TEST SITES

When registering for the CSET, refer to the following tables to select a test area and test date. Your specific test site will be determined based on availability and appropriateness of facilities for test administration. Test sites will be within the area listed but not necessarily within the actual city limits.

Register as early as possible to increase your chances of being assigned to a test site within your first-choice test area.

Not all tests are available on all test dates or at all test areas. Refer to the following tables to determine which test areas and test dates are available for the tests you wish to take.

Test Availability by Test Date and Test Area

Test
9/12/09 11/7/09 1/9/10 3/13/10 5/8/10 7/10/10
CSET: Multiple Subjects All areas All areas All areas All areas All areas All areas
CSET: Writing Skills All areas except El Centro/ Calexico All areas except El Centro/ Calexico All areas except El Centro/ Calexico All areas except El Centro/ Calexico All areas except El Centro/ Calexico All areas except El Centro/ Calexico
CSET: Preliminary Educational Technology All areas except El Centro/ Calexico   All areas except El Centro/ Calexico All areas except El Centro/ Calexico All areas except El Centro/ Calexico  
CSET: Single Subjects
Agriculture
Business
Health Science
Home Economics
Industrial and Technology Education
All areas except El Centro/ Calexico   All areas except El Centro/ Calexico All areas except El Centro/ Calexico All areas except El Centro/ Calexico  
Art
Music
Physical Education
Selected areas*   Selected areas* Selected areas* Selected areas*  
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Science
All areas except El Centro/ Calexico All areas except El Centro/ Calexico All areas except El Centro/ Calexico All areas except El Centro/ Calexico All areas except El Centro/ Calexico All areas except El Centro/ Calexico
CSET: Languages Other Than English
American Sign Language Subtests I, II, and III†
Arabic Subtests I, II, and V
Armenian Subtests I, II, and V
Cantonese Subtests I, II, III, and V
Farsi Subtests I, II, and V
Filipino Subtests I, II, and V
German Subtests I, II, III, and V
Hebrew
Hmong Subtests I, II, and V
Japanese Subtests I, II, III, and V
Khmer Subtests I, II, and V
Korean Subtests I, II, III, and V
Mandarin Subtests I, II, III, and V
Portuguese
Punjabi Subtests I, II, III, and V
Russian Subtests I, II, III, and V
Vietnamese Subtests I, II, III, and V
  Selected areas*†     Selected areas*†  
French Subtests I, II, III, and V
Spanish Subtests I, II, III, and V
Selected areas*   Selected areas* Selected areas* Selected areas*  
LOTE Subtest IV Selected areas* Selected areas* Selected areas* Selected areas* Selected areas*  
Test
9/12/09 11/7/09 1/9/10 3/13/10 5/8/10 7/10/10

* Selected areas are marked with an asterisk in the following table.
† Selected test areas for CSET: American Sign Language are marked with this symbol (†) in the following table.

California Test Areas

Test Area Code
Bakersfield area
402
*Chico area 403
El Centro/Calexico area
415
*Fresno area 404
*Humboldt County/Arcata area
401
*Long Beach area 405
Los Angeles (East) area
406
*Los Angeles (West) area 436
*Oakland area
426
*Orange County/Anaheim area 410
*Orange County/Costa Mesa area
427
Pasadena/San Gabriel area 407
Pomona/Ontario area
408
*Riverside/Moreno Valley area 411
*Sacramento area
412
San Bernardino area 413
*San Diego area
414
San Diego/North County area 423
*San Francisco area
416
*San Jose/Santa Clara area 417
*San Luis Obispo area
418
Santa Barbara area 419
Santa Cruz area
433
Santa Rosa area 420
Stockton/Modesto area
421
*Woodland Hills area 409
CSET: American Sign Language Test Areas
† ASL Northern California area 460
† ASL Southern California area 461
* The CSET in Arabic, Armenian, Art, Cantonese, Farsi, Filipino, French, German, Hebrew, Hmong, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, LOTE Subtest IV, Mandarin, Music, Physical Education, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese are offered at these test areas.

Emergency Registration Test Areas

Emergency registration is limited to the space available at the following test areas across California. Please note that the test areas available for emergency registration are subject to change based on available space. Some areas may become full and, therefore, may be unavailable during emergency registration. Not all tests are available during the emergency registration period; see "Test Selection" for information about test availability.

Test Area Code
Chico area 403
Fresno area 404
Humboldt County/Arcata area 401
Long Beach area 405
Orange County/Anaheim area 410
Sacramento area 412
San Diego area 414
San Francisco area 416
San Luis Obispo area 418
Woodland Hills area 409

Out-of-State Test Areas

Out-of-state testing is available for the May test date in the following five test areas. Out-of-state test areas are offered subject to the requirement that there is a minimum number of examinees per area. Examinees will be notified if a test area selected during registration is not available due to insufficient registration. Because of space limitations at some of the out-of-state test areas, examinees are urged to register early.

During the late registration period, examinees may be able to register for an out-of-state test area, subject to space availability. Registration for out-of-state test areas is not available during the emergency registration period.

Test Area Code
Atlanta, Georgia, area
481
Austin, Texas, area 482
Chicago, Illinois, area 484
New York, New York, area 486
Seattle, Washington, area 490