CSET: Agriculture

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
IPlant and Soil Science
IOrnamental Horticulture
IIAnimal Science
IIEnvironmental Science and Natural Resource Management
IIIAgricultural Business and Economics
IIIAgricultural Systems Technology

CSET: Art

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
ICreating
IPresenting
IIResponding
IIConnecting

CSET: Business

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
IBusiness Management
IMarketing
IIAccounting and Finance
IIEconomics
IIIInformation Technology
IIIBusiness Environment and Communication

CSET: Dance

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
I and IICreating
I and IIPerforming
I and IIResponding
I and IIConnecting

CSET: English

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
IReading Literature and Informational Texts
IComposition and Rhetoric
IILanguage, Linguistics, and Literacy
IIIComposition and Rhetoric
IIIReading Literature and Informational Texts
IVCommunications: Speech, Media, and Creative Performance

CSET: English Language Development

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
IKnowledge of English Learners in California and the United States
IApplied Linguistics
IICultural Foundations
IIFoundations of English Learner Education in California and the United States
IIIPrinciples of ELD Instruction and Assessment to Promote Receptive and Productive Language Proficiency

CSET: Health Science

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
IFoundations of Health Education
IHuman Growth and Development
IChronic and Communicable Diseases
IINutrition and Fitness
IIMental and Emotional Health
IIAlcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
IIIFamily Life and Interpersonal Relationships
IIIConsumer and Community Health
IIIEnvironmental Health

CSET: Home Economics

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
IPersonal, Family, and Child Development
IINutrition, Foods, and Hospitality
IIIFashion and Textiles
IIIHousing and Interior Design
IIIConsumer Education

CSET: Industrial and Technology Education

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
INature of Technology
IIPower and Energy
IIInformation and Communication
IIProject and Product Development

CSET: Mathematics*

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
INumber and Quantity
IAlgebra
IIGeometry
IIProbability and Statistics
IIICalculus

*Subtests I and II satisfy the subject matter requirement for the Foundational-level Mathematics credential

CSET: Multiple Subjects

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
IReading, Language, and Literature
IHistory and Social Science
IIScience
IIMathematics
IIIPhysical Education
IIIHuman Development
IIIVisual and Performing Arts

CSET: Music

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
ICreating
IPerforming
IIResponding
IIConnecting

CSET: Physical Education

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
IGrowth, Motor Development, and Motor Learning
IThe Science of Human Movement
IIThe Sociology and Psychology of Human Movement
IIMovement Concepts and Forms
IIAssessment and Evaluation Principles
IIIProfessional Foundations
IIIIntegration of Concepts

CSET: Science*

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
IScientific Practices, Engineering Design and Applications, and Crosscutting Concepts
IPhysical Sciences
ILife Sciences
IEarth and Space Sciences
IIConcentration: Life Science
IIConcentration: Chemistry
IIConcentration: Earth and Space Sciences
IIConcentration: Physics

*Subtest I covers the general science content while Subtest II covers the candidate’s area of concentration. Subtest 1 alone satisfies the subject matter requirement for the Foundational level General Science credentials while the full Science credential in any one of the concentration areas requires Subtest 1 and the appropriate Subtest II.

CSET: Social Science

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
IWorld History
IWorld Geography
IIU.S. History
IIU.S. Geography
IIIPrinciples of American Democracy
IIIEconomics
IIICalifornia History

CSET: Theatre

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
I and IICreating
I and IIPerforming
I and IIResponding
I and IIConnecting

CSET WL: American Sign Language

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
ILiterary and Cultural Texts and Traditions
ICultural Analysis and Comparisons
IIGeneral Linguistics
IILinguistics of the Target Language – American Sign Language (Language Structures; Contrastive Analysis; Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics)
IIILinguistics of the Target Language – American Sign Language (Error Analysis)
IIILanguage and Communication: Receptive Comprehension
IIILanguage and Communication: Expressive Production

CSET WL: Arabic, Armenian, Farsi, Filipino, Hmong, Khmer

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
IGeneral Linguistics
ILinguistics of the Target Language
ILiterary and Cultural Texts and Traditions
ICultural Analysis and Comparisons
IILanguage and Communication: Oral Expression
IILanguage and Communication: Listening Comprehension
IILanguage and Communication: Reading Comprehension
IILanguage and Communication: Written Expression

CSET WL: Cantonese

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
IGeneral Linguistics
ILinguistics of the Target Language
IILiterary and Cultural Texts and Traditions
IICultural Analysis and Comparisons
IIILanguage and Communication: Listening Comprehension
IIILanguage and Communication: Reading Comprehension
IIILanguage and Communication: Written Expression
IIILanguage and Communication: Oral Expression

CSET WL: French, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
IGeneral Linguistics
ILinguistics of the Target Language
IILiterary and Cultural Texts and Traditions
IICultural Analysis and Comparisons
IIILanguage and Communication: Oral Expression
IIILanguage and Communication: Listening Comprehension
IIILanguage and Communication: Reading Comprehension
IIILanguage and Communication: Written Expression

CSET WL: Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish*

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
IGeneral Linguistics
ILinguistics of the Target Language
IILiterary and Cultural Texts and Traditions
IICultural Analysis and Comparisons

*To use the CSET examinations in Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, and Portuguese toward certification, the individual must also pass the language and communication skills examinations offered by other entities approved by the Commission.

CSET WL: Writing Skills*

Subtest NumberDomains Measured
IExpository Writing
IExpository Writing
IILiterary and Cultural Texts and Traditions
IICultural Analysis and Comparisons

*CSET Writing Skills is used to satisfy the basic skills requirement for those who want to take it with all three sections of CSET Multiple Subject exam as an option for meeting the basic skills requirement

Updated June 03, 2025