Ohio Licensure Testing Requirements
(Effective January 1, 2014 unless otherwise noted.)
Area of Licensure
OAE APK Required
Test Name
Test #
OAE, ACTFL, or Praxis II Subject Area Tests Required
Needed
Score
Test Name
Test #
Needed
Score
Initial Teacher Licensure
Early Childhood (Grades PK-3)
OAE APK PK-3
001
220
OAE Early Childhood
012
220
Middle Childhood (Grades 4-9)
OAE Middle School English Language Arts
028
220
Note: Candidates must take the two
OAE APK 4-9
002
220
OAE Middle School Mathematics
030
220
specialty tests corresponding to their two
OAE Middle School Science
029
220
chosen areas of concentration.
OAE Middle School Social Studies
031
220
Adolescent to Young Adult (Grades 7-12)
Note: In Integrated Science, candidates have their choice of Testing Option A OR Testing Option B. In either option, you take a total of two specialty tests. If selecting Option A, you are
strongly urged to take the elective test that best corresponds to your major area of emphasis (i.e., earth science, chemistry or physics). Alternatively, if pursuing dual subject area licensure
in science, you must take the required tests for both single subject fields that comprise your program of study.
OAE APK 7-12
003
220
OAE Chemistry AND
009
220
 Chemistry/Physics Dual License
OAE Physics
035
220
OAE APK 7-12
003
220
OAE English Language Arts
020
220
 Integrated Language Arts
OAE APK 7-12
003
220
OAE Mathematics
027
220
 Integrated Mathematics
OAE APK 7-12
003
220
OAE Integrated Science
024
220
 Integrated Science
OAE APK 7-12
003
220
OAE Integrated Social Studies
025
220
 Integrated Social Studies
OAE APK 7-12
003
220
OAE Biology AND
007
220
 Life Science/Chemistry Dual License
OAE Chemistry
009
220
OAE APK 7-12
003
220
OAE Biology AND
007
220
 Life Science/Earth Science Dual
OAE Earth and Space Science
014
220
License
OAE APK 7-12
003
220
OAE Biology AND
007
220
 Life Science/Physics Dual License
OAE Physics
035
220
Multiage (Grades PK-12)
OPIWPT
ACTFL Cutoff: OPI=Interm. High; WPT=Interm. High
IH
 Foreign Language: Chinese
OPI/WPT
ACTFL Cutoff: OPI=Interm. High; WPT=Interm. High
IH
 Foreign Language: French
OPI/WPT
ACTFL Cutoff: OPI=Interm. High; WPT=Interm. High
IH
 Foreign Language: Spanish
Praxis Health Education
5551
127
OAE APK PK-12
004
220
 Health
OAE Music
032
220
 Music
OAE Physical Education
034
220
 Physical Education
OAE Art
006
220
 Visual Art
Intervention Specialist
OAE APK PK-3
001
220
OAE Early Childhood Special Education
013
220
 Early Childhood (PK-3)
004
220
OAE Special Education
043
220
OAE APK PK-12
 Mild/Moderate (K-12)
OAE APK PK-12
004
220
OAE Special Education
043
220
 Moderate/Intensive (K-12)
Endorsements
Computer/Technology Endorsement
Early Childhood 4-5 Generalist
Middle Childhood Generalist Endorsement
(4-6)
No APK/PLT Required
Reading Endorsement (PK-12)
TESOL Endorsement (PK-12)
OAE Computer/Technology (Subtest I) AND
OAE Computer/Technology (Subtest II)
OAE Elementary Education (Subtest I) AND
OAE Elementary Education (Subtest II)
OAE Elementary Education (Subtest I) AND
OAE Elementary Education (Subtest II) OR
OAE content area tests for each subject being added to MC license (see
list under Middle Childhood Tests above)
OAE Reading (Subtest I)
AND
OAE Reading (Subtest II)
OAE English to Speakers of Other Languages
016
017
018
019
018
019
220
220
220
220
220
220
038
039
021
220
220
220
015
220
040
0401
0330/5330
220
161
600
Administrative Licenses
Administrator Licenses (applies to all types)
No APK/PLT Required
OAE Educational Leadership
Professional Pupil Services (all grades)
School Counselor
School Psychologist
No APK/PLT Required
School Speech Language Pathologist
*Praxis test codes that begin with a 5 indicate computer-delivered tests.
OAE School Counselor
Praxis School Psychologist
Praxis Speech-Language Pathology
As appropriate, OAE and Praxis II scores are automatically forwarded to the Ohio Department of Education, the Ohio School Psychologist Certification Program, or
the Ohio State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology. They are NOT automatically sent to CSU even if you indicate that you completed your training
program here. When applying to take exams, you must specifically request that a copy of your score report be sent to CSU. This is especially important now
that eligibility for student teaching placement requires that you have taken all required OAE, ACTFL or Praxis II exams. Moreover, unless you request that scores are
sent here, passage of OAE or Praxis II exams will not be posted to your transcript. For those Speech and Hearing students taking the Praxis II Speech-Language
Pathology Specialty Test, you must designate code R0232 for Item #12 to have scores sent to the Speech and Hearing Department and you must designate code
R1221 to have scores sent to CSU’s Education Advising Office. All Praxis, ACTFL, and Pearson OAE exams must be on file in CSU’s Education Advising
Office before we can approve an on-line license application.