Alabama Educator Preparation Program Approach

For Those Applying Based on the Completion of an Alabama State-Approved Educator Preparation Program at an Alabama College or University

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

Individuals should contact the Certification Officer at the Alabama college or university where they are enrolled 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 from a Certification Officer at an Alabama college or university according to current ALSDE testing policies do so at their own risk.

Individuals applying for the issuance of the Professional Educator Certificate based on the completion of a Traditional Class B Program must successfully complete the current Alabama Educator Certification Assessment Program (AECAP) requirements:

• Pass the required Praxis Subject Assessments (content tests) as indicated in the charts below.
• Pass the required Educative Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA). Information pertaining to specific Alabama required handbooks and scores can be found in the Educator Assessment Policies Manual A and Manual B in the Alabama Teacher Certification page of the Alabama State Department of Education website.
• A passing score on Foundations of Reading 190 (offered by Pearson Education) is required for initial certification in early childhood education (P–3), elementary education (K–6), and collaborative teacher (K–6).  
• A passing score on the PLT will continue to be required for the teaching fields of Computer Science, Gifted Education, Health Science and Technical Education program areas as an edTPA Handbook is not available.

Individuals applying for the issuance of the Professional Educator Certificate based on the completion of an Alternative Class A Alabama State-approved Program must successfully complete the current Alabama Educator Certification Assessment Program (AECAP) requirements:

• Pass the required Praxis Subject Assessments (content tests) as indicated in the charts below.
• Pass the required Educative Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA). Information pertaining to specific Alabama required handbooks and scores can be found in the Educator Assessment Policies Manual A and Manual B in the Alabama Teacher Certification page of the Alabama State Department of Education website.
• A passing score on Foundations of Reading 190 (offered by Pearson Education) is required for initial certification in early childhood education (P–3), elementary education (K–6), and collaborative teacher (K–6).

Individuals applying for the issuance of the Professional Educator Certificate or Professional Leadership Certificate in an initial area and/or grade level, based on the completion of a Traditional Class A or Traditional Class AA Alabama State-approved Program, must pass the current AECAP Praxis Subject Assessments (content tests) as indicated in the charts below.

The PLT test is required for the teaching fields of Computer Science, Gifted Education, Health Science, and Technical Education program areas as an Educative Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) Handbook is not available.  The edTPA is required for all other teaching fields. Information pertaining to specific Alabama required handbooks and scores can be found in the Educator Assessment Policies Manual A and Manual B at the Alabama Teacher Certification page of the Alabama State Department of Education website.

The chart below only  applies to Traditional Class B or Alternative Class A State-Approved Program Completers, as indicated above. In addition, refer to the required Praxis Subject Assessments (content tests) following this PLT chart.

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).