The NYSTCE are conducted during morning and afternoon test sessions and are four hours in length. The morning session has a reporting time of 7:45 a.m. and ends at approximately 12:30 p.m. The afternoon session has a reporting time of 1:00 p.m. and ends at approximately 5:45 p.m. Please note that the test session assignments have changed since the 2006–2007 program year.

Examinees will be assigned to one or two sessions according to the number and type of tests for which they registered. As certain tests are only offered during certain sessions, session requests cannot be honored.

The tables below list all NYSTCE tests and provide the following information:

• The test session(s) during which each test is offered
  
  
• The test dates on which each test is offered
  
  
• Important notes describing registration restrictions and special testing requirements

Test Name and Code	Test Availability	Important Notes
Assessment of Teaching Assistant Skills (ATAS) (095)	Morning and afternoon All test dates	Examinees registering for this test cannot register for the CQST (080) for the same administration. (The CQST is not the required test for teaching assistants.)

Refer to the following table for information about the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test, the Assessments of Teaching Skills—Written, the Content Specialty Tests, the Bilingual Education Assessments, the Communication and Quantitative Skills Test, and the Assessment of Teaching Skills—Performance (ATS–P) (video).

Note: The following table does not give information regarding which tests are required for specific teaching certificates. Before registering for any test, please go to the New York State Education Department Web site at http://OHE32.nysed.gov/tcert/ to see which tests are required for the certificate title you are seeking.
Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST) and Assessments of Teaching Skills—Written (ATS–W)
Test Name and Code	Test Availability	Important Notes
LAST (001)	Afternoon only All test dates
Elementary ATS–W (090)	Morning only All test dates
Secondary ATS–W (091)	Morning only All test dates
Content Specialty Tests (CSTs)
Test Name and Code	Test Availability	Important Notes
Agriculture (068)	Afternoon only Oct., Feb., May, and July only
American Sign Language (061)	Morning and afternoon Oct., Feb., May, and July only	Registration during regular and late registration periods only. Site availability is limited; see “Test Sites.” For video-recorded performance, wear solid-color attire that contrasts with your skin tone. Examinees who arrive late will not be admitted. Sign language interpreters not available unless approved before the test date; see “Registering for Alternative Testing Arrangements.” Written copies of test directions available at the test site.
Biology (006)	Morning only All test dates
Blind and Visually Impaired (062)	Afternoon only Oct., Feb., May, and July only	Bring a Braillewriter to the test. If you do not have this equipment, contact NES.
Business and Marketing (069)	Afternoon only All test dates
Cantonese (011)	Morning and afternoon Oct., Feb., May, and July only	Registration during the regular and late registration periods only. Site availability is limited; see “Test Sites.” This test includes recorded components; examinees who arrive late will not be admitted.
Chemistry (007)	Morning only All test dates	Scientific calculators are provided at the test site. See "Scientific Calculators" below for models provided.
Dance (070)	Afternoon only Oct., Feb., May, and July only
Deaf and Hard of Hearing (063)	Afternoon only Oct., Feb., May, and July only
Earth Science (008)	Morning only All test dates
Educational Technology Specialist (071)	Afternoon only All test dates
English Language Arts (003) (formerly English)	Morning only All test dates
English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (022)	Afternoon only All test dates
Family and Consumer Sciences (072)	Afternoon only Oct., Feb., May, and July only
French (012)	Morning and afternoon Oct., Feb., May, and July only	Registration during the regular and late registration periods only. Site availability is limited; see “Test Sites.” This test includes recorded components; examinees who arrive late will not be admitted.
German (013)	Morning and afternoon Oct., Feb., May, and July only	Registration during the regular and late registration periods only. Site availability is limited; see “Test Sites.” This test includes recorded components; examinees who arrive late will not be admitted.
Gifted Education (064)	Afternoon only All test dates
Greek (014)	Morning and afternoon Oct., Feb., May, and July only	Registration during the regular and late registration periods only. Site availability is limited; see “Test Sites.” This test includes recorded components; examinees who arrive late will not be admitted.
Health Education (073)	Afternoon only All test dates
Hebrew (015)	Morning and afternoon Oct., Feb., May, and July only	Registration during the regular and late registration periods only. Site availability is limited; see “Test Sites.” This test includes recorded components; examinees who arrive late will not be admitted.
Italian (016)	Morning and afternoon Oct., Feb., May, and July only	Registration during the regular and late registration periods only. Site availability is limited; see “Test Sites.” This test includes recorded components; examinees who arrive late will not be admitted.
Japanese (017)	Morning and afternoon Oct., Feb., May, and July only	Registration during the regular and late registration periods only. Site availability is limited; see “Test Sites.” This test includes recorded components; examinees who arrive late will not be admitted.
Latin (010)	Morning and afternoon Oct., Feb., May, and July only	Registration during the regular and late registration periods only. Site availability is limited; see “Test Sites.” This test includes recorded components; examinees who arrive late will not be admitted.
Library Media Specialist (074)	Afternoon only All test dates
Literacy (065)	Afternoon only All test dates
Mandarin (018)	Morning and afternoon Oct., Feb., May, and July only	Registration during the regular and late registration periods only. Site availability is limited; see “Test Sites.” This test includes recorded components; examinees who arrive late will not be admitted.
Mathematics (004)	Morning only All test dates	Bring a graphing calculator to the test. See "Approved Graphing Calculators" below for approved models.
Multi-Subject (002)	Morning only All test dates
Music (075)	Afternoon only All test dates	This test includes a recorded component; examinees who arrive late will not be admitted.
Physical Education (076)	Afternoon only All test dates
Physics (009)	Morning only All test dates	Scientific calculators are provided at the test site. See "Scientific Calculators" below for models provided.
Russian (019)	Morning and afternoon Oct., Feb., May, and July only	Registration during the regular and late registration periods only. Site availability is limited; see “Test Sites.” This test includes recorded components; examinees who arrive late will not be admitted.
Social Studies (005)	Morning only All test dates
Spanish (020)	Morning and afternoon Oct., Feb., May, and July only	Registration during the regular and late registration periods only. Site availability is limited; see “Test Sites.” This test includes recorded components; examinees who arrive late will not be admitted.
Students with Disabilities (060)	Afternoon only All test dates
Technology Education (077)	Afternoon only All test dates
Theatre (078)	Afternoon only Oct., Feb., May, and July only
Visual Arts (079)	Afternoon only All test dates
Bilingual Education Assessments (BEAs)
Test Name and Code	Test Availability	Important Notes
BEA—Spanish (024)	Morning and afternoon Oct., Feb., May, and July only	Registration during the regular and late registration periods only. Site availability is limited; see “Test Sites.” This test includes recorded components; examinees who arrive late will not be admitted. Examinees may NOT register for more than one Bilingual Education Assessment (BEA) per test date.
BEA— Arabic (030) Bengali (043) Cantonese (027) French (031) Haitian Creole (026) Hebrew (040) Korean (032) Mandarin (028) Polish (037) Russian (029) Urdu (034) Vietnamese (049) Yiddish (041)	Morning and afternoon Oct., Feb., May, and July only	Registration during the regular registration period only. Site availability is limited; see “Test Sites.” These tests include recorded components; examinees who arrive late will not be admitted. Examinees may NOT register for more than one Bilingual Education Assessment (BEA) per test date.
If you are seeking a bilingual education extension for a language not listed here, call NES by three weeks before the regular registration deadline to request an eligibility form. You must submit it for review, along with your registration form and payment, by two weeks before the regular registration deadline. Tests may be taken at administrations in October, February, May, and July only. Score reports for unlisted BEAs may be sent up to two weeks after the score report dates indicated in “Test Dates.”
Communication and Quantitative Skills Test (CQST) and Assessment of Teaching Skills—Performance (ATS–P) (Video)
Test Name and Code	Test Availability	Important Notes
CQST (080)	Afternoon only All test dates	Examinees registering for this test cannot register for the ATAS (095) for the same administration. (The ATAS is not the required test for certificates in career and technical education subjects.)
ATS–P (Video) (092)	Not applicable	Candidates are required to prepare and submit a video recording; see “Test Dates” for submission information.

