Registration Checklist

Use this checklist to help gather the information that you need to register for GACE paper-based testing.

1. Review your registration options.
Task Refer to:
Select the test(s) you want to take. "Test Selection for Paper-Based Testing"
Select a test date. "Test Dates for Paper-Based Testing"
Select a test site. "Test Sites for Paper-Based Testing"
Select a registration method—Internet, U.S. mail, or telephone. Depending on the registration period (regular, late, or emergency), you have the following choices:*

Regular Late Emergency
Online registration available US mail registration available
Online registration available US mail registration available
Online registration available Telephone registration available

* For the May, Jul, and Aug 2013 supplemental administrations, registration is available by Internet only.
"Registration Options for Paper-Based Testing"
Prepare your payment.

Internet registration Phone registration
Credit card—VISA or MasterCard only Credit card—VISA or MasterCard only—or check or money order. Do not send cash.

"Test Fees and Payment Policies"
2. Gather the personal information you need to register.
When you create an account or register for the GACE, you will be asked to provide the following information:
  • Name
  • Address
  • Daytime telephone number (required for Internet registration)
  • Date of birth (required to access your scores on the Internet)
  • Social security number (required for Internet registration and to access your scores on the Internet)
  • E-mail address (required for Internet registration)
  • Ethnicity (optional)
  • Gender (optional)
Your test results are transmitted directly to the GaPSC using the social security number you provide during registration. Failure to provide this number correctly may delay or jeopardize the issuance of a certificate to you.

Please record your name exactly as it appears on other important documents such as your college transcripts or current educator certification credentials or as you will report it when you apply for certification from the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. Please be consistent in the spelling of your name every time you register to take a GACE test. Any difference in the recording of your name may result in problems with your test scores being matched to your certification application and with the issuance of your teaching certificate.
3. Review the background questions.
When you register for the GACE, you will be asked to answer some background questions. Refer to "Background Questions" to prepare answers to the questions you will be asked during registration.
4. Review the Rules of Test Participation.
Before you register, you must read and agree to abide by the policies stated in "Compliance with Testing Rules," including the Rules of Test Participation for Paper-Based Testing, and all procedures and policies contained in the 2012–2013 GACE Registration Bulletin.
2012–2013 GACE Registration Bulletin
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