Entry into Educator Preparation Basic Skills Assessment Notes (001) Core Academic Skills Assessment—Reading
(002) Core Academic Skills Assessment—Mathematics (003) Core Academic Skills Assessment—Writing
Candidates must achieve passing scores on all three subtests.
For additional options for meeting the basic skills requirement, please see Indiana’s Office of Educator Licensing and Development.
Initial Practitioner Licenses Developmental (Pedagogy) Area Assessments
[Associated Grade Levels] Notes
Early Childhood (004) Early Childhood Education [P–3] Candidates must pass the developmental area assessment that matches the grade level in which they are planning to teach.
Elementary School (005) Elementary Education [K–6]
Secondary School (006) Secondary Education [5–12]
Preschool through Grade 12 (007) P–12 Education [P–12]
License Content Area Assessment(s) Notes Content Area Can
Be Added with This Test Alone
Art (030) Fine Arts—Visual Arts No—must complete
approved educator preparation program Building Level Administrator P–12 (039) School Administrator—Building Level No—must complete approved educator preparation program
Business (008) Business Yes
Career & Technical Education:
Agriculture (009) Career and Technical Education—Agriculture All CTE areas must include 4,000 hours of verified work experience
Yes
Career & Technical Education:
Business Services & Technology (010) Career and Technical Education—Business and
Information Technology All CTE areas must
include 4,000 hours of verified work experience
Yes
Career & Technical Education:
Occupational Family and Consumer Sciences
(011) Career and Technical Education—Family and
Consumer Sciences All CTE areas must
include 4,000 hours of verified work experience
Yes
Career & Technical Education:
Marketing (012) Career and Technical Education—Marketing All CTE areas must include 4,000 hours of verified work experience
Yes
Chemistry (043) Science—Chemistry Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–12 Yes
Chinese (Mandarin) (054) World Languages—Chinese (Mandarin) Yes
Computer Education (013) Computer Education Yes
Early Childhood Education (P–3) (014) Early Childhood Generalist—Subtest 1: Reading
and English Language Arts To receive this license, candidates must achieve passing scores on each subtest.
No—must complete approved educator preparation program (015) Early Childhood Generalist—Subtest 2:
Mathematics
(016) Early Childhood Generalist—Subtest 3: Science, Health, and Physical Education
(017) Early Childhood Generalist—Subtest 4: Social Studies and Fine Arts
Earth/Space Science (044) Science—Earth/Space Science Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–12 Yes
Economics (048) Social Studies—Economics Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–12 Yes Elementary Generalist (K–6) (060) Elementary Education Generalist—Subtest 1:
Reading and English Language Arts To receive this license, candidates must achieve passing scores on each subtest.
No—must complete approved educator preparation program (061) Elementary Education Generalist—Subtest 2:
Mathematics
(062) Elementary Education Generalist—Subtest 3:
Science, Health, and Physical Education
(063) Elementary Education Generalist—Subtest 4:
Social Studies and Fine Arts
English as a New Language (019) English Learners No—must complete
approved educator preparation program Exceptional Needs: Blind and Low
Vision (022) Exceptional Needs—Blind or Low Vision No—must complete
approved educator preparation program Exceptional Needs: Deaf or Hard of
Hearing (023) Exceptional Needs—Deaf or Hard of Hearing No—must complete
approved educator preparation program Exceptional Needs: Intense
Intervention (024) Exceptional Needs—Intense Intervention No—must complete
approved educator preparation program
Exceptional Needs: Mild Intervention (025) Exceptional Needs—Mild Intervention Candidates who have passed (014) Early Childhood Generalist—
Subtest 1: Reading and English Language Arts, (060) Elementary Education Generalist—
Subtest 1: Reading and English Language Arts, or (038) Reading are NOT required to take (064) Exceptional Needs—Mild Intervention: Reading Instruction.
No—must complete approved educator preparation program
(064) Exceptional Needs—Mild Intervention: Reading Instruction
French (055) World Languages—French Yes
Geographical Perspectives (049) Social Studies—Geographical Perspectives Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–12 Yes
German (056) World Languages—German Yes
Government & Citizenship (050) Social Studies—Government and Citizenship Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–12 Yes
Health (066) Health Yes
High Ability (032) High Ability No—must complete
approved educator preparation program Historical Perspectives (051) Social Studies—Historical Perspectives Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–12 Yes
Japanese (057) World Languages—Japanese Yes
Journalism (033) Journalism Yes
Language Arts (021) English Language Arts Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–12 Yes
Latin (058) World Languages—Latin Yes
Library/Media Specialist (042) School Librarian Yes
Life Science (045) Science—Life Science Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–12 Yes
Mathematics (035) Mathematics Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–12 Yes Middle School Language Arts 5–9 (020) Middle School English Language Arts Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–9 Yes Middle School Mathematics 5–9 (034) Middle School Mathematics Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–9 Yes Middle School Life Science 5–9 (036) Middle School Science Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–9 Yes Middle School Historical
Perspectives 5–9 (037) Middle School Social Studies Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–9 Yes Music: Instrumental (026) Fine Arts—General Music To receive this license,
candidates must achieve passing scores on each subtest.
No—must complete approved educator preparation program (027) Fine Arts—Instrumental Music
This Test Alone
Music: Vocal (026) Fine Arts—General Music To receive this license,
candidates must achieve passing scores on each subtest.
No—must complete approved educator preparation program (028) Fine Arts—Vocal Music
Psychology (052) Social Studies—Psychology Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–12 Yes
Physical Education (067) Physical Education Yes
Physical Science (046) Science—Physical Science Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–12 Yes
Physics (047) Science—Physics Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–12 Yes
Reading (038) Reading Yes
School Counselor (041) School Counselor No—must complete
approved educator preparation program
Sociology (053) Social Studies—Sociology Allows candidate to teach
content in grades 5–12 Yes
Spanish (059) World Languages—Spanish Yes
Superintendent P–12 (040) School Administrator—District Level No—must complete
approved educator preparation program
Technology Education (018) Engineering and Technology Education Yes
Theater Arts (029) Fine Arts—Theatre Arts No—must complete
approved educator preparation program
