Table 179.

States requiring testing for initial certification of elementary and secondary teachers, by skills or knowledge assessment and state: 2009 and 2010

State	Assessment for certification, 2009				Assessment for certification, 2010
	Basic skills exam	Subject- matter exam	Knowledge of teaching exam	Assessment of teaching performance	Basic skills exam	Subject- matter exam	Knowledge of teaching exam	Assessment of teaching performance
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Alabama	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Alaska	X				X
Arizona		X	X			X	X
Arkansas	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
California	X	—		X	X	—		X
Colorado		X				X
Connecticut	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Delaware	X	X			X	X
District of Columbia	X	X	—	—	X	X	—	—
Florida	X			X	X			X
Georgia	X	X			X	X
Hawaii	X	X	X	—	X	X	X	—
Idaho		X	X	X		X	X	X
Illinois	X	X	X		X	X	X
Indiana	X	X		X	X	X		X
Iowa	—		—	—	—		—	—
Kansas		X	X			X	X
Kentucky	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Louisiana	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Maine	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maryland	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Massachusetts	X	X		X	X	X		X
Michigan	X	X		X	X	X		X
Minnesota	X	X	X		X	X	X
Mississippi	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Missouri	X	X		X	X	X		X
Montana
Nebraska	X				X
Nevada	—	X	—	—	—	X	—	—
New Hampshire	X	X			X	X
New Jersey	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
New Mexico	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
New York		X	X			X	X
North Carolina	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
North Dakota	—	X	—	—	—	X	—	—
Ohio		X	X	X		X	X	X
Oklahoma	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oregon	X	X	—	—	X	X	—	—
Pennsylvania	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Rhode Island			X	X			X	X
South Carolina		X	X			X	X
South Dakota	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Tennessee	X	X	X		X	X	X
Texas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Utah		X		X		X		X
Vermont	X	X			X	X
Virginia	X	X	X		X	X	X
Washington	X	X		X	X	X		X
West Virginia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Wisconsin	X	X			X	X
Wyoming	—		—	—	—		—	—

—Not available.

X Denotes that the state requires testing. A blank denotes that the state does not require testing.

SOURCE: National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, NASDTEC Knowledgebase, retrieved July 12, 2010, from https://www.nasdtec.info/. (This table was prepared July 2010.)