California High School Proficiency Examination Logo

California High School Proficiency Examination

 

What to Bring

Bring the following with you to the test site:

What Not to Bring

The following items are prohibited at the test site:

  • personal digital assistants or any other types of electronic information devices
  • unapproved calculators
  • calculator watches
  • electronic pagers
  • photographic or recording devices
  • music devices
  • spell checkers, dictionaries, slide rules
  • backpacks or large tote bags, briefcases, packages or other items that will not fit easily under your chair
  • notebooks, textbooks, scratch paper, highlighters, or any other unauthorized aids or materials (notes can be made in the test booklet)
If you bring and/or use at the test site any prohibited materials, you will be dismissed and your test results will be voided. While you are taking the test, only pencils, erasers, your approved calculator, and the test materials provided to you will be allowed on your desk or table. Eating, drinking, smoking, and using smokeless tobacco are not permitted at the test site, with the following exception: bottled water with a cap and no label is allowed.

You are discouraged from bringing a cell phone or other electronic communication device. If you must bring one, however, it must be turned off and placed under your chair during the test administration. If you have such a device and it is found to be on at any time during the test administration (including restroom breaks), you will be dismissed and your test results will be voided.

About CHSPE | Registration | On Test Day | Results & Transcripts | Contact | Test Centers | District Login