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 prior to 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, 2019. 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 in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Early Childhood Education (P–3)	Teaching Reading	5204	*
	and
	Early Childhood Education	5025	*

Elementary Education

praxis testing for Alabama Elementary Education
To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Elementary Education (K–6)	Teaching Reading	5204	*
	and
	Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (On-screen scientific calculator provided.)	5001	*
	Reading Language Arts Subtest	5002	*
	Mathematics Subtest (On-screen scientific calculator provided.)	5003	*
	Social Studies Subtest	5004	*
	Science Subtest (On-screen scientific calculator provided.)	5005	*
	* To pass the Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects test you must receive a passing score on each subtest. If you wish to take all four subtests (5002, 5003, 5004, 5005) at the same time, select Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001) 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 in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying 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 in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
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	*
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 effective September 1, 2019.

All Grades

praxis testing for Alabama All Grades
To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying 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 in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Collaborative Teacher (K–6)	Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications	5354	*
	and
	Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (On-screen scientific calculator provided.)	5001	*
	Reading Language Arts Subtest	5002	*
	Mathematics Subtest (On-screen scientific calculator provided.)	5003	*
	Social Studies Subtest	5004	*
	Science Subtest (On-screen scientific calculator provided.)	5005	*
	* To pass the Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects test you must receive a passing score on each subtest. If you wish to take all four subtests (5002, 5003, 5004, 5005) at the same time, select Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001) 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 in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying 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	*

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