The Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT, still widely called the LET) falls on Sunday, September 20, 2026. That is about 30 days away.
Thirty days is too short to study everything. The job now is triage: protect the points you already have, and buy the cheapest new ones.
Where you are in the calendar: filing closed on July 23. PRC posts room assignments in the weeks before exam day. Results are targeted for November 27, 2026.
The one number that decides your last 30 days
Start with how the exam is graded. For Secondary examinees:
- General Education — 20% of your final grade
- Professional Education — 40%
- Area of Specialization — 40%
For Elementary examinees it is General Education 40% and Professional Education 60%.
You must clear two rules: a general average of 75%, and no single part below 50%. The full arithmetic is in What Score Do You Need to Pass the LET?.
The weights tell you where a study hour pays most. One extra correct answer in Professional Education or your Specialization is worth twice one in General Education. With 30 days left, let that ratio decide what you open.
What to skip for the rest of the month
Three things quietly eat the final month. Let them go.
- Brand-new topics you have never touched. Starting from zero in September costs hours and returns one or two items.
- Reading reviewer books cover to cover. Answering questions finds your gaps faster than reading does.
- Re-drilling your strongest section. Keep it warm with one short weekly session and move on.
What still pays off in 30 days
- Full-length timed mock tests. Pacing and stamina are trainable in weeks.
- Reviewing your wrong answers properly. The routine is below.
- Any section near the 50% floor. One part under the floor ends your attempt. Fix it first.
- Topics you half-know. These convert fastest.
Your week-by-week plan
Week 1 — August 21 to 27: find the leak
- Take one full-length timed mock in the first two days, before you study anything. Studying first hides the problem.
- Score each part separately. Circle any part below 50%. That is your whole week.
- If nothing is below 50%, work on whichever of Professional Education or Specialization scored lower.
- Drill 30 to 50 questions on one topic at a time. Read the explanation on every item, including the ones you got right.
Week 2 — August 28 to September 3: convert the half-known topics
- Two timed mocks, one midweek and one on the weekend.
- Between them, drill the topics where you scored between 40% and 70%. Points are cheapest in that band.
- Professional Education repeats: assessment of learning, teaching methods and strategies, learner-centered principles, the Code of Ethics, and the PPST 2017 domains.
- English majors: grammar and structure of English carry a large share of items. See 5 grammar rules examinees always miss.
- Watch for your room assignment. PRC posts school and room lists in the weeks before exam day; this guide shows where to check.
Week 3 — September 4 to 10: exam conditions only
- Two full-length mocks under real conditions: phone away, timed, one sitting.
- Hold about one minute per question. Some take fifteen seconds, a few take two minutes.
- If an item is still unclear after 90 seconds, mark it and move on.
- Stop adding new topics after this week.
Week 4 — September 11 to 19: taper and logistics
- One final mock early in the week, around September 13 or 14. Light review after that.
- Reread your own wrong-answer notes from the past three weeks.
- Pack your kit: Notice of Admission, valid ID, pencils, eraser, black ballpen, water. Check your NOA for what is allowed and leave anything questionable at home.
- Confirm your venue. If it is far or unfamiliar, do a trial trip.
- Sleep the night before.
The 20-minute wrong-answer routine
After every mock, take each item you missed and write answers to three questions:
- Why is the correct answer correct? One sentence, in your own words.
- Why did my answer look right? Name the trap.
- What tells me next time? Write the signal to look for.
Twenty items takes about twenty minutes. Do it the same day. Over four weeks you build a list of your own recurring mistakes.
Remember what kind of exam this is now
Under the reformed LEPT, each paper follows an Enhanced Table of Specifications: roughly 30% recall, 50% comprehension and application, 20% higher-order analysis. About seven items in ten ask you to use an idea inside a classroom situation.
Memorising definitions covers the easiest 30%. The other 70% rewards scenario practice with full explanations. Why the New LEPT Rewards Thinkers, Not Memorizers unpacks the shift.
Your 30-day checklist
- Diagnostic mock in the first two days, scored per part
- Any part under 50% fixed first
- Hours weighted toward Professional Education and Specialization
- At least six full-length timed mocks across the month
- Wrong-answer routine after every mock
- No new topics after September 10
- Kit packed and venue confirmed by September 18
Timed practice with honest review is what moves your score in 30 days. Sign up free and take your diagnostic test today, then drill by topic in practice topics, the Professional Education section, or the English Major section.
Dates and procedures come from the Professional Regulation Commission. Confirm your schedule, venue, and permitted items on the PRC website and your Notice of Admission before exam day.