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Alabama Additional Teaching Field (CBT) Approach

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

Visit the Educator Certification Section for information regarding this certification approach.

There are limitations for certain teaching fields; therefore, individuals who choose to test before reviewing the requirements for the CBT approach do so at their own risk.

Individuals applying for the issuance of Professional Educator Certificates through the Additional Teaching Field Approach must successfully complete the current Alabama Educator Certification Assessment Program (AECAP) Praxis® Subject Assessments (content tests) requirements as indicated in the charts below.

Important: TEST CHANGES and SCORE INCREASES are effective for tests taken and applications received in the Educator Certification Section of the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) on or after September 1, 2020. The score earned on the date a test was taken MAY or MAY NOT be deemed as "passing" when the test taker's application is received in the Educator Certification Section of the ALSDE. Information can be viewed in the Educator Assessment Policies.

Please Note:

Find your certification area below to determine which test(s) you need to take. To learn more about a specific test, click the test title. Once you know which tests you should take, find out how to register for Praxis® tests or read the Praxis test retake policy.

In general, unless it is specifically stated that a calculator is permitted or required for a particular test, calculators may not be used on any Praxis tests (see Calculator Use).

Early Childhood Education

praxis testing for Alabama Early Childhood Education
To Be Certified inYou Need to TakeTest CodeQualifying Score
Early Childhood Education (P–3) Teaching Reading: Elementary 5205 *
and
Early Childhood Education 5025 *

Elementary Education

praxis testing for Alabama Elementary Education
To Be Certified inYou Need to TakeTest CodeQualifying Score
Elementary Education (K–6) Teaching Reading: Elementary 5205 *
and
Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle—Mathematics, Social Studies & Science (On-screen scientific calculator provided.) 5901 1
Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle—Mathematics(On-screen scientific calculator provided.) 5903 *
Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle—Sciences(On-screen scientific calculator provided.) 5905 *
Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle—Social Studies 5904 *
1 To pass the Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle—Mathematics, Social Studies & Science test you must receive a passing score on each subtest. If you wish to take all three subtests (5903, 5904, 5905) at the same time, select Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle—Mathematics, Social Studies & Science (5901) when registering. If you wish to take or retake an individual subtest, you may register to take just that subtest.

Middle School Education

praxis testing for Alabama Middle School Education
To Be Certified inYou Need to TakeTest CodeQualifying Score
English Language Arts (4–8) Middle School English Language Arts 5047 *
General Science (4–8) Middle School Science 5440 *
General Social Science (4–8) Middle School Social Studies 5089 *
Mathematics (4–8) Middle School Mathematics (On-screen graphing calculator provided.) 5169 *

Secondary Education

praxis testing for Alabama Secondary Education
To Be Certified inYou Need to TakeTest CodeQualifying Score
Algebra I (6–12) Algebra I 5162 *
Biology (6–12) Biology: Content Knowledge 5235 *
Chemistry (6–12) Chemistry: Content Knowledge 5245 *
Computer Science (6–12) Computer Science 5652 *
English Language Arts (6–12) English Language Arts: Content Knowledge 5038 *
French (6–12) French: World Language 5174 *
General Science (6–12) General Science: Content Knowledge 5435 *
General Social Science (6–12) Social Studies: Content Knowledge 5081 *
Geography (6–12) Geography 5921 *
Geometry (6–12) Geometry 5163 *
German (6–12) German: World Language 5183 *
Health Education (6–12) Health Education 5551 *
History (6–12) World and U.S. History: Content Knowledge 5941 *
Latin (6–12) Latin 5601 *
Mathematics (6–12) Mathematics: Content Knowledge (On-screen graphing calculator provided.) 5161 **
Physics (6–12) Physics: Content Knowledge 5265 *
Spanish (6–12) Spanish: World Language 5195 *

* Score changing September 1, 2020

All Grades

praxis testing for Alabama All Grades
To Be Certified inYou Need to TakeTest CodeQualifying Score
English for Speakers of Other Languages (P–12) English to Speakers of Other Languages 5362 *
French (P–12) French: World Language 5174 *
German (P–12) German: World Language 5183 *
Latin (P–12) Latin 5601 *
Music, Choral
(P–12)		 Music: Content Knowledge 5113 *
Music, Instrumental (P–12) Music: Content Knowledge 5113 *
Physical Education (P–12) Physical Education: Content Knowledge 5091 *
Spanish (P–12) Spanish: World Language 5195 *
Theatre (P–12) Theatre 5641 *
Visual Arts (P–12) Art: Content Knowledge 5134 *

Special Education

praxis testing for Alabama Special Education
To Be Certified inYou Need to TakeTest CodeQualifying Score
Collaborative Teacher (K–6) Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications 5354 *
and
Teaching Reading: Elementary 5205 *
and
Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle—Mathematics, Social Studies & Science (On-screen scientific calculator provided.) 5901 3
Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle—Mathematics(On-screen scientific calculator provided.) 5903 *
Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle—Sciences(On-screen scientific calculator provided.) 5905 *
Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle—Social Studies 5904 *
3 To pass the Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle—Mathematics, Social Studies & Science test you must receive a passing score on each subtest. If you wish to take all three subtests (5903, 5904, 5905) at the same time, select Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle—Mathematics, Social Studies & Science (5901) when registering. If you wish to take or retake an individual subtest, you may register to take just that subtest.
Collaborative Teacher (6–12) Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications 5354 *

Career & Technical Education

praxis testing for Alabama Career & Technical Education
To Be Certified inYou Need to TakeTest CodeQualifying Score
Agriscience Education (6–12) Agriculture 5701 *
Business/
Marketing Education (6–12)		 Business Education: Content Knowledge (Calculator allowed.) 5101 *
Career Technologies (6–12) Technology Education 5051 *
Computer Science (6–12) Computer Science 5652 *
Family and Consumer Sciences Education (6–12) Family and Consumer Sciences 5122 *

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.

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