Advisement & Certification

Testing Information

Testing Requirements

You may register online for all tests at the following web site.  Additional information on the Illinois Certification 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:  1419 Peck Hall http://www.siue.edu/IS/WRITING/ 618-650-2045 Grammar Modules on computer Essay critique by appointment READING COMPREHENSION: Peck Computer Lab:  1410 Peck Hall (Peck Lab on the web site below) http://www.library.siue.edu/ac/fal02reg.html Open-access Lab Computer Program:  Speed Reader II MATHEMATICS Math Resource Area:  1414 Peck Hall http://www.siue.edu/IS/MATH/ 618-650-2039 Help on a walk-in basis (check web for times) Tutors and some 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 OCECA 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 Certificate.

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