NYSTCE Test Dates

New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) are required for certification to teach in New York. There are a number of different examinations that comprise the NYSTCE, including an Assessment of Teaching Assistant Skills (ATAS), individual Tests for Teacher Certification - Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAST), Elementary Written Assessment of Teaching Skills (ATS-W), Content Specialty Tests (CSTs), Bilingual Education Assessments (BEAs), Communication and Quantitative Skills Test (CQST), and Video Assessment of Teaching Skills (ATS-P). (The ATS-P has a different set of registration and submission requirements.) All NYSTCE tests are available in paper-based format and some tests are also offered in computer-based format.

The LAST, ATS-W, Multi-Subject CST, and ATAS can all be taken via computer at specific locations in the state of New York. If you are considering being tested on a computer, review the web page on Choosing Computer-Based Testing, located on the NYSTCE website, which discusses all the points of comparison between the two test formats.

One of the biggest differences is between the paper-based testing and computer-based testing is that computer-based testing has a fluid enrollment schedule, whereas its paper-based counterpart is only administered on specific dates. Due to this fact, there is not a computer-based exam schedule. The paper-based examination schedule follows.

Date of Test	Regular Registration Closes	Late Registration Closes	Emergency Registration Deadline	Score Report Date
February 16, 2013	January 11, 2013	January 25, 2013	February 8, 2013	March 18, 2013
April 20, 2013	March 15, 2013	March 29, 2013	April 12, 2013	May 20, 2013
June 8, 2013	May 3, 2013	May 17, 2013	May 31, 2013	July 8, 2013
July 20, 2013	June 14, 2013	June 28, 2013	July 12, 2013	August 19, 2013

Online Registration -

Examinees may register online at any time before the emergency registration deadline, on the NYSTCE account login page. Keep in mind that online registration must be completed before 5:00 p.m. EST or the application will be moved to the next day.

Registration by mail - Sending in registration by ground mail is not possible after the late registration deadline passes. The date of the postmark counts as the date of registration. Send packages to:
NYSTCE
Evaluation Systems
Pearson
300 Venture Way
Hadley, MA 01035

Phone registration is possible only for the last 10-13 days of the emergency registration period. The NYSTCE Test Date page has more details. To register by phone, call 413-256-2882.

by Alanna Traylor
Last Updated: 04/16/2013

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