New MAPP test date added: Nov 13, 2009

The College of Education has added an additional MAPP testing session for the Fall 2009 term. The MAPP examination is required for all students in the following programs:

BA Early Childhood Education
BA Elementary Education
BA English with Teacher Education
BA Mathematics with Teacher Education
BS Biology with Teacher Education
BS Chemistry with Teacher Education

Candidates who did not sit for the [...]

July 11, 2009 ICTS Test Administration Date Added

Registration opens today, April 13, 2009, for a supplemental ICTS test administration to be held on July 11, 2009.  Registration can be completed only on the Internet for this test administration.  Please visit http://www.icts.nesinc.com for further information, including available test fields and test areas.
Multiple-choice only content-area tests will be offered at eight Illinois test sites.
An [...]

Comptur-Based Basic Skills Test Now Available

ANNOUNCEMENT:  Basic Skills Computer-based Testing
The ICTS Basic Skills test is now offered on computer in addition to the regularly scheduled paper-based administrations. Basic Skills computer-based testing (CBT) is available during select five or six-day testing windows at Pearson Professional Centers.
There are Pearson Professional Centers in the following Illinois locations:
* Chicago (Financial District)
* Chicago (La [...]

Announcement: Basic Skills Prep Workshop Information

The Academic Resource Center presents:

PREPARATION WORKSHOP MATH REVIEW FOR THE ILLINOIS TEACHER CERTIFICATION BASIC SKILLS TEST. THE PRICE FOR THESE WORKSHOPS HAS BEEN LOWERED FROM $150.00 TO $100.00 (for 3 workshops)!

This 3 week workshop reviews the content, problem-solving and mathematical reasoning skills needed to help participants prepare for the math portion of the Illinois Certification [...]

Lab II students

Remember to take your Content Exam (Test 110) on October 4th (late registration for that test is good until Sept. 12th) or Nov. 8th (late registration for that test is good until Oct. 17th.  There is no test in Dec.
Visit the ICTS website to register for the Content Exam at http://www.icts.nesinc.com

NEWSFLASH! ICTS exam scores now good for 10 years!

We’ve recently received good news from the Illinois State Board of Education: passing scores from Illinois Certification Testing System examinations are now good for ten years. Previously the exam results had a shelf-life of only five years. This change in regulations now covers

Basic Skills Test
Content Area Tests
Assessment of Professional Teaching Tests

MAPP Exam Dates for Fall 2008, Winter 2009

MAPP exam dates have been set for the Fall 2008 and Winter 2009 terms. The MAPP examination is required for all early childhood, elementary, and secondary education program candidates at the undergraduate level. The schedule is as follows:
Fall 2008 Trimester:

Friday, September 19, 2008, 9am – Noon in the Hall of Honors (Check-in begins 8:30am)
Saturday, October 11, 2008, 9am – [...]

Math Review Workshops for Illinois Basic Skills Test

The Academic Resource Center presents:

PREPARATION WORKSHOP MATH REVIEW FOR THE ILLINOIS TEACHER CERTIFICATION BASIC SKILLS TEST

THE PRICE FOR THESE WORKSHOPS HAVE BEEN LOWERED FROM $150.00 TO $100.00 PER 3 WORKSHOPS!
This 3 week workshop reviews the content, problem-solving and mathematical reasoning skills needed to help participants prepare for the math portion of the Illinois Certification Basic [...]

Criminal Background Checks: Certified Background.com

Beginning with the Fall 2008 term, background checks for GSU’s professional education unit programs will be done by Certified Background.com. Certified Background performs its background checks without the use of fingerprints. Candidates can initiate their background checks online at http://certifiedbackground.com. Click on the “Students” button. Use the the package code “go03″. The cost of the [...]

ICTS Exam Dates for 2008-2009

You can find everything you need to know about the Illinois Certification Testing System online. Go to http://www.icts.nesinc.com/index.asp.
To go directly to the testing dates for the year, go to http://www.icts.nesinc.com/IL13_testdates.asp.
To register for an exam, go to http://www.icts.nesinc.com/IL13_reg_test_toc.asp.
If you need to know which exams you need to take to be certified — or which tests are [...]