Register to Test

Registration is available online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

If you are taking an Assessment of Professional Knowledge for the Early Completion Internship Option, you must register through the National Evaluation Series website .
If you are taking Designated World Languages: Latin, you must register through the WEST website .

Select a testing method to learn how to register to test.

Computer-Based and Online-Proctored Testing

Register as early as possible before your desired test date. Due to the amount of time required to process a registration, you may not be able to schedule a test appointment if you register within three calendar days of the day on which you plan to take the test. Test appointments are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and seating is limited.

Sign in to your account. First-time users will be required to create an account.
During the registration process, you will be asked to
- choose a test program;
- select your test, subtest(s), or test section(s);
- select to test at a test center or remotely (if remote testing is available for your test)
- acknowledge your intention to register for alternative testing arrangements (if applicable);
- designate institutions to receive your test results (Note: Only institutions designated during registration will automatically receive your test results.);
- choose to have test results emailed to you;
- answer background questions;
- review and agree to testing rules;
- submit payment using voucher or credit, debit, or check card; and
- schedule your test appointment.

After you schedule your test appointment, you will be sent an email confirming your appointment and providing the address and phone number of the test center, as well as directions to the test center.

Your registration is valid for one year from the date of issue. If you do not schedule a test appointment and take your test within one year, or withdraw your registration within one year, your registration will expire, and you will receive no refund or credit of any kind.

RICA Video Performance Assessment

You may register for the RICA Video Performance Assessment at any time through June 30, 2025, for the 2024–2025 program year. To receive your test results for a specific test results release date, your completed materials must be received by the submission deadline for the corresponding test results release date.

You may submit your completed materials until the final submission deadline of the program year for which you are registered.

Sign in to your account. First-time users will be required to create an account.
During the registration process, you will be asked to

choose a test program;
select the RICA Video Performance Assessment;
choose to have assessment results emailed to you;
answer background questions;
review and agree to testing rules; and
submit payment using a voucher or credit, debit, or check card.

After you have completed the registration process, you will access the ePortfolio system through your account, where you will access the RICA Video Performance Assessment Guide and templates and upload and submit your evidence. Note that you may also access the assessment materials on this website before you register.

After payment, your registration will be valid until the final submission deadline of the program year. If you do not submit your videos and accompanying templates or withdraw your registration before the last submission deadline of the program year, your registration will expire, and you will receive a full refund.

CalAPA, CalTPA, and EdSp CalTPA Performance Assessments

Sign in to your account. First-time users will be required to create an account.
During the registration process*, you will be asked to
- choose a test program;
- select your assessment cycle;
- choose to have assessment results emailed to you;
- answer background questions;
- review and agree to testing rules; and
- submit payment using a voucher or credit, debit, or check card.
  
  *Before registering you may review the Candidate Guide to Registration, which describes the registration process and details the information you will be asked to provide when you register.
  CalAPA Candidate Guide to Registration | CalTPA Candidate Guide to Registration EdSp CalTPA Candidate Guide to Registration

After you have completed the registration process, you will access the ePortfolio system through your account, where you will access the assessment guide and templates and upload and submit your evidence.

After payment, your registration will be valid for one year. If you do not submit a cycle for scoring or withdraw your registration within that period, your registration will expire, and you will receive no refund or credit of any kind.

Math Performance Assessment Field Test

Sign in to your account. First-time users will be required to create an account.
During the registration process*, you will be asked to

choose a test program;
select your assessment;
choose to have assessment results emailed to you;
answer background questions;
review and agree to testing rules; and
submit payment using a voucher. You may only register for pilot/field tests with an approved voucher.
*Before registering you may review the Candidate Guide to Registration , which describes the registration process and details the information you will be asked to provide when you register.

Be sure to follow the guidance from your program and submit your assessment by the deadline you are given.

When you register for the RICA, you will be asked to answer the following background questions. Providing accurate and complete background information about yourself is important; the information that you provide will be kept confidential.

Evaluation Systems takes reasonable precautions to protect the integrity of your personal information. The complete privacy policy is accessible as a link at the bottom of the CTC Examinations home page.

The CTC uses the background information (including ethnicity, gender, and date of birth) to satisfy legal requirements, to conduct research that benefits improvement of educator preparation programs, and to help ensure the fairness and quality of the examination for which you are registering. This information will be analyzed as group data only. Examinee-level data will not be provided to score recipient institutions. It may be used for statistical and research purposes and will not be used, in whole or in part, to make a determination about any individual.

