TEAS Testing

If you plan to apply for admission to the Associate Degree Nursing program, you are required to complete the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS). The TEAS is designed to determine the academic readiness of applicants and contains four subtests in Math, Science, English and Reading. TEAS must be completed within one year of application and cannot be taken more than two times in any one year.

Attention:

Pre-registration is required with a fee of $43.75. Registrations are accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Registration and fee must be submitted two days prior to the test to secure your seat.

Register for the test

The TEAS test is offered in partnership with the Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI). You must register both with ATI as well as our Assessment Office prior to the test.

Step 1: Go to ATI On-line Registration - Create your account, user ID and password with ATI. Select "Bellevue CC" as your institution. You need to bring the username and password on the test day for admission to the test center.

Step 2: Go to BCC TEAS On-line Registration - Create an account with us and pay the required fee of $43.75 ($25 TEAS test fee, and $18.75 BCC testing lab fee). The payment must be submitted 2 days prior to the test to confirm your seat. Otherwise your seat will be given to students in the wait list.

Current available test dates:

Test Date

Time

Location

Registration Deadline

Register

Thursday, September 18

1:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Room

A134

Tuesday, September 16

To be

open soon

Thursday,

October 9

9:00 am - 12:45 pm

Room

B132

Tuesday,

October 7

To be

open soon

(You must arrive at the test room 30 minutes prior to the test time. The entire test may take up to 3 hours 30 minutes. However, you may leave if you finish the test earlier.)

NOTE: Due to limited seat availability, TEAS test registrations are accepted on a first come first serve basis. Once the available seats are full, registrants will be added to a waitlist. Individuals in the waitlist will be notified if seats become available. *(You can register and take the test with us even though you are not a current BCC student)

(Additonal test dates after September will be scheuduled, please visit our website agian for more updates.)

TEST DAY

I. What To Bring On Test Day

Your TEAS admission ticket (it is sent to the email address you used for registering the test).

Valid government-issued photo identification.

Your ATI account username and password to log into your web account to take the test. You cannot start the test without these information. (See Step 1 above for creating an ATI account)

II. Important Regulations

You need to arrive and check in 30 minutes prior to the testing time.

No admission is allowed once the test has started.

The entire test may take up to 3 hours 30 minutes. However, you may leave if you finish the test earlier.

You will receive score report right after you finish the entire test.

Calculator is not allowed (scratch paper and pencil will be provided)

No bag or back pack allowed in the test room. Please leave your belongings in your car or with your family or friends.

No drinks or food in the test room.

You may take break during the test for a maximum of 5 minutes. However, you can take break more than one time.

Cell phone use is prohibited. If your phone makes noise, or you are seen using it at any time (including breaks), you may be dismissed immediately, your scores may be canceled. This policy also applies to any other prohibited digital and/or electronic devices such as BlackBerrys, CD players, pagers, PDAs, cameras or other photographic equipment, or separate timers of any kind.

Assessment Office Contact Information:

Bellevue Community College
Assessment Office, B132
3000 Landerholm Circle SE
Bellevue, WA 98007-6484
Phone: (425) 564--2243

Fax: (425) 564-2138

assessment@bcc.ctc.edu

Other Contact Information:

For information about preparing for the TEAS test, visit Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) website.

For information about admission requirements for Associate Degree Nursing Program, visit Nursing Department website.

Updated 8/24/2008