Education Department

State Tests Required for an Oregon Initial Teaching License

 When registering for any test, make sure to have the testing agency send your scores to the Linfield Education Department and Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC).

 Students must submit official score reports for tests. Testing Timetable for Education Students Basic Skills Tests Civil Rights NES Elementary I & II Subject Tests All students All students All students (unless seeking All middle level and high high school only) school students Register during EDUC Register during EDUC Register during— Register during part-time 230. 302. EDUC 401 (EC/EL) or student teaching. EDUC 290 (EL/MS & MS/HS).

Pass before beginning Pass before beginning Pass before beginning full-time Pass before beginning full-time EDUC 270 or 290. part-time student teaching. student teaching. student teaching.

Basic Skills in Math, Reading, and Writing

1. Oregon preference: NES EAS (Essential Academic Skills) with scores of: o 220-Math o 220-Reading o 220-Writing 2. California preference: CBEST (California Basic Education Skills Test) with scores of: o 37-Math o 37-Reading o 37-Writing, plus o 123-Composite score of all three areas 3. Hawaii, Alaska, Montana preference: PPST or Computerized PPST (PRAXIS I Pre-Professional Skills Test), with scores of: o 175-Math o 174-Reading o 171-Writing 4. Washington preference: WEST-B (Washington Educator Skills Test-Basic) with scores of: o 240-Math o 240-Reading o 240-Writing

Test Registration Web Site Online Face-to-Face Test Locations Cost NES EAS www.orela.nesinc.com X OR, WA, ID, AK, $100 HI, Others (see site) PRAXIS I-PPST www.ets.org/praxis X X OR, WA, ID, AK, $120—face-to-face HI, Others (see site) $130—online CBEST www.pearsonvue.com/cbest X X CA or check web site $41—face to face $101--online WEST-B www.west.nesinc.com X X WA or check web $85—face-to-face site for limited OR $110—online and other locations

900 SE Baker Street, McMinnville, Oregon 97128-6894 | Phone: 503-883-2236 | Fax: 503-883-2686 | Email: [email protected] winfiles/edn/forms/tests/tests req otl 10.26.11 Protecting Student and Civil Rights in the Educational Environment Examination

# Tests Score Who takes test? Required Required Test Title All education 1 240 ORELA: Protecting Student & Civil Rights in the Educational Environment Exam students

Test Registration Web Site Online Face-to-Face Test Locations Cost Civil Rights www.orela.nesinc.com. X OR, WA, ID, AK, HI, Others (see site) $130

Multiple Subject Tests for Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level

Endorsement # Tests Required Area Required Score Test Title NES Elementary I & II 2 TBA NES Elem I-Reading; English Language Arts; Social Studies TBA NES Elem II-Mathematics; Science; The Arts, Health, and Fitness

Test Registration Web Site Online Face-to-Face Test Locations Cost NES Elementary I & II1 www.nestest.com X OR, WA, ID, AK, HI, Others (see site) $95

Content Knowledge Subject Area Tests for Middle Level and High School

Endorsement # Tests Required Test Title Area Required Score Art 1 230 NES: Art Biology 1 220 NES: Biology Chemistry 1 220 NES: Chemistry 146 PRAXIS II French: Content Knowledge French 2 160 PRAXIS II French: Productive Language Skills 156 PRAXIS II German: Content Knowledge German 2 160 PRAXIS II German: Productive Language Skills Health 1 240 NES: Health Language Arts 1 236 NES: English Language Arts Mathematics, 1 225 NES: Mathematics Advanced Music 1 220 NES: Music Physical Education 1 224 NES: Physical Education Physics 1 232 NES: Physics Social Studies 1 237 NES: Social Science Spanish 1 226 NES: Spanish Middle School 1 225 NES: Middle Grades Mathematics Mathematics Middle School 1 222 NES: Middle Grades English Language Arts Language Arts Middle School 1 228 NES Middle Grades General Science Science Middle School 1 227 NES: Middle Grades Social Science Social Studies

Test Registration Web Site Online Face-to-Face Test Locations Cost NES Subject Tests2 www.orela.nesinc.com X OR, WA, ID, AK, HI, Others (see site) $95

1 For comparison (certain students only, spring 2012): ORELA MSE I and MSE II costs: $120/one; $80/two 2 For French and German, go to http://www.ets.org/praxis/about/praxisii for cost and information