Standardized Testing

Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing -- Basic Skills Test

(APTT--Basic Skills Test)

Registration Deadline	Test Date
July 3, 2008	August 2, 2008
September 19, 2008	October 11, 2008
November 21, 2008	December 20, 2008
February 6, 2009	March 7, 2009
April 17, 2009	May 16, 2009
July 3, 2009	August 1, 2009

 

Online registration: https://actapps.act.org/wkala/wkala#

Telephone Registration at 1-800-294-2105 or 319-341-2500

Requirements: The APTT must be taken prior to admission to education.

Registration fee is $90.00.

JSU must be listed as a score recipient at the time of registration.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Kelly Ryan, JSU's Teacher Certification Officer at 256-782-5574, or Dr. Barbara Larson the Alabama SDE, Teacher Testing Coordinator at 334-242-9935.

 

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English Competency Exam (ECE)

Test Dates          

Registration: English Department (Stone Center) room 215

ABSOLUTELY NO LATE REGISTRATION!

Requirements: The ECE must be taken prior to Preservice Teaching.

Successful completion of EH 101, EH 102, and 60 semester hours is required.

Students who have passed the writing section of the Georgia Regents’ Test are exempt from the ECE.

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College BASE Examination (CBASE)

Test Dates:            http://www.jsu.edu/depart/ace/ccs/Tests/cbase.html

Registration Deadline:  Students cannot register the day of the test being requested.

Requirements: The CBASE may be taken after completing 96 semester hours.

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The Praxis II Content Exam

Test Dates:

Test Date	Registration Deadline	Late Registration Deadline	Emergency Registration Deadline	Approximate Score Report Mailing Date
September 13, 2008	August 14, 2008	August 21, 2008	September 5, 2008	October 14, 2008
November 15, 2008	October 16, 2008	October 23, 2008	November 7, 2008	December 16, 2008
January 10, 2009	December 11, 2008	December 18, 2008	January 2, 2009	February 10, 2009
March 14, 2009	February 12, 2009	February 19, 2009	March 6, 2009	April 14, 2009
April 25, 2009	March 26, 2009	April 2, 2009	April 17, 2009	May 26, 2009
June 13, 2009	May 14, 2009	May 21, 2009	June 5, 2009	July 14, 2009
July 25, 2009	June 25, 2009	July 2, 2009	July 17, 2009	August 25, 2009

 

 

Note:

1. We must receive your completed registration form and payment by the appropriate date, or you will be charged a $45 late fee.
2. Not all test centers are open on all test dates. Please refer to the appropriate Test Center List (United States and U.S. Territories | Outside the United States).

*PLNE test dates for tests offered in Session 1 and 2.
**Allow 7-10 days for delivery of mail within the continental United States and more time for delivery to other areas.
***U.S. Virgin Islands should adhere to regular registration deadlines.

 

To get information on and to register on-line go to http://www.ets.org/ Praxis or click here.

 

The Praxis II exam is required for all teacher education candidates scheduled to graduate spring 2005 and thereafter.  This state mandated requirement applies to all initial certifications including class B certification, Alternative 5^th Year Masters, Add-on certification, and any graduate degree program that is deemed initial certification (i.e., Education Administration, Counseling, Library Media), or an initial certification for Collaborative Education at any level.

Teacher education candidates must list ALSDE and JSU as a recipient of the test score at the time of registration.  Failure to do so may delay certification by the Alabama State Department of Education.

*JSU is now listed as a Testing Center for the Praxis II. To test at JSU, use Test Center Code 02910 when registering for the test.

 

ALABAMA APPROVED

PRAXIS II TEST CODES and MINIMUM REQUIRED SCORES

 

NAME OF TEST	TEST CODE	Minimum Required Score
Biology:  Content Knowledge	0235	143
Business Education	0100	570
Collaborative Teacher (K-6)*	0014	137
Collaborative Teacher (6-12)	No Test Required
Early Childhood Education*	0014	137
Educational Administration	0410	610
Elementary Education:  Content Knowledge	0014	137
English Language, Literature and Composition:  Content Knowledge	0041	151
Family and Consumer Sciences	0121	530
French:  Content Knowledge	0173	148
General Science:  Content Knowledge	0435	147
Geography	0920	560
Health Education	0550	580
Library Media	0310	600
Marketing Education	0561	500
Mathematics:  Content Knowledge	0061	126
Middle School English Language Arts	0049	148
Middle School Mathematics	0069	149
Middle School Social Studies	0089	149
Middle School Science	0439	142
Music:  Content Knowledge	0113	150
Physical Education	0091	141
Reading Specialist	0300	530
School Counseling	0420	520
Social Studies:  Content Knowledge	0081	153
Spanish:  Content Knowledge	0191	147
Technical Education	No test required.
Technology Education (Career Technology)	0050	540
World and U. S. History:  Content Knowledge	0941	143

 

* Required test for this major is code 0014, Elementary Education: Content Knowledge.

 

For more information, contact Dr. Kelly W. Ryan, Director TSC