MTTC History (009)

It is a computer-based test (CBT) made up of 100 multiple-choice questions. There is no separate constructed-response section listed on the official test page. The appointment includes a 15-minute tutorial and nondisclosure agreement before the timed section begins, so budget that time separately from your testing time.

You have 2 hours and 30 minutes of testing time, inside a total appointment time of 2 hours and 45 minutes. The extra 15 minutes covers the CBT tutorial and nondisclosure agreement. With 100 questions, that works out to roughly 90 seconds per question, so practice pacing with a full-length practice test.

The passing score is 220, and the test fee is $129. Additional fees may apply depending on your registration choices, so review the payment information before you register. Plan your registration early if you are working toward a certification deadline, since scores are not released instantly.

Appointments are available year-round, Monday through Saturday, excluding some holidays. Test sites are located in Michigan and nationwide, so you can choose a center near you. Check appointment availability on the official site before you register, and confirm the nearest test center in advance if you are traveling.

Scores are released within 6 weeks of testing. The official site publishes score report dates you can check for planning. Because the window can run several weeks, avoid scheduling your test so close to a certification or hiring deadline that a delay would create a problem for you.

The official pages retrieved for this profile do not state the current retake rules, so confirm the retake policy directly with the testing program before you rely on any assumption. What the source does note is that a retake policy update was announced with a 2025 effective date; the details are not reproduced here.

Not necessarily. The official site states that tests may include questions being evaluated for future administrations and that these do not affect a candidate's score. You cannot identify which items are unscored, so treat every question as if it counts and answer all of them rather than leaving blanks.

The official test page does not enumerate the content domains or their percentage weights, so this profile cannot report them. Use the current official preparation materials for History (009) to see the detailed framework, then allocate study time in proportion to the domains and objectives those materials list.

Start with the official preparation materials for the test to establish the framework, then take a full-length practice test early to identify weak areas. Spend most of your remaining time on those areas, and finish with timed practice so that answering 100 questions in 150 minutes feels routine.

Two recurring problems are uneven content coverage, such as over-studying familiar periods and skipping others, and poor pacing that leaves questions unanswered at the end. A third is treating practice tests as reading material instead of timed rehearsals. Review every missed practice question and note why the correct answer is correct.