Thumbprinting

The identification policy for CTEL test administrations has been updated. As part of the identity verification process, your thumbprint will be taken at the test site. Thumbprints will be used only for the purpose of identity verification. If you do not provide a thumbprint, you will not be allowed to test and you will not receive a refund or credit of any kind. See "What to Bring to the Test Site" for more information about the identification policy.

Transition from BCLAD Examinations to CSET: Languages Other Than English

BCLAD Tests 4, 5, and 6 have been replaced by California Subject Examinations for Teachers® (CSET®) subtests as of the November 3, 2007, test administration. Individuals who wish to use the exam route to earn a bilingual authorization, and have not yet passed any BCLAD test, will need to take the following CSET subtests:

1. CSET: LOTE Subtest IV, which assesses the methodology of bilingual education;
2. CSET: LOTE Subtest V, which assesses bilingual cultural knowledge in the language of emphasis;
3. CSET: LOTE Subtest II or III (based on the language of emphasis), language and communication skills. (Please note: The language and communication skills subtest that can be used toward a BCLAD Certificate is the same language and communication skills subtest that can be used toward a Single Subject Teaching Credential in a language other than English.)

Candidates must also meet additional requirements for certification (see the CTC’s Web site at www.ctc.ca.gov).

Candidates who have previously passed one or more tests of the BCLAD Examinations will be able to use their BCLAD Examinations scores within the applicable period of score validity to meet requirements for a bilingual authorization. The period of score validity for the BCLAD Examinations is seven years; the period of score validity for the examinations of the CSET is five years. Candidates may combine scores from the BCLAD Examinations and the CSET: LOTE as necessary to meet bilingual authorization requirements. (Note that BCLAD Test 6: The Language of Emphasis consists of four components: Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing. If you have passed some but not all four components, you must pass the entire CSET language and communication skills subtest. See the program transition information in the current CSET registration bulletin, which is available on the CSET Web site at www.ctcexams.nesinc.com, for additional details.)

For more information, refer to the CTC’s Official Correspondence 06-0024, available on the CTC’s Web site at www.ctc.ca.gov/notices/coded/060024/060024.html.


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