REGISTRATION CHECKLIST

Use the following "Registration Checklist for All Tests Except the ATS–P (Video)" or "Registration Checklist for the ATS–P (Video)" to help gather the information that you need to register for the NYSTCE.

Registration Checklist for All Tests Except the ATS–P (Video)

1. Review your registration options.

Task

Refer to:

Select the test(s) you want to take.

"Test Selection"

Select a test date.

"Test Dates"

Select a test area.

"Test Sites"

Select a registration method—Internet, U.S. mail, or telephone. Depending on the registration period (regular, late, or emergency), you have the following choices:

Regular

Late

Emergency

"Registration Options"

Prepare your payment.

Credit card—VISA or MasterCard only

Check or money order—do not send cash.

"Test Fees and Payment Policies"

2. Gather the personal information you need to register.

When you create an account or register for the NYSTCE, you will be asked to provide the following information:

Name
Address
Daytime telephone number
Social security number (required for Internet registration)

Date of birth (required to access your scores on the Internet)
E-mail address (required for Internet registration)
Ethnicity (optional)
Gender (optional)

Your test results are transmitted directly to the NYSED using the social security number and other identification information you enter during registration. Failure to record your social security number correctly may delay or jeopardize the issuance of a certificate to you. If you live in Canada and have a social insurance number but not a U.S. social security number, you may use your social insurance number when you register. Your test results will be transmitted directly to the NYSED according to the number you give.

Please take care to record your name exactly as you have reported it on your New York State certification application or as you will report it when you apply for your teacher certification from the New York State Office of Teaching Initiatives. Any difference in the reporting of your name—even in the use of hyphens, initials, or spaces—may result in problems with your test scores being matched to your certification application and with the issuance of your teaching certificate.

3. Review the background questions.

When you register for the NYSTCE, you will be asked to answer some background questions. Refer to "Background Questions" to prepare answers for the questions you will be asked during registration.

4. Review the Rules of Test Participation.

Before you register, you must read and agree to abide by the policies stated in "Compliance with Testing Rules," including the Rules of Test Participation, and all procedures and policies contained in the 2009–2010 NYSTCE Registration Bulletin.