The Commission on Teacher Credentialing adopted revised Subject Matter Requirements (SMRs) for the CSET: Multiple Subjects Subtest II and the CSET: Single Subject Science subtests to ensure alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The adoption of the revised SMRs necessitated changes to the structure and content of these subtests.
Starting Monday, August 7, 2017, redeveloped versions of the CSET: Multiple Subjects Subtest II and CSET Science subtests will be in place for candidates seeking a California Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential or a Single Subject Science Credential.
Registration and additional information pertaining to these redeveloped subtests, including test information and preparation materials, is now available on this website.
The Commission is scheduled to set the passing standards for these subtests at its October 26–27, 2017 meeting. If the passing standards are set at that meeting, test results will be released within three weeks of the meeting.
Single Subject Science Examination Requirement Changes
General Science Candidates
Examinees who have passed both the current CSET: Science Subtest I (118) and the current CSET: Science Subtest II (119) do not need to take the redeveloped CSET: Science Subtest I: General Science (215).
Examinees who have passed one of either the current CSET: Science Subtest I (118) or the current CSET: Science Subtest II (119) but who have not passed both by August 6, 2017, will need to take the redeveloped CSET: Science Subtest I: General Science (215) beginning on August 7, 2017.
Specialty Science Candidates (Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences, Physics)
Examinees who passed both the current CSET: Science Subtest I (118) and the current CSET: Science Subtest II (119) but who have not passed the appropriate current CSET: Science Subtest III (120, 121, 122, or 123) by August 6, 2017, will need to take the redeveloped CSET: Science Subtest II as appropriate for their content specialty (217, 218, 219, or 220) beginning on August 7, 2017.
For further information about earning a Multiple Subject or a Single Subject Science Credential, candidates may contact the Commission's Certification Unit at credentials@ctc.ca.gov.