The Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) is a standardized entrance exam used by many nursing schools in the United States to assess a candidate's readiness for nursing programs. The TEAS is developed and administered by the Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI).

Students must schedule an appointment a minimum of 24 hours prior to their intended test day.  Testing Services only provides the TEAS test to current Lake Sumter State students with a valid XID.  You will be asked to provide your XID number prior to testing.

Follow the directions below to create your ATI account.  You must do this step prior to the day of your test.  If you do not have a username and password on the testing date, you will not be able to test.  

Go to ATI and on the top right-hand corner, click create account. 

Follow all instructions after clicking create account and bring your username and password with you on the day of the test.

Register at the Leesburg campus Testing Center

Register at the South Lake campus Testing Center

TEAS testing fee is $70 for LSSC students only. All testing fees must be paid online with credit or debit card only. Cash is not accepted.

Accommodated Testing

• If you are a student needing accommodations for this exam, please reach out to the SAS (Student Accessibility Services) Department prior to scheduling your appointment.  Contact information: lssc.edu/SAS.