Passing the GACE Basic Assessment is a mandatory requirement for junior cohort applications and for teaching in Georgia. Can I exempt the GACE Basic Assessment?
• Hold or have held clear renewable certification, or • Hold a master’s degree, or • Meet one of the following test scores*: • SAT – minimum required score = 1000 (with no minimum verbal score or math score required). The composite score is obtained by adding the Verbal and the Math scores. Candidates must take both the Verbal and the Math sections of the test. Note: You can use the Verbal portion of the SAT from one testing session and add it to the Math portion from another testing session in order to exempt GACE Basic Assessment. (Source: phone call to PSC January 23, 2004) • ACT – minimum score = 43 (with no minimum English score or Math score required) The composite score is obtained by adding the English and Math scores. Candidates must take both the English and Math sections of the test. • GRE – minimum score = 1030 (with no minimum Verbal score or Quantitative score required) The Composite score is obtained by adding the Verbal and Quantitative scores. Candidates must take both
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