Beta Test (Star Trek: Starfleet Academy)

"Beta Test" is the second episode of the first season of the American science fiction teen drama television series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. The episode was written by showrunner Noga Landau and Jane Maggs, and directed by executive producer Alex Kurtzman. Part of Kurtzman's expanded Star Trek Universe, the series takes place in the 32nd century, the far-future time period that was introduced in Star Trek: Discovery and follows the first new class of Starfleet cadets in over a century as they come of age and train to be officers.

The episode was released on Paramount+ on January 15, 2026, alongside the pilot episode "Kids These Days". In the episode, the academic year begins as Caleb remains unsure about his future at Starfleet Academy but, when a delegation from Betazed, a former Federation ally, arrives and Caleb is tasked with showing their leader's daughter around campus, he must put his uncertainty aside in order to ensure negotiations are successful.