Each District Test Coordinator (DTC) is responsible for identifying the district-level testing window and for notifying the School Test Coordinator (STC) of the testing schedule. DTCs and STCs are responsible for ensuring that the testing schedule is posted on the school’s website at least one month prior to the opening of the state-approved testing window. All scheduled testing, including make-up tests, must be administered within the district's testing window.
For Algebra 1, Biology 1, English 2-Reading, and USHC, the district testing window must not begin earlier than the last 15 instructional days of the semester or school year. EOCEP testing must be scheduled to begin early in the district testing window and must include dates for make-up testing that are within the district window.
For the operational English 2 Writing section, the district testing window must not begin earlier than the last 20 instructional days of the semester or school year. English Reading and Writing sections must not be administered on the same day.
For all tests, the district testing window may be scheduled to extend beyond the end of the semester or school year.
Fall/Winter 2025–26
- State Testing Window: December 1, 2025-January 23, 2026
- District Data Files and electronic reports posted: February 13, 2026
- Individual Student Reports and student labels delivered to districts: March 2, 2026
Spring 2026
- State Testing Window: April 28, 2026- June 4, 2026
- District Data Files and electronic reports posted: TBD
- Individual Student Reports and student labels delivered to districts: TBD
Summer 2026
- State Testing Window: June 29, 2026–July 31, 2026
- District Data Files and electronic reports posted: TBD
- Individual Student Reports and Student Labels delivered to districts: TBD
The End-of-Course Examination Program (EOCEP) is a statewide assessment program of end-of-course tests for gateway courses awarded units of credit in English/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. The EOCEP encourages instruction in the specific standards for the courses, encourages student achievement, and documents the level of students’ mastery of the academic standards. Gateway courses in English/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies will be defined by the State Board of Education. EOCEP examination scores count 20 percent in the calculation of the student’s final grade in gateway courses. Defined gateway courses currently include Algebra 1, Intermediate Algebra, Biology 1, English 2, and United States History and the Constitution, or courses with other names and activity codes in which the academic standards corresponding to these subjects are taught.
To meet federal accountability requirements, the EOCEP in English/language arts, mathematics, and science must be administered to all public school students, including those students as required by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) and by Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
To receive a South Carolina high school diploma, students are required to pass a high school credit course in science, and a high school credit course in United States history in which the state’s end of course examinations are administered. Currently these courses are Biology 1 (science) and United States History and the Constitution (social studies).
Items Aligned to Standards – EOCEP test items are aligned to the South Carolina Academic Standards for each content area. Standards describe what schools are expected to teach and what students are expected to learn. EOCEP test items are written to assess the content knowledge and skills described in the academic standards. The academic standards, supporting documents, and other resources are available at the links shown below for each of the EOCEP subjects.
Students who are scheduled to take EOCEP tests shall be provided with paper or electronic copies of the academic standards assessed by those particular tests, no later than the first day of school.
The Department of Education provides paper copies of Individual Student Reports to districts. These reports are shipped from the testing contractors directly to the districts. Districts are responsible for ensuring that these reports are distributed to parents and schools as soon as possible following receipt.
All EOCEP assessments are administered in English. Foreign language translations of test items and response options are not allowed; however, translations of the test directions are permitted.
Test Administration Manuals
Algebra 1
The 2015
South Carolina College- and Career- Ready Mathematics Standards will be assessed during this 2024-2025 school year (including Fall/Winter, Spring, and Summer Test Administration). The
2025 South Carolina College- and Career- Ready Mathematics Standards will be assessed starting in the Fall of the 2025-2026 school year.
Algebra 1 Test Results Data Review
No data review report was produced for the 2019-20 school year due to the cancellation of testing for spring 2020.
Biology 1
Biology 1 Test Results Data Review
No data review report was produced for the 2019-20 school year due to the cancellation of testing for spring 2020.
English 2
To meet federal regulations, the English 2 EOCEP requires a student writing component in addition to multiple-choice writing items. The TDW (text-dependent writing) is composed of reading a passage or passages and writing a response to the writing task relating to that specific text(s). The writing task will either be an argumentative writing task or an informational writing task. The argumentative writing task, “To Persuade through Argument,” requires students to write an argumentative response as outlined in the “To Persuade” TDW Scoring Guidelines. The informational writing task, “To Inform,” requires students to write an informational response as outlined in the “To Inform” TDW scoring guidelines.
Online Tools Training: https://portal.te.drcedirect.com/SC (Open using Google Chrome)
For more information about the English 2 EOCEP Writing Component
English 2 Test Results Data Review
No data review report was produced for the 2019-20 school year due to the cancellation of testing for spring 2020.
U.S. History and the Constitution
Beginning with the 2021-22 school year and continuing in the school years that follow, the U.S. History and Constitution EOCEP will assess the 2019 South Carolina Social Studies College-and-Career Ready Standards.
Online Tools Training: https://portal.te.drcedirect.com/SC (Open using Google Chrome)
U.S. History and the Constitution Test Results Data Review
No data review report was produced for the 2019-20 school year due to the cancellation of testing for spring 2020.
Accessibility Information
The South Carolina Department of Education is committed to making its electronic documents accessible for parents/guardians and other individuals with disabilities, and for parents/guardians whose native language is not English. All documents posted on this Website are compliant with the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. § 794 (d)), as amended.
Assessment Resource Documents for Students and Parents
Assessment documents in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, languages other than English, and oral translation can be found on the Parent Assessment Resources page.
Score Report User's Guide
Resource Documents Alternate Format Request
If you would like to request a copy of an assessment brochure or a Sample Individual Student Report in an alternative format, please complete the Student and Parent Resources Alternate Request Form. If you have any questions about resource document alternate format requests, please contact ResourceRequests@ed.sc.gov.
The Lexile Framework® for Reading, commonly referred to as the Lexile Framework, has been linked with the South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Assessments (SC READY) in English Language Arts for grades 3-8. More information about the Lexile Framework can be found at Lexile.com.
Similarly, the Quantile Framework® for Mathematics has been linked with the SC READY for grades 3-8 and Algebra 1 on the End-of-Course Examination Program. For more information about the Quantile Framework, use this link: An Introduction to the Quantile Framework for Mathematics.
Students in South Carolina receive Lexile and Quantile measures on their Individual Student Reports and from a variety of different tests and programs used by local schools. Schools and districts receive Lexile and Quantile measures on the assessment data files. With Lexile and Quantile measures, educators and parents can support student learning.
