High-stakes exams in California.

These California exams are state-specific. The content, administrator, and passing score differ from other states. Built To Pass doesn’t teach the content; it teaches the strategy layer that works on any of them.

Which of these do I actually need?

Pick the teaching job you want and see the exact exams California requires for it, with the passing score for each and the mistakes candidates make on the way.

Teacher certification in California

California educators certify through CSET (California). Open any test to see its full blueprint: subtests, domains and weights.

Licensure & entrance exams in California

Real estate, insurance, nursing, the trades and more. Every one of these is state-specific, and the same strategy layer works on all of them.

School leadership in California

Principal and administrator candidates in California take:

Paraprofessional in California

Districts set the qualifying score in California, so there is no statewide number. Check with the district you are applying to.

Praxis ParaPathways or ParaPro, with the score set by the district

School-district HR in California

There is no separate California exam just for school HR directors. Where the district requires a license, HR and personnel directors are covered by the administrator credential above. The national, school-specific HR certification is: