U.S. Entrepreneurship Certification Examination

Credential Source Contact Information

Source Company Name:
Economic Empowerment Project
Contact:
Cheryl Ayers, Director

Credential Contractor

Credential Contractor:
Pitsco Education LLC
Contact:
Garrett Curran, Account Manager

Test Administration

Test Site:
  • School: Online
Paper & Pencil
No
Can the instructor take this test?:
No
Number of Test Items:
75
Time Allowed (minutes):

90

Passing Score (percent):

70

Cost Per Test:

$50

Additional information:

The U.S. Entrepreneurship Certification Examination (certificate and digital badge included) is cross-walked with the competencies in Virginia's CTE entrepreneurship courses. Upon passing the U.S. Entrepreneurship Certification Examination, students have the option to earn two additional entrepreneurship credentials administered by My Own Business Institute (MOBI) at Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley, California, requiring little to no additional preparation and no additional cost (additional certificates and digital badges included). Therefore, students may earn a total of three stackable entrepreneurship credentials for the innovation and gig economy.

The free exam manual includes details on the credential administrators and partners, optional stackable credentials, examination information and administration, examination blueprint and resources, entrepreneurship competencies, and ordering. The manual is accessible on the Pitsco Education LLC and Economic Empowerment Project websites.

The exam resources package includes a detailed study guide (28-pages), two practice exams (118 questions each), a reading guide (free entrepreneurship e-textbook for students with teacher resources), vocabulary list (covers 12 entrepreneurship content areas on the exam), and an exam taker guide (Pitsco’s E-SESS online assessment platform instructions).

The Online Entrepreneurship Institute for High School Teachers is free for Virginia teachers and is aligned with the U.S. Entrepreneurship Certification Examination, equipping teachers with the content knowledge, instructional strategies, curriculum, and 400+ classroom-ready resources that they need to prepare high school students to pass the exam. Three hours of university undergraduate or graduate credit is optional.  

Possible Preparatory Courses

Timing

Multiple test sessions:
Yes
Time of day
Yes
Order of tasks
Yes
Planned breaks during test
Yes
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
Yes
Extended time offered
At the discretion of the school division or program and in accordance with Individualized Education Plans, Section 504 Accommodation Plans, and other assessment policies

Setting

Test location
Yes
Adaptive or special furniture
Yes
Special lighting
Yes

Presentation

Written directions accompanying oral directions
Yes
Specific verbal prompts
Yes
Visual aids
No
Amplification equipment
Yes
Headphones, earmuffs, or earplugs
Yes
Large-print test
Yes
Braille test
Yes
Read-aloud test
Yes
Audio test
Yes
Interpreting/transliterating testing directions
Yes
Interpreting/Transliterating the test
Yes

Response

Enlarged copy of the answer document
Yes
Communication board or choice cards
Yes
Examiner records responses
Yes
Brailler
Yes
Word processor or word processor with speech-to-text
Yes
Augmentative communication device
Yes
Word prediction software
Yes
Spelling aids
Yes
English dictionary
Yes
Dictation using a recording device
Yes
Dictation to a scribe
Yes
Read back student response
Yes
Calculator and arithmetic tools
Yes
Calculator with additional functions
Yes
Math aids
Yes
Dry erase board
Yes
Additional writing implements
Yes

Audio test
Yes
Bilingual dictionary
Yes
Dictation to a scribe
Yes
English dictionary
Yes
Examiner records responses
Yes
Flexible Schedule
Yes
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
Yes
Extended time offered
At the discretion of the school division or program and in accordance with Individualized Education Plans, Section 504 Accommodation Plans, and other assessment policies
Multiple test sessions
Yes
Read-aloud test
Yes
Test directions delivery
Yes
Visual aids
Yes

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