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How many questions is the FTCE General Knowledge Test?Ninety-five multiple-choice questions, plus one written essay. English Language Skills has 30, Reading has 30 and Mathematics has 35. The essay is a s…
How long is the FTCE General Knowledge Test?The three multiple-choice subtests run 195 minutes in total: English Language Skills 40, Reading 55, Mathematics 100. Add the essay's 50 and the full …
How much does the FTCE General Knowledge Test cost?USD 32.50 for one subtest, USD 65 for two, USD 97.50 for three and USD 130 for all four. The fees are set in Rule 6A-4.0021(4)(b) and have been in for…
What score do you need to pass the FTCE?There is no single passing score. Each subtest passes on its own at a scaled score of 200, and FLDOE publishes what that is worth as a maximum percent…
Is there a calculator on the FTCE math subtest?Yes. An on-screen calculator and a mathematics reference sheet are supplied during the Mathematics subtest, per the FTCE Test Structure document. Both…
How many times can you take the FTCE?There is no cap. Rule 6A-4.0021 sets no limit on how many times you may retake a failed examination. It requires at least thirty days between administ…
How long do you wait to retake the FTCE?Thirty days. Rule 6A-4.0021(3)(d) lets an examinee retake a failed examination provided at least thirty days have elapsed since the previous administr…
Do FTCE scores expire?No. A passing subtest score does not expire. You keep it and retake only what you failed, and Rule 6A-4.0021 does not let you resit a subtest you have…
Can you take one FTCE subtest at a time?Yes. The four subtests are registered, sat and passed separately, and the rule's own fee schedule has a single-subtest registration at USD 32.50. Spli…
When do you get FTCE results?It depends which subtest. English Language Skills, Reading and Mathematics are scored immediately at the test center, so you leave knowing. The essay …
How long does the FTCE essay take to score?About four weeks. The essay is the one subtest a machine cannot mark: at least two independent qualified raters score it holistically at standardized …
What happens if you fail one FTCE subtest?You retake that subtest and nothing else, after at least thirty days, for USD 32.50. Everything you passed stays passed and does not expire, and you a…
Do you need a degree to take the FTCE?No. The General Knowledge Test has no prerequisite. Anyone may register and sit it, and no degree, approved course or supervised experience is require…
Can you skip the FTCE General Knowledge Test?Often, yes. Rule 6A-4.0021(12) lets qualifying GRE, SAT, ACT or CLT scores satisfy the general knowledge requirement, subtest by subtest. One SAT Evid…
Is the FTCE General Knowledge Test multiple choice?Three of the four subtests are. English Language Skills, Reading and Mathematics are 95 multiple-choice questions between them, scored by machine at t…
What is a scaled score of 200 on the FTCE?200 is the passing scaled score on each FTCE subtest, and it is not a percentage or a number of correct answers. Scaling makes the same score mean the…
What ID do you need for the FTCE?Government-issued photo identification, in the name you registered under. The exact list of acceptable documents is published by the testing program o…
Can you take the FTCE online?No. The FTCE General Knowledge Test is delivered at a Pearson test center, in person. What happens online is the registration: you register through th…
How hard is the FTCE math subtest?Less hard than its reputation. 71% of candidates passed Mathematics at the first attempt in 2025, above English Language Skills at 68% and below Readi…
What is the pass rate for the FTCE?There is no single pass rate. FLDOE publishes four, one per subtest, for first attempts in 2025: essay 64%, English Language Skills 68%, Reading 78%, …