TEAS Testing

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Please make sure to read and understand the following before calling or registering for the exam:

The Capital Area School of Practical Nursing requires prospective students to take the ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) pre-entrance examination. 

All applicants are required to take and pass the pre-entrance examination regardless of college hours or ACT scores. Applicants may take the TEAS exam three (3) times within a 12-month period. However, TWO WEEKS must have passed since your last exam date before you can test again.

ALL TEAS EXAMS MUST BE TAKEN AT AN IN-PERSON PROCTORED LOCATION – ONLINE TESTS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED.

Passing scores on the TEAS admission test are accepted for 5 years from the date of the passing test. However, we will only accept passing TEAS exam results that were achieved while testing at an in-person proctored exam facility.

Passing TEAS Scores (Effective March 1, 2023):

MATH – 54%

READING – 54%

SCIENCE – 35%

ENGLISH – 45% 

**There are no exceptions to these scores. We cannot combine testing attempts or round up percentages.**

Passing the TEAS does not guarantee a spot in the class. You must complete ALL steps listed under Admission Requirements

To request an exam date, complete the following steps.

Step 1 – Apply online to the LPN program and pay the application fee of $75 to begin your application process.

Step 2 –  Apply for your test on our website and pay for your exam. There is a $75.00** non-refundable examination fee per test. The TEAS exam fee may change without notice.

**Please note, we are unable to accommodate rescheduling for any reason. If you cannot make it to your scheduled date, you must register for a new date and pay the $75 exam fee again. 

Each exam date is limited to twenty-five (25) applicants. You register online. Exams are first come, first serve. You will not be contacted otherwise. Again, no refunds for exam availability will be offered. 

You may take your TEAS at another facility if you cannot make it to a CASPN TEAS date. However, it is your responsibility to make sure ATI releases your  scores to us. You cannot email or bring in a print out, this must be done through the ATI website. 

If you test at another facility, you must follow these steps to get your scores sent to us: https://help.atitesting.com/how-do-ati-teas-transcripts-and-score-submissions-work/

Our school name on ATI is Capital Area SOPN. ATI charges a $29 fee to have your scores released to an additional school.

Preparing For Your Exam

The ATI TEAS exam is a timed exam. It is a mixture of Mathematics, Reading, Science and English. ATI offers a study guide to help prepare you for the TEAS Exam. 

The website to purchase the ATI study guide is atitesting.com/ati_store/TEAS-Products.aspx. Price is subject to change. 

Other sources offer study guides as well.

The following page offers a free online TEAS exam study guide: https://www.mometrix.com/academy/teas-test-study-guide/. The tutorial videos may be helpful in explaining the test content.

On Your Testing Date

Please arrive at least fifteen (15) minutes early with your PHOTO ID. Exams begin promptly at 8:30 am unless otherwise noted. Individuals must enter through the CACC doors and security will advise you where to go. You will check in with the Admissions Specialist and present a valid government-issued photo ID. Those arriving late will NOT be allowed to enter the testing area for their exam.

If you are late, it is up to you to reschedule your TEAS exam and you will have to repay the exam fee.

The following items are prohibited in the testing area and must be left in your car or placed in a locker:

• Cell phones, and all other electronic devices (including smart watches and earbuds) Phones must be powered OFF, not just silenced, if your phone goes off, you will be asked to leave and will need to reschedule and pay the exam fee again
• Food and beverages
• Backpacks
• Books
• Paperwork of any kind
• Coats, jackets, or sweaters that button or zip in the front are not permitted. If you wear these, you can place them in a locker or at the front of the room.
• Testers are allowed to wear sweatshirts and sweaters that do not zip or button up.
• We provide one (1) #2 pencil and scratch paper.

Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy

All applicants are expected to be honest in academic work and to display integrity in all aspects of student performance, especially during exams. All ATI TEAS exams will be proctored.

Dishonesty or cheating is unacceptable.

If an applicant is caught with a cell phone, caught or suspected of cheating, or caught giving or receiving help during the exam, he/she will not be admitted to the program indefinitely based on unethical conduct. 

Applicants will occasionally resort to other methods of academic and intellectual dishonesty in order to gain an advantage which they are not due. Some examples include:

• Taking an exam for another applicant or having another applicant take the exam for you.
• Passing information about the exam onto another applicant or accepting the same from another.
• Working collaboratively with another applicant.

Applicants who are non-compliant with the Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy will be subject to discipline, including no admittance indefinitely to the program without a right to appeal.