Requirements/Kentucky
Physical Education Teacher in Kentucky.
A content test at the top of the range, plus pedagogy.
- Exams
- 2
- Passing scores
- 169 · 160
- Certificate
- Physical Education, All Grades
The exams you have to pass
In the order most candidates take them.
01
Praxis Physical Education: Content and Design5095
Pass169
02
Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT)5622 or 5624
Choose the PLT matching your grade level. Kentucky sets all of them at 160.
Pass160
What people get wrong
Each of these costs a candidate either money or a test date.
- At 169, Kentucky sits with Connecticut, Vermont and Maryland at the highest physical education bar in this layer.
Required, but not an exam
- A bachelor’s degree
- An approved educator preparation program, or an approved alternative route
- Application through the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board
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 examVerified 2026-08-06 against Kentucky Administrative Regulations, 16 KAR 6:010, Written examination prerequisites for teacher certification. Certification rules change by state board vote. Confirm with the state before you register for a test.