The California Basic Educational Skills Test™ (CBEST®) was developed to meet requirements of laws relating to credentialing and employment. This test requirement in no way replaces any of the other requirements of subject matter knowledge, professional preparation, and practice teaching or field experience used in the issuance of credentials. The CBEST is designed to test basic reading, mathematics, and writing skills found to be important for the job of an educator; the test is not designed to measure the ability to teach those skills.

The CBEST was selected by the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) in July 1984 to assess educators’ basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills in the English language.

For Information on test dates, test centers, registration, and test fees, please visit the CBEST website: http://www.cbest.nesinc.com/

NEW: CBEST can now be taken as a computer-based test. For more information please visit the CBEST website.

For information on Oregon teacher certification please visit the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission website: http://www.tspc.state.or.us/

Questions? You can email your questions to us at testing@uoregon.edu

The California Basic Educational Skills Test™ (CBEST®) was developed to meet requirements of laws relating to credentialing and employment. This test requirement in no way replaces any of the other requirements of subject matter knowledge, professional preparation, and practice teaching or field experience used in the issuance of credentials. The CBEST is designed to test basic reading, mathematics, and writing skills found to be important for the job of an educator; the test is not designed to measure the ability to teach those skills.

The CBEST was selected by the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) in July 1984 to assess educators’ basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills in the English language.

For Information on test dates, test centers, registration, and test fees, please visit the CBEST website: http://www.cbest.nesinc.com/

NEW: CBEST can now be taken as a computer-based test. For more information please visit the CBEST website.

For information on Oregon teacher certification please visit the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission website: http://www.tspc.state.or.us/

Questions? You can email your questions to us at testing@uoregon.edu