If you register on the Internet for the RICA Written Examination, you will answer the following questions interactively as you register. If you register by mail for the RICA Video Performance Assessment, enter your responses to the following questions on the registration form. Each section number corresponds to the section of the registration form where you will record your response.

Ethnicity (section 3 on registration form)

Which option best describes your ethnic background?

African American or Black
Japanese American/Japanese
Chinese American/Chinese
Korean American/Korean
Filipino American/Filipino
Cambodian American/Cambodian
Laotian American/Laotian
Vietnamese American/Vietnamese
Other Southeast Asian American/Southeast Asian (e.g., Hmong, Khmer)
Asian Indian American/Asian Indian
Hawaiian
Guamanian
Samoan
Other Pacific Island American/Other Pacific Islander
Mexican American or Chicano
Latino/Latin American/Puerto Rican/Other Hispanic
Native American/American Indian/Alaskan Native
White (non-Hispanic)
Other

Reason for Taking the RICA (section 8 on registration form)

Why are you taking the RICA?

To satisfy part of the requirements for a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
To satisfy part of the requirements for an Education Specialist Instruction Credential (special education)

Best Language (section 9 on registration form)

What is your best language of communication?

English
Spanish
Vietnamese
Cantonese
Hmong
Other

First Language(s) (section 10 on registration form)

Which language(s) did you first learn as a child?

English only
English and one or more other languages
One or more languages other than English

Educational Level (section 11 on registration form)

What is the highest educational level you will have attained prior to taking the RICA?

High school diploma
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree plus additional units
Master's degree
Master's degree plus additional units
Doctoral degree

College Grade Point Average (section 12 on registration form)

What is your cumulative undergraduate grade point average to date or, if you have graduated from college, your final undergraduate grade point average (based on a system in which 4.00 = A)?

3.50 to 4.00
3.00 to 3.49
2.50 to 2.99
2.00 to 2.49
1.50 to 1.99
Below 1.50
I have not attended college.

Types of Linguistics Courses Completed (section 13 on registration form)

Which of the following college linguistics courses will you have successfully completed prior to taking the RICA? (Select all that apply.)

No college linguistics courses
An introductory linguistics course
A course in English grammar and/or the structure of the English language
A course in developmental linguistics and/or language development
A course in language, society, and culture
A course in language acquisition and/or English language acquisition
A course in literacy and literacy development
A linguistics course in topics other than those listed above

Number of Linguistics Courses Completed (section 14 on registration form)

How many college linguistics courses will you have successfully completed prior to taking the RICA?

None
One
Two
Three
Four
Five or more

Reading-Related Courses Completed (section 15 on registration form)

Which of the following college reading-related courses will you have successfully completed prior to taking the RICA? (Select all that apply.)

Children's Literature
Children's Drama/Theatre
The Writing Process
Child Development/Human Development
Cognitive Psychology/Cognitive Science
Speech Disorders/Speech Therapy
At least three World Language courses in the same language
None of these courses

Reading-Related Teaching Experience (section 16 on registration form)

Outside of a professional preparation program (i.e., education coursework and supervised teaching or internship teaching), in which of the following contexts will you have taught reading by the time you take the RICA? (Select all that apply.)

I will have taught, or will be teaching, reading in a private school (K–12).
I will have taught, or will be teaching, reading in a public school (K–12) with an emergency permit, provisional internship permit, or short-term staff permit.
I will have taught, or will be teaching, reading in a public school (K–12) with an internship credential.
I will have taught, or will be teaching, reading in a public school (K–12) with a valid California teaching credential (other than an internship credential, an emergency permit, a provisional internship permit, or a short-term staff permit).
None of the above

Student Teaching (section 17 on registration form)

How many different student teaching assignments (i.e., different classrooms and master teachers), if any, will you have completed prior to taking the RICA?

None
One
Two
Three
Four or more
I am currently an intern.

Grade-Level Experience (section 18 on registration form)

By the time you take the RICA, with what grade levels will you have had experience providing reading instruction as a student teacher; an intern; a teacher with an emergency permit, provisional internship permit, or short-term staff permit; a credentialed teacher; or a private school teacher? (Select all that apply.)

I will have had no such experience.
Pre-Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Any of Grades 9–12

Special Preparation (section 19 on registration form)

In the year prior to taking the RICA, will you have completed any special test preparation workshops or tutorials that were intended specifically to help you pass the RICA?

