Chart - State of Education Licensure ing Special Service Personnel Current State Licensure s / Audiologist 88003 5342 170 Jan. 2013 CTE Director 711 5411 145 Sept. 2010 and Instructional Specialist 113 5411 145 Sept. 2010 EC Program Director 88099 5411 145 Sept. 2010 Media Supervisor 078 5411 145 Sept. 2010 Media Coordinator 076 5311 148 Sept. 2009 School Counselor 005 5421 156 Previous SBE Date of School Psychologist 026 5402 147 Sept. 2014 Birth-Kindergarten & Elementary (K-6) Birth-Kindergarten The Birth through Kindergarten Praxis II test was required only for a B-K educator to be deemed Highly Qualified (HQ) under No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Federal HQ requirements per NCLB no longer apply and the state now defines highly qualified as holding a NC Teaching in the area appropriate for the course taught. The Birth through Kindergarten Praxis II test is not required to hold the B-K license. Therefore, upon earning a B-K license, the teacher holding it is highly qualified to teach the birth through kindergarten child. Foundations Of Reading #090 General Subtest # 103 229 Elementary (K-6) 025 General Mathematics Subtest # 203 Oct. 1, 2014 General AND Math subtests taken in one test session #701 on each test 1 June 27, 2018
Chart - State of Education Licensure ing Current State Licensure s / Date of Middle Grades (6-9) Language Arts 78180 5047 164 Sept. 2013 Mathematics 78200 5169 165 Sept. 2013 Science 78300 5440 150 Sept. 2014 Social Studies 78400 5089 149 July 1999 Secondary (9-12) Anthropology 433 Biology 310 Chemistry 330 5235 150 5245 152 Earth Science 302 5571 136 July 2003 Economics 431 English 100 French (Secondary & K-12) 510 & 511 Geography 410 5038 167 Sept. 2013 5174 162 Sept. 2010 OR ACTFL Adv. OPI and WPI Low April 2018 2 June 27, 2018
Chart - State of Education Licensure ing Current State Licensure s / Date of German (Secondary & K-12) 530 & 531 History 420 5183 163 Sept. 2010 OR ACTFL Adv. April 2018 OPI and WPI Low Latin 590 5601 146 Mathematics 200 5161 160 Sept. 2013 Physics 320 5265 133 Jan. 2011 Political Science 405 Science (Comprehensive) Social Studies (Comprehensive) Anthropology, Econ., Geog., History, Political Science, Sociology 300 400 Sociology 432 5435 151 Spanish (Secondary & K-12) 520 & 521 5195 168 Sept. 2010 ACTFL OPI and WPI OR Adv. Low April 2018 3 June 27, 2018
Chart - State of Education Licensure ing Current State Licensure s / Date of Special Subjects (K-12) American Sign Language (ASL) 597 NTID Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) Advanced April 2018 Art 810 5135 161 Sept. 2011 English as a Second Language 110 5362 155 Sept. 2016 5361 141 Aug. 31, 2019 Health Specialist 098 5551 156 Sept. 2013 Health and Physical Education (dual) 095 5857 160 Sept. 2014 Music 800 5114 162 Physical Education 090 5091 152 May 2009 Reading (bachelor's) 190 5204 159 Sept. 2010 Reading (graduate) 190 5301 164 Speech Communication 109 5221 143 Sept. 2009 Exceptional Children (K-12) Academically Gifted 88087 5358** 157** Oct. 1, 2017** Adapted 88092 5545 158 Sept. 2010 Behaviorally & Emotionally Disabled 88085 5372 154 Sept. 2013 Cross Categorical 88001 5354 151 Sept. 2010 4 June 27, 2018
Chart - State of Education Licensure ing Current State Licensure s / Date of Praxis II 5543 158 Foundations of Reading - #090 229 EC: General 88091 Learning Disabled 88086 Mentally Disabled 88081 Severely/Profoundly Mentally Disabled 88002 General Subtest # 103 General Mathematics Subtest # 203 General AND Math subtests taken in one test session #701 on each test 5383 151 5322 156 5322 156 Oct. 1, 2014 Sept. 2014 Sept. 2014 Visually Impaired 88083 5282 163 Career &Technical Education Business Education 760 5101 154 Sept. 2010 Family and Consumer Sciences 710 5122 153 Sept. 2014 Marketing Education 730 5561 169 Jan. 2009 Technology Education 820 5051 159 Sept. 2011 5 June 27, 2018
Chart - State of Education Licensure ing Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (check with the IHE for clarification) Title # Passing Effective Date Core Academic Skills - Reading 5712 156 Sept. 2014 Core Academic Skills - Writing 5722 162 Sept. 2014 Core Academic Skills - Math 5732 150 Sept. 2014 Core Academic Skills Composite 468 Sept. 2014 and PPAT Assessments (check with the IHE for clarification) Year * Required for Licensure (Y/N) 2017-18 (N) 2018-19 (N) 2019-20 (Y) 2020-21 (Y) 2021-22 (Y) 13 Passing s 15 18 PPAT 13 Highly Qualified 15 18 PPAT 32 38 45 38 42 48 57 44 32 38 45 38 42 48 57 44 34^ 40^ 48^ 40^ 42 48 57 44 34^ 40^ 48^ 40^ 42 48 57 44 34^ 40^ 48^ 40^ 42 48 57 44 Teaching (PLT)-Praxis II test 5624 requirement if the candidate can produce evidence of a passing score on a nationally scored or PPAT assessment ^ and PPAT scores are estimates until North Carolina data collected over 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 can be analyzed to determine North Carolina-specific cut scores beginning in 2019-2020. 6 June 27, 2018
Chart - State of Education Licensure ing Current State Licensure s / Date of Additional second language areas listed in NCSBE Policy LICN-003 that may be added based on achieving a proficiency level of at least Advanced Low on both ACTFL OPI and WPI include: Arabic, Chinese, Modern Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, and Turkish. Any other language areas not listed in LICN-003 may also be added as Other Foreign Language (585) based on achieving a proficiency level of at least Advanced Low where there is an ACTFL OPI and WPI (if available). **Although no test is required for the Academically Gifted (AIG) license if earned through a recognized educator preparation program, prospective AIG teachers may add the area by passing the Praxis Gifted Education test 5358 with a minimum qualifying score of 157 Passing Praxis II exam scores are required to qualify for the EC: Adapted Lateral Entry. Adding a teaching licensure area by testing requires passing scores on ALL Praxis,, or ACTFL exams that are currently approved by the SBE or ALL exams noted as being in phase out. If the phase out exam is used, it must have been passed during the window of time when the test was required for licensure. Current SBE approved tests and passing scores are required on/after the effective date noted to qualify for licensure. Passing scores on previous SBE approved tests that are phasing out must have been earned during the window of time when the test was required for licensure. https://ets.org/praxis/nc - Current NC Praxis II test requirements. https://nc.nesinc.com - Current NC test requirements https://www.actfl.org/ - Current World Languages test requirements 7 June 27, 2018