Educator Certification
Illinois Certification Testing System (ICTS)
Teacher, School Service Personnel and Administrator Certification
Testing
Testing Requirements
Notice:
Be advised that beginning July 1, 2012 all Illinois certification tests will be valid for 5 years instead of the current 10 years. The 5-year timeline is determined by the date the test was passed and the date that the fees are processed for the requested certificate or endorsement.
If the Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP-400) or the previous Basic Skills test (300) was required for entry into an approved Illinois certification program, those scores will be honored beyond the 5 years.
If the Illinois Basic Skills test was previously passed and was required for the issuance of an Illinois certificate, the TAP test will not be required for any subsequent certificate.
- Fact Sheet about the
Assessment of Professional Teaching - APT Test
- Fact Sheet about
the Special Education General Curriculum Test (SEGC)
Test Registration Information
- Illinois Certification Testing System (ICTS) website
- Test Dates
- Test Fees
- View Registration Bulletin
- Register for all ICTS Tests
Information About the Content of Tests
Testing Reports
- Basic Skills Testing Data - Testing Results (PDF Format)
- Cumulative Pass Rate Summary on the Basic Skills Test by Ethnicity (PDF format)
- Institutional Pass Rate Summary on the Basic Skills Test (PDF format)
- ICTS Summary of Aggregate Examinee Performance (PDF format)
- Title II State and Institution Report Cards
