Ohio Licensure Testing Requirements
(Effective January 1, 2014 unless otherwise noted.)
Area of Licensure / OAE APK Required / OAE, ACTFL, or Praxis II Subject Area Tests RequiredTest Name / Test # / Needed
Score / Test Name / Test # / Needed Score
Initial Teacher Licensure
Early Childhood (Grades PK-3) / OAE APK PK-3 / 001 / 220 / OAE Early Childhood / 012 / 220
Middle Childhood (Grades 4-9)
Note: Candidates must take the two specialty tests corresponding to their two chosen areas of concentration. / OAE APK 4-9 / 002 / 220 / OAE Middle School English Language Arts
OAE Middle School Mathematics
OAE Middle School Science
OAE Middle School Social Studies / 028 / 220
030 / 220
029 / 220
031 / 220
Adolescent to Young Adult (Grades 7-12)
Note: In Integrated Science, candidates have their choice of Testing Option A OR Testing Option B. In either option, you take a total of two specialty tests. If selecting Option A, you are strongly urged to take the elective test that best corresponds to your major area of emphasis (i.e., earth science, chemistry or physics). Alternatively, if pursuing dual subject area licensure in science, you must take the required tests for both single subject fields that comprise your program of study.
- Chemistry/Physics Dual License
OAE Physics / 009 / 220
035 / 220
- Integrated Language Arts
- Integrated Mathematics
- Integrated Science
- Integrated Social Studies
- Life Science/Chemistry Dual License
OAEChemistry / 007 / 220
009 / 220
- Life Science/Earth Science Dual License
OAEEarth and Space Science / 007 / 220
014 / 220
- Life Science/Physics Dual License
OAE Physics / 007 / 220
035 / 220
Multiage (Grades PK-12)
- Foreign Language: Chinese
- Foreign Language: French
- Foreign Language: Spanish
- Health
- Music
- Physical Education
- Visual Art
Intervention Specialist
- Early Childhood (PK-3)
- Mild/Moderate (K-12)
- Moderate/Intensive (K-12)
Endorsements
Computer/Technology Endorsement / No APK/PLT Required / OAE Computer/Technology (Subtest I) AND
OAE Computer/Technology (Subtest II) / 016 / 220
017 / 220
Early Childhood 4-5 Generalist / OAE Elementary Education (Subtest I) AND
OAE Elementary Education (Subtest II) / 018 / 220
019 / 220
Middle Childhood Generalist Endorsement (4-6) / OAE Elementary Education (Subtest I) AND
OAE Elementary Education (Subtest II) OR
OAE content area tests for each subject being added to MC license (see list under Middle Childhood Tests above) / 018
019 / 220
220
Reading Endorsement (PK-12) / OAE Reading (Subtest I) AND
OAE Reading (Subtest II) / 038 / 220
039 / 220
TESOL Endorsement (PK-12) / OAEEnglish to Speakers of Other Languages / 021 / 220
Administrative Licenses
Administrator Licenses (applies to all types) / No APK/PLT Required / OAE Educational Leadership / 015 / 220
Professional Pupil Services (all grades)
School Counselor / No APK/PLT Required / OAE School Counselor / 040 / 220
School Psychologist / Praxis School Psychologist / 0401 / 161
School Speech Language Pathologist / Praxis Speech-Language Pathology / 0330/5330 / 600
*Praxis test codes that begin with a 5 indicate computer-delivered tests.
As appropriate, OAE and Praxis II scores are automatically forwarded to the Ohio Department of Education, the Ohio School Psychologist Certification Program, or the Ohio State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology. They are NOT automatically sent to CSU even if you indicate that you completed your training program here. When applying to take exams, you must specifically request that a copy of your score report be sent to CSU. This is especially important now that eligibility for student teaching placement requires that you have taken all required OAE, ACTFL or Praxis II exams. Moreover, unless you request that scores are sent here, passage of OAE or Praxis II exams will not be posted to your transcript. For those Speech and Hearing students taking the Praxis II Speech-Language Pathology Specialty Test, you must designatecode R0232 for Item #12 to have scores sent to the Speech and Hearing Department and you must designate code R1221 to have scores sent to CSU’s Education Advising Office. All Praxis, ACTFL, and Pearson OAE exams must be on file in CSU’s Education Advising Office before we can approve an on-line license application.