Preparation for Reading Instruction (section 20 on registration form)

Which of the following preparations for reading instruction will you have completed prior to taking the RICA? (Select all that apply.)

I will have successfully completed a course in methods of reading instruction at an accredited college or university.
I will have successfully completed instruction in methods of teaching reading in an intern program.
As part of a professional preparation program or reading methods course, I will have observed reading instruction in one or more K–12 schools (other than in my student teaching or internship teaching assignments).
As part of a professional preparation program or reading methods course, I will have worked with individual students to improve their reading skills in one or more K–12 schools (other than in my student teaching or internship teaching assignments).
As part of a professional preparation program, I will have had daily responsibility for classroom reading instruction (as either a student teacher or an intern).
I will have completed none of the above.

Professional Preparation (section 21 on registration form)

What stage in your professional preparation (i.e., education coursework and supervised teaching or internship teaching) will you have reached at the time you take the RICA?

I will not have begun professional preparation.

College or university internship program:

I will be in the first year of a college or university internship program.
I will be in the second year of a college or university internship program.
I will have completed a college or university internship program.

District intern program:

I will be in the first year of a district intern program.
I will be in the second year of a district intern program.
I will have completed a district intern program.

Teacher preparation program (noninternship):

I will be in a noninternship college or university teacher preparation program and will not have begun student teaching.
I will be in a noninternship college or university teacher preparation program and will have begun, but not completed, student teaching.
I will be in a noninternship college or university teacher preparation program and will have completed my student teaching requirement.
I will have completed a noninternship college or university teacher preparation program.

If you will have begun or completed your professional preparation at the time you take the RICA (i.e., if you selected any of B through K in section 21), answer each of the three parts of section 22 on the registration form. If you will not have begun your professional preparation, leave section 22 blank.

Professional Preparation Institution. Indicate the college, university, or district intern program in which you will be enrolled or have completed your professional preparation (i.e., education coursework and supervised teaching or internship teaching as you indicated in section 21) at the time you take the RICA.
- If your professional preparation program is a California college, university, or district intern program, refer to Institution Codes and enter the appropriate three-digit code.
- If your professional preparation program is a California institution not listed in Institution Codes enter 750.
- If your professional preparation program is located outside of California, enter 752.
Institution for Reading Instruction Courses. Prior to taking the RICA, will you have successfully completed a course or instruction in methods of reading instruction (asked about in section 20) at the institution you indicated in section 22A?
- Answer Yes if you will have successfully completed a course or instruction in methods of reading instruction at the institution you indicated in section 22A.
- Answer No if you will not have successfully completed a course or instruction in methods of reading instruction at the institution you indicated in section 22A.
Institution for Linguistics/Reading-Related Courses. Prior to taking the RICA, will you have successfully completed linguistics and/or reading-related courses (as listed in sections 13 and 15) at the institution you indicated in section 22A?
- Answer Yes if you will have successfully completed linguistics and/or reading-related courses AND you will have completed most or all of these courses at the institution you indicated in section 22A.
- Answer No if you will not have successfully completed any linguistics and/or reading-related courses OR if you will have completed most or all of these courses at an institution different from the one you indicated in section 22A.

Undergraduate Major (section 23 on registration form)

What was/is your undergraduate major?

If you are registering by U.S. mail for the RICA Video Performance Assessment, refer to the following table and enter the appropriate code.

Code	Major
Humanities
841	Art or Art History
842	Dance
843	Drama or Theatre Arts
844	Music
845	Philosophy or Religion
846	Other Humanities
Language Studies
851	Communication
852	English or Comparative Literature
853	Linguistics
854	French
855	Spanish
856	Other World Language
Natural Sciences
881	Biology or Biological Science
882	Chemistry
883	Earth Science, Geology, or Geoscience
884	General Science
885	Physics or Physical Science
886	Other Natural Science
Social Sciences
901	Anthropology
902	Economics
903	Ethnic Studies
904	History
905	Political Science or Government
906	Psychology
907	Sociology
908	Women's Studies
909	Other Social Science
Vocational Studies
911	Agriculture
912	Home Economics
913	Industrial Arts
914	Technology Science
Other Areas of Study
800	Business, Marketing, or Advertising
810	Computer Science
820	Education (Choose this code only if your undergraduate major was/is Education.)
830	Engineering
860	Liberal Studies (Choose this code only if your undergraduate major was/is Liberal Studies.)
870	Mathematics
890	Physical Education or Athletics
950	Undergraduate major not listed here

Sexual Orientation (section 27 on registration form)

Why are you being asked this question?

