What tests do you need to take in order to become a licensed elementary teacher (K-6) in North Carolina?
What is the cost of the Foundations of Reading test and how much time do you have to complete it?
What two subjects make up the General Curriculum test?
If you took both subtests of the General Curriculum test at the same time, what would be the cost? If you took each subtest of the General Curriculum test at different times, what would the total cost be?
How many open-ended response questions are on the Foundations of Reading test?
How many open-ended response questions are on the General Curriculum test?
About how many weeks will it take for you to learn your results?
How many minutes before your schedules testing time should you plan to arrive at the testing center?
Which of the following items is prohibited in the testing center: cell phones, scratch paper, calculator, drinks, or all of the above?
Foundations of Reading and General Curriculum
The Foundations of Reading test costs $155 and takes 4 hours to complete.
Multi-subject subtest and Mathematics subtest
If you took both subtests at the same time, it would cost $155. If you took each of the subtests at different times, it would cost a total of $210.
There are TWO open-ended response questions on the Foundations of Reading test.
There are TWO open-ended response questions on the General Curriculum test- 1 Math and 1 multi-subject.
Typically, you can learn your results about three weeks after taking the test(s).
You should plan to arrive at the testing center 30 minutes prior to your scheduled testing time.
ALL OF THE ABOVE. Cell phones, scratch paper, calculators and drinks are all not allowed in the testing center.
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STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?
Please visit the North Carolina NES website to find more information, including test center information, available test dates, test registration, test prep (including study guides and practice tests) and much more.
If you have any other questions, please contact your program director, the Watson College Advising team, or the EEMLS department chair, Dr. Kathy Fox.