Basic Skills Requirement

Since 1983, the California Basic Educational Skills test (CBEST) has been the only option for meeting the state requirement for basic skills proficiency. Effective January 1, 2007, five new options to meet the basic skills requirement were added. The following are the six options for meeting the basic skills requirement. However, three of the options will not be available at this time as passing scores have not been established by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

• Passage of CBEST
• Passage of a basic skills exam from another state
• Passage of CSET: Multiple Subjects Plus Writing exam (for Multiple Subject candidates only)
• Passage of CSET: Multiple Subjects Plus Writing exam (for Multiple Subject candidates only)
• Passage of the ACT Plus Writing exam (not available at this time)
• Passage of the GRE (Graduate Record exam) (not available at this time)
• Passage of the SAT Reasoning exam (not available at this time)