ILTS Health Education (211)

The test has 100 multiple-choice questions with 3 hours and 15 minutes of testing time. Your total appointment is 3 hours and 30 minutes, because 15 minutes at the start is reserved for the computer-based testing tutorial and the nondisclosure agreement. Plan on roughly two minutes per question, leaving time to review flagged items.

The passing score is 240. Preliminary results are provided at the test center at the end of your session, so you get a first indication the same day. Official score reports are released according to the published score report dates, and those are the scores that count for licensure decisions.

The test fee is $110. Payment is handled through the ILTS registration system, and you should review the current payment information on the ILTS site before registering, since fee policies and any reduced-fee or no-cost retake provisions are announced there rather than on the individual test page.

No. The test page states that no reference materials are provided for this test. Treat every definition, statistic, and model as something you must recall from memory. Build your preparation around active recall and practice questions rather than relying on looking things up during the exam.

Testing is administered by appointment year-round, Monday through Saturday, excluding some holidays. Test sites are located in Illinois and nationwide, so you can choose a location that fits your schedule. Check seat availability early, because popular dates and sites fill up, and confirm your appointment details before test day.

Practice tests are available for many ILTS tests and are provided automatically during registration when one exists for your test at the time you register. Use it as a timed diagnostic early, then again near the end of your study period. Additional preparation materials are listed on the ILTS preparation materials page.

Retake rules are set by ILTS policy, not by the individual test page, so read the current policies before assuming a waiting period or fee. ILTS has announced that examinees with two unsuccessful attempts may be eligible to retake the same test at no cost, so verify your eligibility before paying for another attempt.

Not necessarily. ILTS notes that tests may include questions being evaluated for future administrations and that those questions do not affect a candidate's score. You cannot identify which items are unscored, so answer every question as though it counts and do not panic over one unusually difficult item.

Running out of time and misreading multi-part stems. With 100 questions in 3 hours and 15 minutes, candidates who linger on hard items often leave later questions unanswered. Move on, flag, and return. Also watch for questions asking for the exception or the least appropriate response.

Start with a full-length timed practice test to find weak areas, then study those areas in depth before broadening out. Finish with another timed practice run and a review of missed items. Because no content outline or weighting is published on the test page, base your study plan on your diagnostic results rather than assumed domain percentages.