Examinees taking the CSTs in Chemistry (007) and Physics (009) will be provided with one of the following models of scientific calculators at the test administration. The models distributed are subject to change; directions for use will not be provided at the test site. You may not use your own calculator or calculator manual for these tests.

• Texas Instruments TI-30X
  
  
• Texas Instruments TI-30X Solar
  
  
• Texas Instruments TI-30Xa
  
  
• Texas Instruments TI-30Xs
  
  
• Texas Instruments TI-30XIIs
  

Approved Graphing Calculators

Examinees taking the Mathematics (004) CST must bring their own graphing calculator but may not bring a calculator manual. Graphing calculators will not be provided at the administration. Only the brands and models listed below may be used. Approved calculator brands and models are subject to change; if there is a change, examinees will be notified. Test administration staff will clear the memory of your calculator both before and after testing. Therefore, be sure to back up the memory on your calculator, including applications, to an external device before arriving at the test site.

Manufacturer	Approved Models
Casio	FX 1.0-PLUS, FX7400G, FX7400G-PLUS, FX9750G-PLUS, CFX-9850G, CFX-9850G-PLUS, CFX-9850GA, CFX-9850GA-PLUS, CFX-9850GB-PLUS, CFX-9850GB-PLUS-we, CFX-9850GC-PLUS, CFX-9970G, Algebra FX 2.0 (ALGFX2.0)
Sharp	EL-9300, EL-9600, EL-9600c, EL-9900
Texas Instruments	TI-73, TI-80, TI-81, TI-82, TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver, TI-84, TI-84 Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver, TI-85, TI-86
Hewlett-Packard	HP 9g, HP 40g

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