08/18/2014

Spring Hill College Division of Teacher Education

Alabama Educator Certification Testing Program (AECTP)

Praxis II: Content Assessment, Reading and/or PL&TTests

All B. S. M.A.T. candidates pass the required Praxis II testsprior to their internship term.

Certification/Teaching Field Codes for Alabama

Only the tests listed below correspond with programs at Spring Hill College.

Do not sign up for any other test without SHC approval.

Be sure to check dates for a particular test.

Certification Area / Computer
Test
Code / Qualifying
Score / Content Knowledge: Test Name
Early Childhood / 5022 / 163 / Early Childhood Education
Elementary: Must pass all subtests; subtests may be taken and/or re-taken individually. / 5031
5033
5032
5035
5034 / Math: 157
Lang Arts: 165
Sci: 144
SocSci: 142 / Elementary Education
Elementary/Early Childhood (P – 6) / 5204 / 155 / Teaching Reading
Elementary/Early Childhood (P – 6) / 5622 / 145 / Principles of Learning & Teaching
Secondary: Biology / 5235 / 143 / Biology
Secondary: English Lang Arts / 5038 / 147 / English, Lang., Lit. and Comp.
Secondary: History / 5941 / 143 / World & U.S. History
Secondary: Mathematics / 5161 / 145 / Mathematics
Secondary: Social Science / 5081 / 153 / Social Studies
Secondary: Spanish / 5195 / 158 / Spanish (Hispanic Studies)
Secondary (7-12) / 5624 / 153 / Principles of Learning & Teaching

Navigating the ETS Website Praxis II Tests for Alabama Certification

1.Go to

2.Click on State Test Requirements on the drop-down menu in the middle of the page and choose

Alabama.

3.In the left-hand column below “Alabama,” you will see Education Program Certification

Approaches. Click on that, and then choose AL Teacher Ed Program.

4.Scroll down the page until you get to the table titled Tests Requirements for All Teaching Fields.

Look for the certification level you seek, and you will find the PL&T praxis you need to take in

this table.

5.Scroll down further until you see Tests Required for Specific Certification Areas. Choose your

major, i.e., Early Childhood, Elementary or Secondary. Click on the plus sign. This will give you

other Praxis test(s) you must take to be certified. Early Childhood and Elementary students

must currently take a total of 3 praxis tests; secondary students must currently take 2 tests.

The recipient code for Spring Hill College is 1733.

Praxis II only: ETS provides the Alabama State Department of Education with test score reports

for tests taken in Alabama. If you take tests out of state, you must also provide ETS with the

Alabama state recipient code which is 7020.