Requirements/Colorado
High School English Teacher in Colorado.
One content test.
- Exams
- 1
- Passing
- 167
- Certificate
- English Language Arts (7-12)
The exam you have to pass
In the order most candidates take them.
01
Praxis English Language Arts: Content Knowledge5038
Pass167
What people get wrong
Each of these costs a candidate either money or a test date.
- Colorado runs no separate pedagogy exam. The content tests are the whole testing requirement.
Required, but not an exam
- A bachelor’s degree
- An approved educator preparation program, or an alternative licensure program
- Fingerprinting and application through the CDE online licensing system
Now go pass it.
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