Physical Education Teacher in Georgia.

Content, literacy and ethics. The literacy test is the shorter one.

Exams
3
Passing scores
220 · 77
Certificate
Health and Physical Education (P-12)

The exams you have to pass

In the order most candidates take them.

01

GACE Health and Physical Education (P-12)737

Pass220
02

GACE Fundamentals of the Science of Reading350

The literacy assessment for middle, secondary and P-12 fields.

Pass220
03

GACE Ethics for Teachers351

Scored out of 100, not on the 220 GACE content scale.

Pass77

What people get wrong

Each of these costs a candidate either money or a test date.

  • Health and Physical Education is a P-12 field, so it takes Fundamentals of the Science of Reading (350), not Application (418).
  • Georgia still requires a literacy assessment for PE. Teaching a non-reading subject does not exempt you.

Required, but not an exam

  • A bachelor’s degree
  • A GaPSC-approved or GaPSC-accepted educator preparation program, including GaTAPP
  • Georgia certification application through MyPSC

Now go pass them.

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 exam

Verified 2026-08-04 against GaPSC Rule 505-2-.26, Certification and Licensure Assessments (effective 1 July 2025). Certification rules change by state board vote. Confirm with the state before you register for a test.