Basic Skills Requirement

Options for meeting the California Basic Skills Test (CBEST) Requirement

Individuals may satisfy the basic skills requirement by one of the following methods: 

• Passage of CBEST (passing scores remain valid indefinitely for all credential and employment purposes)
• Passage of a basic skills exam from another state
• Passage of CSET: Multiple Subjects Plus Writing exam (for Multiple Subject and Education Specialist candidates only)
• Passage of the CSU Early Assessment Program (EAP)  (English and Mathematics sections) taken in the Spring of 11th grade, or the CSU Placement Examinations (English Placement Test [EPT] passing score 151 and Entry Level Mathematics [ELM] passing score 50