• Testing Requirements in Pennsylvania

     

    *Initial certification for Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, and all K-12 areas (includes Agriculture, Art, Business/Computer/Information Technology, Environmental Education, Foreign Languages, Health, Health and Physical Education, Family and Consumer Science, Technology Education, Library Science, Music, Reading Specialist, Marketing Education and all Special Education areas):

       PPST: Reading

       PPST: Writing

       PPST: Mathematics

       Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge

       Appropriate content area test (Praxis II)

     

    Initial certification for middle level certificates (grades 7 through 9):


       PPST: Reading

       PPST: Writing

       PPST: Mathematics

    Appropriate content area test for middle level certificate (grades 7 through 9)

    *Initial certification for secondary certificates (grades 7 through 12):


       PPST: Reading

       PPST: Writing

       PPST: Mathematics

       Appropriate content area test for secondary subjects
     **Initial certification for Educational Specialists:

    Elementary Counselor, Secondary Counselor, School Psychologist


          PPST: Reading

          PPST: Writing

          PPST: Mathematics

          Appropriate content area test

    School Nurse, Home and School Visitor, Instructional Technology Specialist


          PPST: Reading

          PPST: Writing

          PPST: Mathematics

     

     

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