Required Licensure Exams by State (AR, AL, CA, CO, GA, LA, MS, TN, TX)

Please note that state requirements are subject to change. It is always best practice to visit your state’s Department of Education or Licensure, or the ETS website to locate your state required tests. See information below for your specific state.

• DOE = Department of Education
• ETS = Educational Testing Service
• CTC = California Teacher Credentialing
• GACE = Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators 
• TEA = Texas Education Agency

Arkansas: 

Licensure Exam (Praxis) Requirements for AR 

Alabama:

• Testing requirements can be found here ➡️ DOE 

• Register for Praxis exams here ➡️ ETS

• Register for Foundations of Reading here ➡️ Pearson

California:

• California Teacher Credential requirements can be found here ➡️ CTC 

• Register for exams here ➡️ CTC

Colorado:

• Testing requirements can be found here ➡️ DOE 

• Register for Praxis exams here ➡️ ETS

Georgia:

• Testing requirements can be found here ➡️ GACE 

• Register for exams here ➡️ GACE

Louisiana: 

Licensure Exam (Praxis) Requirements for LA

Mississippi:

Tennessee:

• Testing requirements can be found here ➡️ DOE 

• Register for Praxis exams here ➡️ ETS

Texas:

• Testing requirements can be found here ➡️ TEA  

• Required tests chart here ➡️ TEA