About the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators® (GACE®) Program
The Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) is Georgia's state-approved educator certification assessment program. The purpose of the GACE assessments is to help the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) ensure that prospective educators have the knowledge and skills needed to perform the job of an educator in Georgia's public schools.
All GACE assessments are aligned with the state standards for the P–12 curriculum and with state and national content standards. Each GACE assessment was developed with a broad range representation of Georgia educators from across the state, including the participation of committees of Georgia educators, educator preparation faculty, and other content and assessment specialists, including individuals from school systems, local schools, institutions of higher education (public and private), and other stakeholders. In other words, each GACE assessment was developed by Georgia educators to measure competency on what is taught in Georgia's P–12 classrooms. The development of each GACE assessment is managed by the GaPSC and the Evaluation Systems group of Pearson.
The GACE assessments are criterion-referenced, objective-based assessments designed to measure an examinee's knowledge and skills in relation to an established standard rather than in relation to the performance of other examinees. Assessment questions were reviewed and approved by Georgia educators and educator preparation faculty. The passing score for each assessment is established by the Commissioners and is based on the professional judgments and recommendations of Georgia educators and those who prepare Georgia educators.
To register, please visit https://www.gace.es.pearson.com/accounteligibility
For more information regarding the exams, go to https://www.gace.es.pearson.com/
Important: Please read everything on the GACE® websites thoroughly. Testing Centers are required to turn away candidates when the Pearson ES GACE® rules have not been followed. Make certain to bring a government-issued ID such as your driver's license.
2026 Testing Dates
GACE
Valdosta:
July 6 8:00am-5:30pm
July 9 8:00am-5:30pm
July 13 8:00am-5:30pm
July 16 8:00am-5:30pm
July 20 8:00am-5:30pm
July 23 8:00am-5:30pm
July 27 8:00am-5:30pm
August 3 8:00am-5:30pm
August 4 8:00am-5:30pm (Walk-In)
August 10 8:00am-5:30pm
August 13 8:00am-5:30pm (Walk-In)
August 15 8:00am-12:00pm
August 17 8:00am-5:30pm
August 20 8:00am-5:30pm
August 24 8:00am-5:30pm
August 27 8:00am-5:30pm
August 31 8:00am-5:30pm
September 3 8:00am-5:30pm
September 10 8:00am-12:00pm
September 10 1:00pm-5:30pm (Walk-In)
September 14 8:00am-5:30pm
September 21 8:00am-5:30pm
September 24 8:00 am-5:30 pm
September 28 8:00am-5:30pm
October 1 8:00am-5:30pm
Coffee:
July 6: 8:00am-5:00pm
July 9: 8:00am-4:00pm
July 13: 1:00pm-5:00pm
July 16: 8:00am-5:00pm
July 18: 9:00am-1:00pm
July 20: 8:00am-5:00pm
July 23: 8:00am-4:00pm
July 27: 8:00am-5:00pm
August 3: 8:00am-5:00pm
August 6: 8:00am-5:00pm
August 10: 10:00am-6:00pm
August 13: 8:00am-5:00pm
August 17: 8:00am-5:00pm
August 20: 8:00am-5:00pm
August 27: 8:00am-2:00pm
August 31: 10:00am-6:00pm
September 3: 8:00am-4:00pm
September 10: 8:00am-3:00pm
September 14: 10:00am-6:00pm
September 17: 8:00am-4:00pm
September 21: 8:00am-5:00pm
September 24: 8:00am-3:00pm
September 28:10:00am-6:00pm
Ben Hill-Irwin:
July 15 8am-5pm
July 22 8am-5pm
July 28 8am-5pm
August 5 8am-5pm
August 12 8am-5pm
August 19 8am-5pm
August 26 8am-5pm
September 2 8am-5pm
September 9 8am-5pm
September 16 8am-5pm
September 23 8am-5pm
September 30 8am-5pm
