Praxis Ii Requirements for Tennessee Licensure 1999-2000

PRAXIS II REQUIREMENTS FOR TENNESSEE LICENSURE 2006-2007

For initial licensure, one of four Principles of Learning and Teaching tests is required. (The Early Childhood PLT 30521 is now accepted by Tennessee.)

*30521 Principles of Learning and Teaching P-4 155

*30522 Principles of Learning & Teaching K-6 155

*30523 Principles of Learning & Teaching 5-9 154

*30524 Principles of Learning & Teaching 7-12 159

Note: PreK-3 and PreK-4 must take #30521. Elementary K-8 may take either #30521 or #30522 or #30523. Middle Grades (5-8) must take #30523. Special Ed Early Childhood PreK-1 should take #30522. Secondary 7-12 must take #30524. K-12 or PreK-12 may take any one of the four tests.

School Counselor - no PLT test required. School Psychologist - no PLT test required. School Social Worker - no PLT test required.

SPECIALTY AREA TESTS FOR INITIAL LICENSURE OR ADDITIONAL ENDORSEMENT

480 Administrator 11010 School Leader Licensure Assessment 156

427 Art 10133 Art: Content Knowledge 150 Choice of: 20132 Art: Content Traditions, Criticism OR 140 20131 Art: Art Making 155

415 Biology*** 20235 Biology: Content Knowledge, Part 1 AND 148 Choice of: 30233 Biology: Content Essays OR 146 30433 General Science: Content Essays 130

416 Chemistry*** 20245 Chemistry: Content Knowledge AND 152 10431 Gen. Sc.: Content Knowledge, Part 1 AND 145

497 Early Childhood 10021 Education of Young Children 155 PreK-4 10014 Elementary School: Content Knowledge 140 20201 Reading Across the Curriculum: Elementary 151

467 Early Child Ed 10021 Education of Young Children 155 PreK-3 10014 Elementary School: Content Knowledge 140 20201 Reading Across the Curriculum: Elementary 151

9/23/04 418 Earth Science*** 20571 Earth Science: Content Knowledge 146 10431 General Science: Content Knowledge, Part l 145

424 Economics 10910 Economics 530

402 Elementary K-8 10011 Elementary Educ: Curric, Instr, & Assessment 159 20201 Reading Across the Curriculum: Elementary 151 Choice of: 10014 Elementary School: Content Knowledge OR 140 20146 Middle School: Content Knowledge 150

407 English 10041 Lang., Lit., Comp.: Content Knowledge AND 157 30043 Lang., Lit., Comp.: Pedagogy 145

490 English 2nd Lang 20360 English as a Second Language 530

411 French 7-12 20173 French: Content Knowledge 160 10171 French: Productive Language Skills 165

422 Geography 30920 Geography 580

423 Government 10930 Government/Political Science 600

419 Health 20550 Health Education 570

421 History 10941 World and U. S. History 136

410 Latin 7-12 10600 Latin 540

413 Mathematics 10061 Mathematics: Content Knowledge AND 136 30065 Mathematics: Pedagogy 125

400 Middle Grades 5-8 20146 Middle School: Content Knowledge 150 20201 Reading Across the Curriculum: Elementary 151

429 Music (Instr.) 10113 Music Content Knowledge 150 30111 Music: Concepts and Processes 145

428 Music (Vocal) 10113 Music Content Knowledge 150 30111 Music: Concepts and Processes 145

420 Physical Education 10091 Physical Education: Content Knowledge 152 30092 Physical Education: Movement Forms A & D 148

417 Physics*** 10265 Physics: Content Knowledge AND 144 Choice of: 30262 Physics: Content Essays OR 135 30433 General Science: Content Essays 130

487 Sch. Couns. PK-12**20420 School Guidance and Counseling 580

489 Sch. Psychologist** 10400 School Psychologist 590

9/23/04 409 Spanish 7-12 10191 Spanish: Content Knowledge 152 20192 Spanish: Prod. Lang. Skills 154

460 Special Ed Modif****20353Educ of Excep Students: Core Content Knowl 144 10542 Educ of Excep Students: Mild to Moderate Dis 164 20201 Reading Across Curriculum: Elementary 151

461 Special Ed Comp****20353Educ of Excep Students: Core Content Knowl 144 10544 Special Education: Severe to Profound 155 20201 Reading Across Curriculum: Elementary 151

465 Special Ed/ECE**** 20353 Educ of Excep Students: Core Content Knowl 144 PreK-1 10690 Special Education: Pre-School/ECE 560 20201 Reading Across Curriculum: Elementary 151

405 Theatre 10640 Theatre 610

*Note: Candidates seeking licensure in Elementary Education K-8 (Endorsement Code 402) may choose the Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) P-4 [#0521], Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) K-6 OR (PLT) 5-9 [#0523].

Candidates seeking licensure in K-12 or PreK-12 endorsements may choosePLT P-4 [#0521], PLT K-6 [#0522], (PLT) 5-9 [#0512] OR (PLT) 7-12 [#0524].

**Note: Exemption from (PLT): Candidates for the following areas are only required to complete the appropriate Specialty Area Test: School Counselor PreK-12, School Psychologist, and Speech/Language Pathology.

***Note: Candidates who have already completed test modules specified for one science area, including Earth Science and General Science, will be required to take only the content knowledge exam for endorsement in an additional science area.

Note: Two tests, (1) The Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge, and (2) Reading Across Curriculum: Elementary, apply to the following special education areas: modified program, comprehensive program, hearing, vision and preschool/early childhood.

****Note: The Special Education test 0353: Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge applies to the following Special Education areas: Modified Program, Comprehensive Program, and Special Education Preschool/Early Childhood. Candidates who are adding an endorsement in Special Education to a license that has an existing Special Education endorsement need to take only the Specialty Test for the Special Education area, not the Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge (Test 0353). Candidates adding endorsements 460 Special Education Modified and 461 Special Education Comprehensive to a license with an existing Special Education endorsement are not required to take the core test.

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