Program Concentration Area: Business & Computer Science



Cluster Area: Finance

|Career Pathway: |Students must successfully pass the following three courses in order to sit for the End-of-Pathway Assessment: |

|Financial Services |07.44130 Introduction to Business and Technology |

| |07.42600 Financial Literacy |

| |07.43100 Banking, Investing and Insurance |

|Credentialing Exam: |W!se Financial Literacy Certification Test |

|Testing Agency: |Working in Support of Education Inc. (W!se) |

| |Link: wise- |

|Exam Blueprint: |To view the competencies tested in this exam, go to the following link: |

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|Exam Cost: |Instructional Materials: No Charge |

| |Electronic Certificate: No charge |

| |Financial Literacy Certification Test Packages: |

| |Package I: Pre-Test and Certification Test |

| |Pre-Test: $4 per test taken |

| |Certification Test: $8 per test taken |

| |Package II: Certification Test Only |

| |Test: $10 per test taken |

|Duration of Exam: |The Financial Literacy Certification (Pre-Test and) Test is timed at 50 minutes. The Test can be administered in|

| |a single class period. The student survey can be administered the day before the Test except in schools with |

| |double periods. In these schools, the survey and Test can be administered in one double period on the same day. |

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| |Multiple session administration is available. |

|Number of Questions: |16 survey questions - 50 certification test questions |

|Cut Score: |W!se Referenced Cut Score: 66 |

|Test Ordering Information and Set up |Test Ordering: To register for the Financial Literacy Certification Test: |

|Guidelines: |Identify a teacher or administrator at the school who will be the designated contact person with w!se |

| |Complete our Participation Agreement, located at: |

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| |Email the Agreement to Ethan Finkelstein at efinkelstein@wise- or via fax to (212) 980-5053. |

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| |Upon receipt of registration, designated contact person will receive: |

| |The W!se Teachers’ Guide, a curriculum outline containing topics for teachers to cover. Test questions are on |

| |these topics. |

| |The W!se Resource Directory, a collection of websites of organizations that offer instructional resources |

| |related to the Test |

| |Details for accessing our online practice tests |

| |A welcome email with a log-in ID and password to access and administer our online Certification Test |

| |Test Set Up: To administer the Financial Literacy Certification Test: |

| |A test set-up and administration user guide will be provided |

|Proctoring Guidelines: |A secure browser, which prevents students who are taking the Test from accessing any other computer application |

| |during test taking, must be downloaded before students can take the online test. |

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| |W!se recommends, but does not require, that instructors, who teach the content for which the Test will be |

| |administered, be prohibited from proctoring the online test. |

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| |Proctoring instructions will be sent to the designated contact person at the school. |

|Testing Format: |On-line |

|Required Computer Software |Windows: |

|Specifications: |OS -Windows 7 and higher |

| |Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome |

| |Mac: |

| |OS - Mac OS X 10.10 and higher |

| |Apple Safari 8.0 or higher |

| |iPad: |

| |iOS 8.0 and higher |

| |The W!se Financial Literacy app is required for testing and can be downloaded from the App Store. |

| |Chromebook: |

| |The W!se Financial Literacy app is required for testing which can be downloaded from the Chrome Web Store. |

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| |As of July 1, 2020, the following changes on the next page will apply to the testing requirements. |

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| |Windows: |

| |Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0 or higher |

| |Mac: |

| |Mac OS X 10.11 and higher |

| |Safari 9.0 or higher |

| |iPad: |

| |iOS 9.3.2 and higher |

| |Chromebook: |

| |No changes |

|Test Availability: |Fall and Spring Semesters of every school year. Alternative schedules, including trimesters and summer school |

| |programs, can also be accommodated. |

|Testing Agency Contact: |Name: David Anderson |

| |Title: Executive Vice President |

| |Telephone Number: (212) 421-2700 |

| |Email Address: danderson@wise- |

| |Alternative contact: Mike Castrilli at mcastrilli@wise- |

| |Technical Support: support@ or (800) 514-8494 |

|GaDOE Contact for Credentialing: |Name: Mamie Hanson |

| |Telephone Number: (404) 657-6279 |

| |Email: mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us |

|GaDOE Contact for Curriculum Area: |Name: Delda Hagin |

| |Telephone Number: (404) 657-8307 |

| |Email: dhagin@doe.k12.ga.us |

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