Basic Skills Requirements

Listed below is an updated list for basic skills requirements in the United States. In most states, teacher candidates must provide evidence or competency with basic skills in English and Math. Requirements differ from state to state and may even differ by route or program. In most states only ONE exam is required. Please see routes for more information.

State/Territory	Basic Skills Requirement
Alabama	APTTP
Alaska	Alabama: ACT Work Keys Exam Florida: FTCE (GK) Georgia: GACE Illinois: ILTS (TAP) Michigan: MTTC New Mexico: NES Essential Academic Skills Test New York: NYSTCE Academic Literacy Skills Test (ALST) Oklahoma General Test (OGET)
Arizona	A B.A./B.S. degree from an accredited institution.
Arkansas	Praxis Core
California	CBEST CSET: Multiple Subject Plus Writing Skills Exam CSU Exams SAT ACT AP Language/Literature, AP Statistics, AP Calculus (I, II)
Colorado	A B.A./B.S. degree from an accredited institution.
Connecticut	Praxis Core
Delaware	Praxis Core SAT NTE Core GRE ACT
District of Columbia	Praxis Core
Florida	FTCE (GK)
Georgia	GACE SAT GRE ACT
Guam	Praxis Core
Hawaii	Praxis Core SAT
Idaho	A B.A./B.S. degree from an accredited institution.
Illinois	ILTS (TAP) SAT ACT
Indiana	CASA SAT GRE ACT
Iowa	A B.A./B.S. degree from an accredited institution.
Kansas	A B.A./B.S. degree from an accredited institution.
Kentucky	Praxis Core
Louisiana	Praxis Core SAT GRE ACT
Maine	Praxis Core
Maryland	Praxis Core SAT GRE ACT
Massachusetts	MTEL Communication and Literacy Skills
Michigan	MTTC
Minnesota	MTLE
Mississippi	Praxis Core
Missouri	MoGEA
Montana	Praxis Core
Nebraska	Praxis Core
Nevada	Praxis Core CBEST GRE
New Hampshire	Praxis Core
New Jersey	SAT ACT GRE
New Mexico	NES: Essential Academic Skills Test
New York	NYSTCE Academic Literacy Skills Test (ALST)
North Carolina	Praxis Core SAT ACT
North Dakota	Praxis Core
Ohio	A B.A./B.S. degree from an accredited institution.
Oklahoma	OGET
Oregon	ORELA Praxis Core West-B CBEST
Pennsylvania	PAPA Praxis Core SAT
Puerto Rico	PCMAS
Rhode Island	A B.A./B.S. degree from an accredited institution.
South Carolina	Praxis Core
South Dakota	A B.A./B.S. degree from an accredited institution.
Tennessee	Praxis Core
Texas	A B.A./B.S. degree from an accredited institution.
Utah	A B.A./B.S. degree from an accredited institution.
Vermont	Praxis Core SAT ACT
Virginia	VCLA Praxis Core SAT
Virgin Islands	Praxis Core
West Virginia	Praxis Core
Washington	West-B SAT ACT CBEST NES Oregon Praxis Core
Wisconsin	Praxis Core SAT GRE ACT
Wyoming	A B.A./B.S. degree from an accredited institution.