MTTC Physics (019)

Physics (019) is a computer-based test made up of 100 multiple-choice questions. An on-screen scientific calculator is provided with your test, and on-screen constants are supplied as well, so you do not need to bring or memorize a reference sheet. The tools you need numerically are built into the testing software.

You get 2 hours and 45 minutes of total appointment time. Of that, 15 minutes is the CBT tutorial and nondisclosure agreement, and 2 hours and 30 minutes is testing time. Plan for the full window: the tutorial comes out of the appointment, not out of your testing clock.

The passing score for Physics (019) is 220. Build your practice around comfortably clearing that standard rather than scraping past it, so a handful of careless errors on test day does not decide the outcome. Your official score report shows how your performance was evaluated.

There is no published pass rate in the source material, so judge difficulty by the clock: 100 questions in 150 minutes leaves roughly a minute and a half per item. The items reward fast, confident use of graphs, units, and experimental design. Candidates who lose points usually do so through pacing and sign or unit errors, not through unfamiliar physics.

Retakes are governed by MTTC policy rather than by the Physics test page. A retake policy update was announced to begin 9/26/2025, but the announcement does not state the new waiting period or limits, so confirm the current rules on the MTTC Policies page before you re-register.

Scores are released within 6 weeks of testing. Because the window is measured in weeks, avoid scheduling a date that leaves no margin before a hiring or endorsement deadline. Register early enough that a score report can arrive in time for whatever paperwork depends on it.

Testing is by appointment year-round, Monday through Saturday, excluding some holidays. Test sites are located in Michigan and nationwide, so you can choose a center near your preparation program or near home. Check appointment availability before you lock in a study timeline.

No. Tests may include questions that are being evaluated for future administrations, and those items do not affect your score. You will not be told which ones they are, so treat every question the same and do not stall if one feels unfamiliar or oddly worded.

Possibly not. Starting January 1, 2026, initial endorsements in several areas require passing both a Professional Knowledge and Skills test and the specific subject test. Check the active endorsement list and MTTC alignment information, and confirm your own requirements with your adviser or the Michigan Department of Education.

Start with mechanics and electricity, because they supply the tools - vectors, free-body diagrams, field and potential reasoning - that optics and thermodynamics questions reuse. Then move to waves and optics, then thermodynamics and modern physics, and finish with inquiry and process skills, which are best practiced through mixed timed sets rather than in isolation.