Interim Employment Certificate (IEC) Approach

General testing information for all applicants may be found in the Overview of Alabama Testing Requirements.

Visit the Alabama Alternative Certificates page on the Alabama State Department of Education website for information regarding this certification approach.

Certification based on the IEC Approach may ONLY be requested by an employing Alabama county/city superintendent or eligible nonpublic/private school administrator. An individual should contact the school system or eligible nonpublic/private school in which employment is desired. In collaboration with the employing school system or eligible nonpublic/private school, the IEC Approach requires unconditional admission to an Alabama Educator Preparation Program.

Individuals should contact the Certification Officer at the Alabama college or university where they are enrolled or plan to enroll for additional information regarding program entry requirements and test implementation dates according to current Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) policies. Individuals who choose to test without advisement according to current ALSDE testing policies do so at their own risk.

Alabama provides the IEC Approach for four categories of individuals:

• those unconditionally admitted to an Alternative Class A Program provided by an Alabama college or university
• those unconditionally admitted to a Traditional Class A Program provided by an Alabama college or university in an area of Special Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages, Instructional Leadership, Library Media, School Counseling and Reading Specialist
• those unconditionally admitted to a Traditional Class AA Program provided by an Alabama college or university in an area of Special Education
• those unconditionally admitted to a Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Accredited Program in School Counseling at an Alabama university

For the issuance of the first IEC:

• Pass the required Praxis Subject Assessments (content tests), as indicated in the charts below, before the date the application is received in the Educator Certification Section.

For the issuance of the second and third IEC (if applicable):
No tests are required.

For the issuance of the Professional Educator Certificate:
Additional testing may be required for the issuance of the Professional Educator Certificate. Please refer to Alabama Educator Preparation Program Approach or consult with the Certification Officer at the Alabama college or university where enrolled for additional information. Application for the Professional Educator Certificate is made by the individual, in conjunction with the Alabama institution, upon completion of all requirements of the Alternative Class A Educator Preparation Program.

Individuals applying for the issuance of the first IEC based on unconditional admission to an Alabama Traditional Class A Educator Preparation Program in an area of Special Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages, Instructional Leadership, Library Media, School Counseling and Reading Specialist have no test requirements for the IEC Approach.

Testing may be required for the issuance of the Professional Educator Certificate or Professional Leadership Certificate. Please refer to Alabama Educator Preparation Program Approach or consult with the Certification Officer at the Alabama college or university where enrolled for additional information. Application for the Professional Educator Certificate or Professional Leadership Certificate is made by the individual, in conjunction with the Alabama institution, upon completion of all requirements of the Traditional Class A Educator Preparation Program.

Individuals applying for the issuance of the first IEC based on unconditional admission to an Alabama Traditional Class AA Educator Preparation Program in an area of Special Education have no test requirements for the IEC Approach.

Testing may be required for the issuance of the Professional Educator Certificate. Please refer to Alabama Educator Preparation Program Approach or consult with the Certification Officer at the Alabama college or university where enrolled for additional information. Application for the Professional Educator Certificate is made by the individual, in conjunction with the Alabama institution, upon completion of all requirements of the Traditional Class AA Educator Preparation Program.

Test requirements for issuance of the Professional Educator Certificate may be found at Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Accredited School Counseling Program and on the application forms. Application for the Professional Educator Certificate is made by the applicant, in conjunction with the Alabama institution, upon completion of all requirements of the CACREP-Accredited School Counseling Program Approach.

TBA: To Be Announced. All TBA scores will be available once the test is required.

This page is a supplement to The Praxis^® Tests Information Bulletin (PDF).