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Tests Required for Initial Licensure Areas
Early Childhood Education
All candidates for an initial teaching license in Early Childhood Education are required to take the Core Academic Skills for Educators assessments and the appropriate content assessment.
To Be Certified in | You Need to Take | Test Code | Qualifying Score |
---|---|---|---|
Early Childhood Education (Birth–PreK) | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators Assessments | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading | 5713 | * | |
and | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing | 5723 | * | |
and | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (On-screen four-function calculator provided.) | 5733 | * | |
If you wish to take all three computer-delivered Core Academic Skills for Educators exams (5713, 5723, 5733) at the same time, select Core Academic Skills for Educators Combined Test (5752) when registering. Scores will be reported by individual test (5713, 5723, 5733). | |||
Content Assessment | |||
Pre-Kindergarten Education | 5531 | * | |
Early Childhood Education (PreK–Grade 3) | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators Assessments | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading | 5713 | * | |
and | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing | 5723 | * | |
and | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (On-screen four-function calculator provided.) | 5733 | * | |
If you wish to take all three computer-delivered Core Academic Skills for Educators exams (5713, 5723, 5733) at the same time, select Core Academic Skills for Educators Combined Test (5752) when registering. Scores will be reported by individual test (5713, 5723, 5733). | |||
Content Assessment | |||
Education of Young Children | 5024 | * |
Elementary Education (K–8)
All candidates for an initial teaching license in Elementary Education are required to take the Core Academic Skills for Educators assessments, a Principles of Learning and Teaching assessment and the appropriate content assessments.
To Be Certified in | You Need to Take | Test Code | Qualifying Score |
---|---|---|---|
Elementary Education (K–8) | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators Assessments | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading | 5713 | * | |
and | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing | 5723 | * | |
and | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (On-screen four-function calculator provided.) | 5733 | * | |
If you wish to take all three computer-delivered Core Academic Skills for Educators exams (5713, 5723, 5733) at the same time, select Core Academic Skills for Educators Combined Test (5752) when registering. Scores will be reported by individual test (5713, 5723, 5733). | |||
Principles of Learning and Teaching Assessment | |||
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades K–6 | 5622 | * | |
Content Assessment | |||
Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment | 5017 | * | |
and | |||
Teaching Reading: Elementary | 5205 | * |
Middle School Education (5–9)
All candidates for an initial teaching license in Middle Level Education (5–9) are required to take the Core Academic Skills for Educators assessments, a Principles of Learning and Teaching assessment and a content assessment for the first endorsement on the license.
To Be Certified in | You Need to Take | Test Code | Qualifying Score |
---|---|---|---|
Middle School Education (5–9) | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators Assessments | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading | 5713 | * | |
and | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing | 5723 | * | |
and | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (On-screen four-function calculator provided.) | 5733 | * | |
If you wish to take all three computer-delivered Core Academic Skills for Educators exams (5713, 5723, 5733) at the same time, select Core Academic Skills for Educators Combined Test (5752) when registering. Scores will be reported by individual test (5713, 5723, 5733). | |||
Principles of Learning and Teaching Assessment | |||
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades K–6 | 5622 | * | |
or | |||
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 7–12 | 5624 | * | |
One of the Content Assessments Listed Below for the First Endorsement on the License | |||
Art: Content Knowledge | 5134 | * | |
English to Speakers of Other Languages | 5362 | * | |
Family and Consumer Sciences | 5122 | * | |
French: World Language | 5174 | * | |
German: World Language | 5183 | * | |
Health Education | 5551 | * | |
Middle School English Language Arts | 5047 | * | |
Middle School Science | 5440 | * | |
or | |||
Middle School Science | 5442 | * | |
Middle School Mathematics(On-screen graphing calculator provided.) | 5169 | * | |
Middle School Social Studies | 5089 | * | |
Music: Content Knowledge | 5113 | * | |
Physical Education: Content Knowledge | 5091 | * | |
Teaching Reading: K–12 | 5206 | * | |
Library Media Specialist | 5311 | * | |
Spanish World Language | 5195 | * | |
Technology Education | 5051 | * |
Secondary Education
All candidates for an initial teaching license in Secondary Education are required to take the Core Academic Skills for Educators assessments, a Principles of Learning and Teaching assessment and a content assessment for the first endorsement on the license.
Specialty Pre K–12
All candidates for an initial teaching license in Grades Specialty Pre K–12 are required to take the Core Academic Skills for Educators assessments, a Principles of Learning and Teaching assessment and a content assessment for the first endorsement on the license.
To Be Certified in | You Need to Take | Test Code | Qualifying Score |
---|---|---|---|
Specialty Pre K–12 | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators Assessments | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading | 5713 | * | |
and | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing | 5723 | * | |
and | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (On-screen four-function calculator provided.) | 5733 | * | |
Skills for Educators exams (5713, 5723, 5733) at the same time, select Core Academic Skills for Educators Combined Test (5752) when registering. Scores will be reported by individual test (5713, 5723, 5733). | |||
Principles of Learning and Teaching Assessment | |||
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades K–6 | 5622 | * | |
or | |||
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 7–12 | 5624 | * | |
One of the Content Assessments Listed Below for the First Endorsement on the License | |||
Art: Content Knowledge | 5134 | * | |
English to Speakers of Other Languages | 5362 | * | |
Family and Consumer Sciences | 5122 | * | |
French: World Language | 5174 | * | |
German: World Language | 5183 | * | |
Health Education | 5551 | * | |
Music: Content Knowledge | 5113 | * | |
Physical Education: Content Knowledge | 5091 | * | |
Teaching Reading: K–12 | 5206 | * | |
Library Media Specialist | 5311 | * | |
Spanish World Language | 5195 | * |
Special Education (Pre K–12)
All candidates for an initial teaching license in Special Education are required to take the Core Academic Skills for Educators assessments, a Principles of Learning and Teaching assessment and the appropriate content assessment.
To Be Certified in | You Need to Take | Test Code | Qualifying Score |
---|---|---|---|
Special Education (Pre K–12) | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators Assessments | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading | 5713 | * | |
and | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing | 5723 | * | |
and | |||
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (On-screen four-function calculator provided.) | 5733 | * | |
If you wish to take all three computer-delivered Core Academic Skills for Educators exams (5713, 5723, 5733) at the same time, select Core Academic Skills for Educators Combined Test (5752) when registering. Scores will be reported by individual test (5713, 5723, 5733). | |||
Principles of Learning and Teaching Assessment | |||
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades K–6 | 5622 | * | |
or | |||
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 7–12 | 5624 | * | |
Content Assessment | |||
Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications | 5354 | * |
Educational Administration (Pre K–12)
To Be Certified in | You Need to Take | Test Code | Qualifying Score |
---|---|---|---|
Educational Administrator (Pre K–12) | Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision | 5412 | * |
Instructional Support Provider
To Be Certified in | You Need to Take | Test Code | Qualifying Score |
---|---|---|---|
Educational Diagnostician (Pre K–12) | School Psychologist | 5402 | * |
School Counselor | Professional School Counselor | 5421 | * |
Endorsements
Individuals seeking additional endorsements must take 24 semester hours in the appropriate content area OR must take and pass the appropriate content knowledge assessment. Individuals seeking to add a gifted education endorsement to an initial license must either take 24 semester hours in gifted teaching coursework OR must take 12 semester hours of gifted teaching coursework AND pass the Gifted Education test.
TBA: To Be Announced. All TBA scores will be available once the test is required.
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