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Disparities Reduction Act opens in a new window (AB 677) requires specific state departments, including the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC), to collect voluntary self-identification information pertaining to sexual orientation. It is the goal of the state government, in collecting this data, to gather accurate information in order to enhance and improve public services for all Californians with a particular focus on addressing health disparities. Information pertaining to sexual orientation will not be publicly disclosed or otherwise used to identify the identity of individuals who provide this information voluntarily. You are not required to answer this question.

Do you consider yourself to be:

Select one (optional):

Heterosexual/Straight
Gay/Lesbian
Bisexual
Other
Not sure
Decline to state

When you register for the RICA, you may select a college, university, or district intern program to receive your test results. Your test results will be reported to each participating institution that chooses to receive score reports. Your test results will be reported to you, the CTC, and the participating institution(s) that you indicated when you registered. The background information you may provide at the time of registration will not be reported to score recipient institutions.

Unless you apply directly to the CTC, your college, university, or district intern program will need to verify that you have passed the RICA in order to recommend you for a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential or an Education Specialist Instruction Credential. There is no extra charge for requesting that your test results be sent to an institution, and you will still receive your own score report. If you do not want your test results sent to a college, university, or district intern program, leave this field blank when you register for the RICA.

California State University

University	Code
California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo	300
California State Polytechnic University–Pomona	302
California State University–Bakersfield	304
California State University–Channel Islands	305
California State University–Chico	306
California State University–Dominguez Hills	308
California State University–East Bay	314
California State University–Fresno	310
California State University–Fullerton	312
California State University–Long Beach	316
California State University–Los Angeles	318
California State University–Monterey Bay	320
California State University–Northridge	322
California State University–Sacramento	324
California State University–San Bernardino	326
California State University–San Marcos	328
California State University–Stanislaus	330
CalStateTEACH	344
Humboldt State University	332
San Diego State University	334
San Francisco State University	338
San Jose State University	340
Sonoma State University	342

University of California

University	Code
University of California–Berkeley	400
University of California–Davis	402
University of California–Irvine	404
University of California–Los Angeles	406
University of California–Merced	134
University of California–Riverside	408
University of California–San Diego	410
University of California–Santa Barbara	412
University of California–Santa Cruz	414

Private Institutions

Institution	Code
Alder Graduate School of Education	140
Alliant International University	584
Antioch University	498
Argosy University	497
Azusa Pacific University	500
Bard College	601
Biola University	504
Brandman University	513
California Baptist University	506
California Lutheran University	508
Chapman University	512
Claremont Graduate University	516
Concordia University Irvine	520
Dominican University of California	522
Fresno Pacific University	526
Hebrew Union College—Jewish Institute of Religion	531
Holy Names University	528
Hope International University	558
Humphreys College	602
InterAmerican College	529
La Sierra University	532
Loyola Marymount University	536
The Master's College	538
Mills College	540
Mount Saint Mary's University	542
National Hispanic University	544
National University	548
Notre Dame de Namur University	518
Occidental College	556
Pacific Oaks College	560
Pacific Union College	562
Patten University	564
Pepperdine University	566
Point Loma Nazarene University	572
Saint Mary's College of California	574
San Diego Christian College	514
Santa Clara University	576
Simpson University	578
Stanford University	582
Teachers College of San Joaquin	499
Touro University—California	583
University of La Verne	586
University of the Pacific	588
University of Phoenix	589
University of Redlands	590
University of San Diego	592
University of San Francisco	594
University of Southern California	596
Vanguard University of Southern California	580
Western Governors University	597
Westmont College	598
Whittier College	600
William Jessup University	599

District Intern Programs

Program	Code
Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy	892
Bay Area School of Enterprise (Reach Institute)	790
Davis Joint Unified (Yolo-Solano Center for Teacher Credentialing)	891
Fortune School of Education	700
High Tech High School	701
Los Angeles Unified School District	708
Oakland Unified School District	836
Orange County Office of Education	711
Placer County Office of Education	843
Project IMPACT—San Joaquin County Office of Education	702
Riverside County Office of Education	845
San Diego City Unified School District	712
San Francisco Unified (Pathway to Teaching)	874
Sonoma County Office of Education	733
Stanislaus County Office of Education	714
Tulare County Office of Education	862

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