Registration

•  Candidates can either register online or via mail

•  To register online, visit the internet registration page

•  Candidates will first receive an acknowledgement email followed by an email of registration confirmation

•  Successful candidates will receive and admission ticket in the mail that will indicate their assigned test site

•  Candidates for mail registration should first print the registration forms

•  Completed forms, along with necessary documents and payment should be mailed to PLACE Evaluation Systems, Pearson, 300 Venture Way, Hadley, MA 01035. Telephone: (413) 256-2885

•  Successful candidates will receive an exam admission ticket via U.S. mail. If you have not received a ticket one week before the deadline for emergency registration, please contact Evaluation Systems

•  Telephone registration is to be used only during the emergency registration period, to register via telephone, please call (413) 256-2885, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. mountain time, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays

Eligibility

•  Candidates must have at least completed a certified and approved educator program in Colorado

•  Candidates wishing to enter a one or two Alternative Licensure Preparation program can also take the applicable PLACE

•  The registration processing fee is $35

•  Full list of all applicable fees

Format

•  The PLACE exam is comprised of exams in 39 content areas or subjects

•  Candidates are to register and sit for applicable content areas. Click here to see full list of available PLACE tests

•  Most of the exams are in multiple choice formats although some do require reading and writing

•  The multiple choice questions each have four possible answer options

•  The PLACE exam is timed for four and half hours

•  The exams can be taken in either morning or afternoon sessions

•  Score are usually sent five weeks after the exam, but results for exams with performance assignments will be sent after seven weeks

•  The exam scores are scaled between 100 and 300, with 220 being the minimum pass score

Other Information

•  Click here for comprehensive list of the PLACE exam dates

•  Click here for comprehensive lists of available PLACE test sites