Testing Requirements for NC Licensure
Secondary Education and School Counseling Licensure Applicants
Praxis Subject Tests will be required for all applicants for an initial teaching license as mandated by legislative action of July 1, 2014.
For answers to most of your Praxis Subject Assessment questions, please refer to the ETS website.
Elementary Education Licensure Applicants
Effective April 6, 2019, the North Carolina Board of Education passed an adjustment to policy LICN-003. Due to that, the candidates must pass the Pearson Foundations of Reading and either Pearson Test 203 or Praxis Test 7803 for Mathematics. These requirements are also shown below:
Math
- Pearson Test 203 – Mathematics Subtest with a score of 227 or higher
OR
- Praxis Test 7803 (7813) – CKT Math Subtest with a score of 150 or higher
Reading
- Pearson Test SA190 – Foundations of Reading with a score of 233 or higher
Effective August 01, 2023, the FoR test (SA090) has been replaced by a redeveloped version of FoR test (SA190).
A study guide and a full practice test for the updated Foundations of Reading Test (SA190) are available on the Pearson (SA190) registration page.
For more information, visit NC Foundations of Reading and ETS Website. For other questions, please contact the Licensure Officer, Dr. Neelam Awan.