Table 234.50.

Required testing for initial certification of elementary and secondary school teachers, by type of assessment and state: 2014 and 2015

State	Assessment for certification, 2014				Assessment for certification, 2015
	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
California	X	—		X	X	—		X
Colorado		X				X
Connecticut	X	X	—	—	X	X	—	—
Delaware	X	X			X	X
District of Columbia	X	X	X		X	X	X
Florida	X			X	X			X
Georgia	X	X			X	X
Hawaii	X	X		—	X	X
Idaho		X		X		X		X
Illinois	X	X	X		X	X	X	X1
Indiana	X	X		X	X	X		X
Iowa						X	X
Kansas		X	X			X	X
Kentucky	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Louisiana	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Maine	—	—	—	—	X	X	X
Maryland	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	—	—	—	—	X	X	X	X
Missouri	X	X		X	X	X	X	X
Montana
Nebraska	X				X
Nevada	—	X	—	—	X	X
New Hampshire	X	X			X	X
New Jersey	—	—	—	—	X	X
New Mexico	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
New York		X	X		X	X	X	X
North Carolina	—	—	—	—	X	X	X	X
North Dakota	—	X	—	—	X	X	X	X
Ohio		X	X	X		X	X	X
Oklahoma	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oregon	X	X		X	X	X		X
Pennsylvania	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
Rhode Island			X	X	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	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Utah		X		X		X		X
Vermont	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		X
Wyoming	—		—	—

—Not available.

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

1 Beginning September 1, 2015.

SOURCE: National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), NASDTEC Knowledgebase, retrieved July 9, 2015, from https://www.nasdtec.net/. (This table was prepared July 2015.)