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Admission Requirements for Fall 2008
Required ExaminationsSee the table Programs of Study and Examination Requirements to determine which tests you have to take for the program which you are applying to. To ensure that your official test scores reach the Education Admissions Office, use the recipient code number as indicated below, for each examination.
Important: If you take the examinations after the application deadline, your application will be considered on a space-available basis only. You should register as early as possible for these examinations, since space is often limited.
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE): Use recipient code number R4833-3999. The General Test is required for all programs except Developmental Teacher Education and the Principal Leadership Institute. You must take the GRE in time for us to receive your scores by the application deadline. Scores from the computerized test take ten working days to arrive. For more information visit the GRE site. Test scores must be no more than five years old. Additional information about registering for the GRE can be obtained from the Educational Testing Service, 1947 Center Street, Berkeley CA 94704, telephone: (510) 654-1200 or P.O. Box 6000, Princeton, NJ 08541. Phone: (609) 711-7670.
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): Use recipient code number R4833. All applicants who earned their bachelor's degree in a country where the official language is not English are required to submit passing test scores, unless they have studied at least one year in an American college or university with a grade-point average of 3.0 or better. Passing scores are 570 for the paper-based test, 230 for the computer-based test, and 68 for the Internet-based test (iBT). The Graduate Application for Admission and Fellowships contains further information. Tests taken before June 2006 will not be accepted. Please check with the testing agency to make sure that your test date allows for sufficient time for your scores to be reported to UC Berkeley before the application deadline. The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) can also be used to meet the language profiency standard. A passing score is at least seven out of nine.
- Basic Skills Requirement (Required of all applicants to programs leading to a credential; 3 options for passing):
- Pass the CBEST (California Basic Educational Skills Test): To register for the CBEST visit the CBEST site (Applicants residing outside CA and OR may take CBEST after admission and arrival in CA). Please see the table for CBEST dates.
- Pass a Basic Skills Examination from Another State
- For DTE applicants only: Pass CSET Multiple Subjects Examination plus CSET Writing Examination
- Subject Matter Examinations: The CSET is required of all applicants to programs leading to a multiple or single subject teaching credential. Please include a photocopy of your CSET passing verification with your supporting materials. Please see the table on CSET Exam Requirements for Credentials to find out which CSET subtests are required. Applicants must satisfy subject matter requirements either by examination or by completing a subject matter preparation program before they may be admitted to a teaching credential program. Please see the table for CSET dates. For more information about the CSET, please see their website at: http://www.cset.nesinc.com.
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