CSET: Multiple Subjects
Effective August 1, 2022, the current version of CSET: Multiple Subjects Subtest III (test code 103) will be discontinued and will no longer be available. The last day to register for this version of Multiple Subjects Subtest III is July 28, 2022, and the last test administration is July 31, 2022. A redeveloped version of the CSET: Multiple Subjects Subtest III (test code 225) will be administered beginning August 1, 2022.
Registration and additional information pertaining to the redeveloped subtest, including test information and preparation materials, is now available.
The Commission is scheduled to set the passing standards for redeveloped CSET Multiple Subjects Subtest III (test code 225) at its October 13–14, 2022 meeting. If the passing standards are set at that meeting, test results will be released within three weeks of the meeting.
CSET: Multiple Subjects consists of 3 subtests:
- Subtest I (test code 101)
- Subtest II (test code 214)
- Subtest III (test code 103)—through 7/31/2022
- Subtest III (test code 225)—starting 8/1/2022
Online proctoring is available for Subtest I and Subtest III:
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Subtest I (test code 101)
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Subtest III (test code 103)—through the week of 7/25/2022
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Subtest III (test code 225)—registration for online proctoring will open on 7/19/2022
For computer-based testing at a test center, you may register to take any one subtest or all three subtests in a single test session.
For testing remotely via online proctoring, Subtests I and III are administered in separate testing sessions. You must register for each subtest separately. Subtest II is not available via online proctoring.
Computer-based test (CBT) and online-proctored test:
- Subtest I: 52 multiple-choice questions and 4 constructed-response questions
- Subtest III: 39 multiple-choice questions and 3 constructed-response questions
Computer-based test (CBT) only:
- Subtest II: 52 multiple-choice questions and 4 constructed-response questions
Online Proctoring
Subtest I: 3 hours
Subtest III: 2 hours and 15 minutes
Subtests are administered in separate testing sessions; therefore, candidates must register for each subtest separately.
15 additional minutes are provided to complete a nondisclosure agreement and tutorial.
Computer-Based Testing
You may take restroom breaks during testing. Time taken for breaks is considered part of the available testing time.
Online Proctoring
No breaks allowed.
Computer-Based Testing
Test results are available within 5 weeks of testing.
Review test results release dates
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Candidates will receive a receipt of completion at the conclusion of their test center appointment.
Online Proctoring
Test results are available within 5 weeks of testing.
Review test results release dates
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Score reports may be delayed for up to 2 weeks for candidates taking this test via online proctoring.
Candidates taking an online-proctored test will not receive a receipt of completion when their test ends.
Online Proctoring
Subtest II is not available via online proctoring.
If you register to take all subtests in a single session at a CBT test center, you will be presented with one subtest at a time. Subtests are not individually timed, and you may work on the subtests in any order.
The Commission on Teacher Credentialing is scheduled to set the passing standards for CSET: Multiple Subjects 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.