ATI TEAS

Exam Cost: $87

Please Note:

• No refunds on testing
• Walk-In testing is not available.
• Please arrive at least 15 min before your test is scheduled to start.
• Exam must start at 8:30am or 1pm exactly, depending on your appointment. Students who are late will not be allowed to test and will have to reschedule. All fees apply.
• Bring a current, goverment-issued photo ID to exam. Without current photo ID exam will have to be rescheduled. Student IDs are not allowed.  All fees apply. 
• Students will need to know their ATI username and password in order to test. 

 

How to Register:

1. Visit the ATI Website. Please note, processing errors may occur if registration is done using a cellphone. For best results, use a desktop or laptop to register. 
2.  Please note, ATI TEAS testing at the  VC Testing Center is reserved ONLY for prospective Victoria College ADN and VN students. Scores WILL NOT be sent to other institutions. 
3. Create a user name and password by clicking Create an account found in the upper right corner of the website. 
4. Go to the Online Store and click TEAS under Register for… on the left hand side.
5. Filter by TEAS for Nursing Students, USA, Texas and select the City.
6. Choose a test date and click Register to go through the payment process.
   The Learn More button will provide detailed information about the test day.
   Once the order is complete, an email will be sent with the confirmation and detailed information about the test date.
7. Contact the VN Department to find out which program to choose.
   Victoria Main Campus: (361) 582-2545
   Cuero Campus: (361) 277-6760
   Gonzales Campus: (830) 672-7411
   Hallettsville Campus: (361) 798-2289

*Students may call Client Care at 1-800-667-7531 Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. central time to get assistance with ATI TEAS online registration. 

• A valid, current photo I.D. is required for all testing (Driver's License, Passport, Military ID, Tribal ID, or a State/National/Province ID)
• Do not bring your children to the Testing Center. Please refer to the Victoria College Student Handbook, Article XVII, Section 19.11.
• All exams are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
• Please leave all personal belongings in your vehicle. We are not responsible for lost or stolen items.
• Some test administrations may not be available during campus closures or final exam testing.
• Please contact the Testing Center in advance to confirm test date availability if you are traveling from outside Victoria County.
• For students needing Disability Support Services (not including GED, SAT or ACT), please contact our office for information and scheduling.

Visit the Vocational Nursing webpage for more information regarding application and testing information.

NOTE: Testing will NOT be available during campus closures, final exam testing, Spring Break, Christmas break or government holidays.

The ATI TEAS is a timed assessment test for pre-nursing students in the U.S and is configured to appraise the basic academic prerequisites in these students. The nursing program colleges weigh the resultant test scores along with the other academic records and qualifications of the applicants and thus, screen the applications to their colleges.

The test contains 170 questions, spread across 4 subject areas of the test, namely Math, Science, English and Reading. An important point is that 20 out of the 170 questions are not scored. However, there is also no way of knowing which questions will be scored or not, during the actual test, so the applicants should treat every question equally.

The total time duration of the test is 209 minutes. However, each test section has a specific time limit and the limits, which will be discussed in the next paragraph.

In the official ATI study guides, the number of scored questions and the total time limit for each test section are mentioned as follows:

• Math - 30 scored questions and 51 minutes
• Science - 48 scored questions and 66 minutes
• English - 30 scored questions and 34 minutes

It must be noted that the time limits mentioned above are the durations available for solving all the questions in the test section, i.e. both scored and un-scored items.

Now, this will be determined by answers to queries about the duration of the entire test as well as the length of each test section. The most important factor here is that the 200 un-scored items will be randomly spread across the 4 test sections, during the actual test. This makes it almost impossible to calculate the average time available for one question in each test section. However, let's consider a best case scenario to answer this question. Let's say the 20 un-scored items are equally divided across the 4 test sections. In this case, the total number questions in each test section will be, as follows:

• Reading - 42 + 5 = 47 total questions and 58 minutes
• Math - 30 + 5 = 35 total questions and 51 minutes
• Science - 48 + 5 = 53 total questions and 66 minutes
• English - 30 + 5 = 35 total questions and 34 minutes

Going by this best case scenario, we may calculate the average time for each question in each test sections, as follows:

• Reading - 58/47 = 1.23 minutes per question
• Math - 51/35 = 1.45 minutes per question
• Science - 66/53 = 1.24 minutes per question
• English - 35/34 = 1.03 minutes per question

Time is a crucial and decisive factor in any standardized examination; and it also important in ATI TEAS. We believe that the above example gives the applicants an idea on how challenging the exam is because of the strict time limits. The lack of time may cause candidates to panic and make mistakes. However, it must also be noted that during the actual test, the distribution of un-scored items may be different from what we have considered here. This just means that an applicant, approximately, may end up having a little less than one minute for each question in some test sections and a little over a minute for a question in other sections. Hence, smart time management and quick thinking is crucial to acing the TEAS V test.

Based on the information we have, it would be best for an applicant to NOT take more than one minute for any question in any test section. Speed is crucial here, so each question must be answered as fast as possible. Let's say, a certain question is difficult and an applicant has already spent about 30 seconds or more on it, without any clue about the answer. Then the applicant has the option to flag the question for later review and return to it, after finishing all the other questions in that particular test section. This will save time, but care must be taken to not flag too many questions for the end, because this will cause panic in the last few minutes of the test section.

We hope this has answered frequently asked questions regarding the time duration of the entire test and the individual sections and also the time available per test question, in a comprehensive manner. In conclusion, the ATI TEAS is very challenging in terms of the time limits and the difficultly level of questions in each test section. It is also quite evident that sufficient preparation before the actual test through review of the top study guides and practice tests is essential for an applicant's success in the test. For more information on the test, study resources, practice tests etc., visit the ATI Website.