Exam family
State teacher certification exams
State-specific educator licensure exams — TExES, FTCE, GACE, MTEL, NYSTCE, and CSET.
7 published exams, administered by 7 separate bodies. Official exam lengths run from 40 to 210 questions. Time limits run from 2h 15m to 5h. 427 free practice questions are live across the family.
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Exams
427
Free practice questions
7
Study guides
7
Cheat sheets
7 exams
Exams in State teacher certification exams
- FTCE General KnowledgeFlorida Department of Education / FTCE-FELE (Pearson)
FTCE General Knowledge Test
Time limit4h 5mTo pass200 scaled score on each…Exam fee$130 - TExES Core Subjects EC-6Texas Education Agency (TEA) / Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) program, administered by Pearson (NES)
TExES Core Subjects EC-6 (391) Exam
Questions210Time limit5hTo pass240 scaled score on each…Exam fee$116 - CSET Multiple SubjectsCalifornia Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC), administered by Pearson's Evaluation Systems (California Educator Credentialing Examinations program)
CSET Multiple Subjects Exam
Questions143Time limit5hTo pass220 scaled score per…Exam fee$247 - GACE Elementary EducationGeorgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) — GACE program administered under contract by ETS (transitioning to Evaluation Systems, Pearson, effective July 1, 2025)
GACE Elementary Education (501) Exam
Questions150Time limit4hTo pass220 scaled scoreExam fee$193 - MTEL Communication & LiteracyMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MTEL program, administered by Pearson/Evaluation Systems)
MTEL Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Exam
Questions77Time limit4h 15mTo pass240 scaled score on each…Exam fee$112 - NYSTCE EASNew York State Education Department / Pearson (National Evaluation Series, NYSTCE program)
NYSTCE Educating All Students (EAS) Exam
Questions40Time limit2h 15mTo pass520 scaled scoreExam fee$80 - TExES PPR EC-12Texas Education Agency (TEA), administered by Pearson's National Evaluation Series (tx.nesinc.com)
TExES Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC-12 (160) Exam
Questions100Time limit4h 45mTo pass240 scaled scoreExam fee$116
Grounding
Official sources
Every exam number on this page traces to a document published by the body that sets or administers the exam. These are the primary publishers cited across State teacher certification exams.
- Florida Department of Education / FTCE-FELE (Pearson)fl.nesinc.comcited by 6 exams
- Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) — GACE program administered under contract by ETS (transitioning to Evaluation Systems, Pearson, effective July 1, 2025)gace.ets.orgcited by 1 exam
- California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC), administered by Pearson's Evaluation Systems (California Educator Credentialing Examinations program)ctc.ca.govcited by 1 exam
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