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October 17, 2005
Monday Certification Q&A: What tests must I take?
In order to be certified in Illinois for any of the following certificates at the initial or standard level...
-Type 04, Early Childhood;
-Type 03, Elementary;
-Type 09, Secondary; or
-Type 10, Special Certificate...
The Illinois State Board of Education requires the following examinations:
TESTS REQUIRED:
Basic Skills Test
-Required prior to issuance of the certificate.
-Effective July 2002, required of candidates prior to entering teacher education programs leading to any of these certificates (PA 92-734).
Content Test
-The appropriate test of content knowledge is required prior to issuance of the certificate.
-Effective Fall 2004, candidates in Illinois approved programs may be required by the university to pass the appropriate test of content knowledge prior to student teaching
-Beginning July 2003, new special education content tests replaced existing special education tests.
-Beginning July 2004, new content tests for all other teaching certificates replaced existing content tests.
Assessment of Professional Teaching (APT)
-Individuals who apply for one of above certificates on or after October 1, 2003, are required to take the APT prior to the issuance of any of these certificates.
-There are four levels of this test, one for each certificate type: Early Childhood (birth to grade 3), Elementary (K-9), Secondary (6-12), Special (K-12/P-21).
Learn more about this topic online at this location.
Or contact your advisor at GSU.
Posted by n-battaglia at October 17, 2005 08:52 AM