Register on the Illinois Licensure Testing System website

1. Scroll down to IL305: ILTS Elementary Education OR IL206: ILTS Early Childhood Education and click on it

2. Click on "register now" then sign in

3. Click on “Check seat availability”

4. Follow the rest of the prompts accordingly to find you preferred testing site

⚠️ Important: Select NLU as your university so your official score is sent directly to your student file. 

How to Access Your ELE #305 / ECE #206 Practice Test:

When you register for the content test, you will be given access automatically from your account to an online practice test. 

This practice test includes selected-response questions and constructed-response assignment(s), if applicable, representative of the actual test and the following features:

Taking the Practice Test:

• You'll have 120 days to access your practice test, starting from the activation date.

• Each practice test includes field-specific directions similar to the actual test.

• Questions may include graphics, audio materials, and writing assignments, as appropriate.

• You can pause the test and return to it later; it doesn't have to be completed in a single session.

• Your practice test can be submitted for scoring once, but it will be available for review until the end of your 120 day subscription period.

• After submission, you'll receive immediate objective-level performance results on multiple-choice questions, along with explanations for correct responses.

• Practice tests with written assignments include sample responses for comparison.