Requirements/Wisconsin
High School English Teacher in Wisconsin.
One content test.
- Exams
- 1
- Passing
- 167
- Certificate
- English Language Arts, Grades 4-12
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.
- Wisconsin runs no separate pedagogy exam.
Required, but not an exam
- A bachelor’s degree
- An approved Wisconsin educator preparation program, or an approved alternative route
- Background check and application through the DPI licensing system
Now go pass it.
Knowing the list is the easy part. Built To Pass teaches the strategy layer that works on any of these, aimed at the domains where you are actually losing points.
Start with your examVerified 2026-08-04 against Wisconsin DPI educator licensing and the ETS Praxis Wisconsin requirements. Certification rules change by state board vote. Confirm with the state before you register for a test.