Table 234.50.

Required testing for initial certification of elementary and secondary school teachers, by type of assessment and state: 2015 and 2016

State	2015					2016
	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	X
Arizona		X	X				X	X
Arkansas	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		X
Hawaii	X	X				X	X
Idaho		X		X			X		X
Illinois	X	X	X	X	1	X	X	X	X
Indiana	X	X		X		—	—	—	—
Iowa		X	X				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			X	X	X
Maryland	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		X	X	X	X
Missouri	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
Montana							X
Nebraska	X					X	X
Nevada	X	X				X	X
New Hampshire	X	X				X	X
New Jersey	X	X				X	X		(2 )
New Mexico	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
New York	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
North Carolina	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
North Dakota	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
Ohio		X	X	X			X	X	X
Oklahoma	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
Oregon	X	X		X			X		X
Pennsylvania	X	X		X		X	X		X
Rhode Island	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
South Carolina		X	X				X	X
South Dakota	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		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		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.

2 To begin in school year 2017-18.

SOURCE: National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), NASDTEC Knowledgebase, retrieved July 9, 2016, from https://www.nasdtec.net/. (This table was prepared April 2017.)