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Admission Preparation Tips for Credentials
TEST PREPARATION
The following self-paced preparation guides for CBEST, CSET, and GRE are based upon five years’ experience with preparing students for standardized tests. They are intended to provide road maps for helping students achieve academic success.
Please consult the webpage for the program you wish to attend for the tests required. Student Affairs at UCI will assist you, if needed.
CBEST = California Basic Educational Skills Test
CSET = California Subject Examinations for Teachers
GRE = Graduate Record Examination
MS = Multiple Subjects (K-6)
SS = Single Subject (7-12)
CBEST
Please note: If you plan to take the Multiple Subjects (MS) CSET, you may waive CBEST by passing the MS CSET Writing test in combination with the other MS CSET subtests.
Preparing for the CBEST (PDF)
MULTIPLE SUBJECTS CSET
Three subtests (I, II, and III) are administered in the morning session.
The Writing subtest (IV) is administered in the afternoon.
Subtests I, II, III may be taken singly on successive test dates in January, March, May, July, September, or November.
Many students find it more convenient, since it is the shortest, to combine Subtest III with Subtest I or, most frequently, with Subtest II.
In the morning session, the full five hours are available whether you are completing one, two, or three subtests.
Please review the appropriate sections of the CSET Tips page.
For a comprehensive guide for preparing for CSET MS I, II, and III:
For additional help with CSET II Math, please see the Math Glossary:
To prepare for the CSET MS Writing subtest IV:
SINGLE SUBJECT (SS) CSET
Please review the appropriate sections of the CSET Tips page.
SS CSET preparation for Art, English, French, Math, Music, Science, Social Science, Spanish appears below. Each contains links to sources of information to assist you in your preparation.
As each SS CSET is divided into subtests, you are strongly urged to take only one (Foundations Math) or a maximum of two subtests in one five-hour session.
Not all SS CSET are offered every two months. Check the Registration Schedule carefully for your particular Single Subject CSET.
SS CSET Art (PDF)
SS CSET English (PDF)
SS CSET French (PDF)
SS CSET Mathematics (PDF)
SS CSET Music (PDF)
SS CSET Science (PDF)
SS CSET Social Sciences (PDF)
SS CSET Spanish (PDF)
GRE
To assist you prepare for the GRE GENERAL test, please see GRE Preparation.
For information on the GRE General Writing portion, please see GRE Writing.
Further assistance and materials are available in the Student Resource Center, 1121 Berkeley Place, from Bhasha Leonard bleonard@uci.edu. Please state your availability in your e-mail.
Your comments and feedback are highly valued. Best wishes.
TEACHERS OF TOMORROW
Future teachers are encouraged to attend the Teachers of Tomorrow (TOT) undergraduate club at UCI.
Meetings are held every two weeks at 6 PM on Tuesday or Wednesday afternoons during Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters, in the Student Resource Center, 1121 Berkeley Place.
Please make sure you are registered with the club teachersoftomorrow@uci.edu to receive e-mails of important announcements and details of future events.
Stop by the booth at the Welcome Week BBQ on September 24th between 11 AM and 3 PM in Aldrich Park and introduce yourself to this year’s officers: Tera Perry, Elizabeth Yu, Rachel Holland, Melissa Silverman, and Judy Vasquez.
Watch for announcements of the visit from the Principal of Whitney High School, among the nation’s top ranked high schools, described in the book School of Dreams.
Join the club and attend the Future Teacher Conference at Santa Ana College in October FREE!
Come early, socialize, and snack with fellow TOT members.
Latecomers are always welcome, too.
See you at a club event soon!
STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER
1121 BERKELEY PLACE
Housing a large collection of professional materials on reserve and available for loan, the Student Resource Center is open from early morning until late in the evening. Hours vary during the year and are posted at the entrance.
Education Minor students, Teacher Credential candidates, and Doctoral students are encouraged to make full use of the facilities for private study and for meetings with small or large groups of up to 20 students.
Orientations to the Student Resource Center are frequently given to students attending classes in Berkeley Place. Others should contact Bhasha Leonard bleonard@uci.edu for a tour of the center. Please state your availability in your e-mail.
With food preparation facilities available for students, you are welcome to make yourself at home in the Student Resource Center at Berkeley Place.
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