GACE (www.gace.nesinc.com/)

Assessment Type	Assessment Description
Basic Skills Assessment	The Basic Skills assessment is designed to assess knowledge and skills in the areas of reading, mathematics, and writing. The assessment is composed of three tests—both the reading and mathematics tests consist of selected-response questions; the writing test consists of selected-response questions and a constructed-response assignment.

All students must satisfy the GACE requirement (Basic Skills Assessment) prior to admission to Teacher Education Program.
*(40 hours Middle Grades, 50 hours Early Childhood/Special Ed)

Students may exempt GACE I by providing proof of any of the following:

· SAT Minimum required score 1000 (Critical Reading & Math Score combined)

· ACT Minimum required score 43 (English & Math score combined)

Additional information about the GACE can be obtained from the preparation guides. Preparation guides for all fields can be viewed or downloaded (at no charge) by selecting "Preparation Materials" on the GACE Web site. Each preparation guide contains practice test questions and test preparation suggestions.

The Testing Office at North Georgia College is now administering the GACE test on our campus. Please visit the Testing Office web site at http://www.northgeorgia.edu/testing/ for more information.