School of Education Student Services

Testing Information

Testing Requirements

You may register online for all tests at the following web site.  Additional information on the Illinois License Testing System is available at: www.icts.nesinc.com

Basic Skills Test (test code 096) – must be passed prior to being admitted to any teacher education program at SIUE.

Practice test: http://www.icts.nesinc.com/IL_practest_opener.asp

Test guides: http://www.icts.nesinc.com/IL_studyguide_opener.asp#basicSkills

Help at SIUE:

HELP at SIUE for THE ICTS BASIC SKILLS TEST web site:  http://www.icts.nesinc.com WRITING and LANGUAGE ARTS: Writing Center:  Student Success Center 1254 http://www.siue.edu/IS/WRITING/ 618-650-2045 Grammar Modules on computer Essay critique by appointment MATHEMATICS Math Resource Area:  Student Success Center 1252 http://www.siue.edu/is/math 618-650-2055 Help on a walk-in basis (check web for times) Tutors and software programs

BASIC SKILLS TEST PREPARATION
(http://www.basicskillsprep.org/login.jsp)

Basic Skills  Institution pass code is 6HIXMHGJHL

Content Area Test (test code varies) – must be passed prior to student teaching (check with your Student Services advisor for testing deadlines and test codes)

Elementary Education students – [PDF]

Test guides:
http://www.icts.nesinc.com/IL_studyguide_opener.asp#content

Assessment of Professional Teaching (APT) test (test code varies) – must be passed prior to being issued an Illinois Teaching License.

Test guides:
http://www.icts.nesinc.com/IL_studyguide_opener.asp#apt