Exams/Requirements/Teaching

What exams do I need to teach?

Most people do not arrive knowing their test code. They know the job they want and the state they want it in. Pick that below and you get the exact list, the passing score for each exam, and the mistakes candidates make on the way.

Teaching is the first field mapped this way. The same question applies to real estate, nursing, insurance and the trades, and those are next.

Roles mapped
49
States
9
Exams listed
125

Every entry is checked against the state’s own testing site. Each page shows the date it was verified and links to the source.

California

4 roles
Elementary TeacherPreliminary Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
2exams
High School English TeacherPreliminary Single Subject Teaching Credential, English
2exams
High School Math TeacherPreliminary Single Subject Teaching Credential, Mathematics
2exams
Physical Education TeacherPreliminary Single Subject Teaching Credential, Physical Education
2exams

Georgia

6 roles
Elementary TeacherElementary Education (P-5)
3exams
ESOL TeacherEnglish to Speakers of Other Languages (P-12)
3exams
High School English TeacherEnglish (6-12)
3exams
High School Math TeacherMathematics (6-12)
3exams
Physical Education TeacherHealth and Physical Education (P-12)
3exams
Special Education TeacherSpecial Education General Curriculum (P-12)
3exams

Massachusetts

7 roles
Early Childhood TeacherEarly Childhood (PreK-2)
3exams
Elementary TeacherElementary (Grades 1-6)
3exams
ESL TeacherEnglish as a Second Language (PreK-6 or 5-12)
2exams
High School English TeacherEnglish (8-12)
2exams
High School Math TeacherMathematics (8-12)
2exams
Physical Education TeacherPhysical Education (PreK-8 or 5-12)
2exams
Special Education TeacherTeacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (PreK-8)
3exams

Michigan

6 roles
High School English TeacherEnglish Language Arts (7-12), BQ endorsement
2exams
High School Math TeacherMathematics (7-12), EQ endorsement
2exams
Lower Elementary Teacher (PK-3)Lower Elementary (PK-3) Education, ZO endorsement
4exams
Physical Education TeacherHealth and Physical Education, MC endorsement
3exams
Special Education TeacherLearning Disabilities, SM endorsement
2exams
Upper Elementary Teacher (3-6)Upper Elementary (3-6) Education, ZP endorsement
4exams

New York

7 roles
Early Childhood TeacherEarly Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 2)
4exams
Elementary TeacherChildhood Education (Grades 1-6)
4exams
ESL TeacherEnglish to Speakers of Other Languages (All Grades)
2exams
High School English TeacherEnglish Language Arts (Grades 7-12)
2exams
High School Math TeacherMathematics (Grades 7-12)
2exams
Physical Education TeacherPhysical Education (All Grades)
2exams
Special Education TeacherStudents with Disabilities (All Grades)
3exams

North Carolina

2 roles
Elementary TeacherElementary Education (K-6)
2exams
Special Education TeacherExceptional Children: General Curriculum (K-12)
2exams

Ohio

6 roles
Elementary TeacherPrimary (PK-5)
3exams
ESL TeacherTESOL (PK-12)
2exams
High School English TeacherAdolescence to Young Adult English Language Arts (7-12)
2exams
High School Math TeacherAdolescence to Young Adult Mathematics (7-12)
2exams
Physical Education TeacherMulti-Age Physical Education (PK-12)
2exams
Special Education TeacherIntervention Specialist, Mild/Moderate (K-12)
3exams

Oklahoma

5 roles
Early Childhood TeacherEarly Childhood Education
3exams
Elementary TeacherElementary Education
3exams
High School English TeacherEnglish
3exams
High School Math TeacherAdvanced Mathematics
3exams
Physical Education TeacherPhysical Education/Health/Safety
3exams

Texas

6 roles
Elementary TeacherCore Subjects EC-6
3exams
ESL TeacherEnglish as a Second Language Supplemental
1exam
High School English TeacherEnglish Language Arts and Reading 7-12
2exams
High School Math TeacherMathematics 7-12
2exams
Physical Education TeacherPhysical Education EC-12
2exams
Special Education TeacherSpecial Education Specialist EC-12
3exams

Not teaching, or not listed yet?

Built To Pass is not a teaching company. The method works on real estate, nursing, insurance, the trades and the rest, and we hold blueprints across all of them. We add these requirement maps one verified pair at a time rather than guessing at the rest.

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