New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE)

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Important Announcements

01/19/21

Registration is now open for the Revised (May 2019) School Building Leader assessment for testing starting 4/17/2021.
10/14/20

The draft BEA framework and correlation table for revised BEA tests launching in 2022 are now available.
09/25/20

Practice tests for the ESOL CST, Literacy CST, and Multi-Subject: Teachers of Early Childhood (Parts One and Two) tests are now available.
07/14/20

Registration is now open for the revised Dance, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts CSTs.
06/23/20

Study guides for revised Arts CSTs are now available.
04/28/20

Starting in June 2020, calculators to be provided for Biology and Earth Science CSTs.
04/24/20

Final framework and study guide for the Revised (May 2019) School Building Leader assessment are now available.
02/27/20

Draft framework for the revised Business and Marketing test is now available.

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