What to study for the ATI TEAS in 2026
Are you getting ready to take the ATI TEAS exam? Try not to panic… I’m going to walk you through exactly what to expect. I’ve been helping students prepare for the TEAS exam for years, so you are in good hands.
Which version of the TEAS will you take?
If you are taking the ATI TEAS in 2026, then you will take the TEAS 7.
The ATI TEAS changes about every five years, but the test makers are always testing and refining exam content. Each version of the TEAS will have questions that do not count toward your score. These are often experimental questions.
In fact, it’s common to get some weird TEAS exam questions. At any point when you take the ATI TEAS, you are likely getting unscored questions that are test questions for the (eventual) next version of the TEAS exam.
New ATI TEAS science section questions that I’m noticing:
- More acid and base questions
- Water and solutions
- More detailed questions about cellular organelles
- Mitosis and Meiosis
- Microorganisms
ATI TEAS Study Resources for the 2026 TEAS exam:
Pass the TEAS test – UPDATED TEAS 7 Study Tracker
- My guide on how to pass the TEAS Test
- Prenursing Smarter’s YouTube Post quizzes – cover all sections of the TEAS exam.
- Prenursing Smarter Online TEAS Prep Program (fully updated for the TEAS 7).
- Free ATI TEAS practice test questions – Updated for TEAS 7
ATI TEAS 7 Question Types
Now, one of the big study points to prepare for is different TEAS question types. The TEAS 7 exam has more than just 4-option multiple choice (A, B, C, D) questions.
Instead, you might have select-all answer options, fill-in-the-blank questions, and ordering questions.
In particular, it’s likely that you might have TEAS math questions like fill-in-the-blank questions for algebra or solving the order of operations (PEMDAS). Ordering numbers from greatest to least, or least to greatest, would be another possibility for the TEAS question types.
You might also see these new question types in anatomy and physiology questions where you are asked to identify a particular area of human anatomy on a graphic.
How to study for the ATI TEAS 7
Another important point to prepare for what’s on the ATI TEAS 7 is the NUMBER of questions — not necessarily the content types.
For example, the ATI TEAS 7 has 39 reading questions.
For the Math section, you will have questions on measurement and data and numbers and algebra. In my TEAS Prep Program, I’ve updated a lesson to help you prepare. This lesson has several TEAS practice questions on finding the area of shapes (like a rhombus) and combined shapes (like a rectangle with a half circle attached).
For the TEAS science section, current TEAS test takers are seeing more questions about organelles and the pH. TEAS chemistry questions will still focus on the periodic table of elements, chemical bonding, and reactions. Balancing chemical reactions is now a confirmed scored concept.
For TEAS biology, you’ll need to know about genetics and DNA, macromolecules, and eukaryotic cell structure and organization. In addition, mitosis and meiosis are now confirmed scored concepts.
The TEAS 7 Science section will add a section on infectious and non-infectious diseases.
If you want more practice questions, you can also get my TEAS 7 practice exam for only $9. It currently has Select All as an additional question type, there’s no limit on retakes while you are enrolled.
You’ll have 33 scored TEAS English questions on the ATI TEAS exam. That might be good news or bad news. How well do you know your comma rules and pronouns?
Let’s do a review of what’s on the TEAS exam.
What’s on the ATI TEAS 7?
- Reading – 39 scored questions
- Math – 34 scored questions
- Science – 44 scored questions
- English – 33 scored questions
ATI TEAS 7 FAQ
The current version of the ATI TEAS exam, the TEAS 7, was released on June 3, 2022. The ATI TEAS exam changes about every 5 years, so no major changes are planned in 2025.
Compared to the old exam, the current version of the TEAS exam in 2026 will have:
➞ 2x as many scored biology and chemistry questions (8 each)
➞ 9 more English language questions
➞ 7 more questions on measurement and data in the math section.
➞ 14 less anatomy and physiology questions
➞ 8 less overall TEAS reading section questions
If you are taking the TEAS in 2025, then you will take the TEAS 7. The older version of the exam, the TEAS 6, was retired on June 3, 2022.
The ATI TEAS 7 covers Reading, Math, Science, and English. In addition, the TEAS 7 has new question types, like select all.
The TEAS exam changes about every 5 years. The TEAS 7 was released in June 2022. The previous version of the TEAS, the TEAS 6, was released in late 2016.
Prenursing Smarter will be updating the TEAS Prep Program to reflect these new changes, and I’ll share updates and information about the new ATI TEAS 7 as I learn more.
UPDATE: I’m happy to say many Prenursing Smarter students have used the prep program to get great scores on the new TEAS 7! Here’s what Tara said, “I just wanted to thank you–I took the TEAS 7 today and got a 93.3%! I actually found your program very late and only spent 8 days studying ‘with you’ before taking the exam. I really appreciated being able to focus on high value concepts. I know my score wouldn’t have been so high without your help!
It was worth every penny and the only thing I would do differently is start out studying with Prenursing Smarter much sooner!”
Check out my TEAS prep program for 5 TEAS 7 practice tests, interactive lessons, and strategies to help you boost your score.
