Services Credential following the final two administrations of the CPACE. For further information about earning the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential, candidates may contact the Commission's Credentials Unit at credentials@ctc.ca.gov.