Alabama Certificate Reciprocity and/or Certificate and Experience Reciprocity (Out-of-State) Approaches

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 and additional options for meeting the Alabama Educator Certification Assessment Program (AECAP) requirements.

Alabama offers three options to meet the testing requirement through certificate reciprocity and/or certificate and experience reciprocity. Individuals applying through this approach must successfully complete the current AECAP Praxis^® Subject Assessments (content tests) requirements as indicated in the charts, below. In lieu of passing a Praxis Subject Assessment, individuals may choose another option, as listed below, for meeting the AECAP requirements.

OPTION ONE

Verify a content knowledge test was passed for issuance of the valid professional educator certificate being presented for certificate reciprocity.

The individual must have Supplement TST completed by the certificate issuing authority to verify this option.

OPTION TWO

Verify a professional educator certificate in another state and three full years of full-time professional educational work experience within 10 years prior to applying for Alabama certification. The experience must also have been full-time, in the same area of certification on the certificate, and in the area for which Alabama certification is being sought.

The individual must have Supplement EXP completed by the employer to verify this option.

Options one and two are not allowed for area(s) of Alabama certification offered through completion of requirements of the Certificate Reciprocity for In-Field, Supplemental, Endorsement or Add-On Areas Approach.

OPTION THREE

Pass the current Praxis Subject Assessments (content tests) as indicated in the charts below.

Please Note:

Find the certification area below to determine which test(s) is/are required. To learn more about a specific test, click the test title. Visit these links to find out how to register for Praxis^® tests or to 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 Praxis tests (see Calculator Use).

Tests Required for Specific Certification Areas

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