ODE Licensure Requirements – 4/1/2021

ODE Licensure Resources

Prepare for Initial Licensure

Contact ODE for specific licensure requirements: (614) 466-3593.

Pearson Preparation Materials: CLICK HERE

Content Covered by Assessment: CLICK HERE

Practice Exams: CLICK HERE 

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Mometrix Study Guides

• Borrow from the CSU Library: Rhodes Tower - 1st Floor Secure Reserve Desk
• OFS has copies of all Mometrix Study Guides.  Students are welcome to use the books on campus.  Please contact Aimee Furio to schedule an appointment.  
• The study guides are also available for purchase.

Assessment for Professional Knowledge Exams (APK): 

001    Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Early Childhood (PK–3)
057    Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Primary Education (PK–5) (anticipated testing start date: 2023)
002    Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Middle Childhood (4–9)
003    Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Adolescence to Young Adult (7–12)
004    Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Multi-Age (PK–12)

NOTE: All program areas must complete the APK exam HOWEVER ODE has determined that successful completion of the edTPA to be an allowable alternative to the Assessment of Professional Knowledge Exam (OAE-APK).  Students must pass edTPA with a score of 37 for it to replace the APK.  Students cannot use the APK to replace the edTPA.  Contact OFS for more information.  See the OAE website for required APK exams by licensure.

Requirement for Early Childhood, Middle Childhood and Special Education Only

Foundations of Reading (090/190): A Blackboard shell is available that includes, prep tests and study modules for each of the domains of the 090. (Last administration date: 1/8/23)

*190 is replacing the 090.  Pending State Board of Education of Ohio approval, the updated Foundations of Reading assessment is anticipated to be available for testing starting 2023 (First administration date: 1/9/23)

Free Practice Exam for the Foundations of Reading: CLICK HERE

Early Childhood PK-3 (Content Exams): 

• 012 Early Childhood PK-3
• 090 Foundations of Reading (190 - start date 1/9/2023)
• 001 APK (See note above about the edTPA)

See Study Guide Resources above!

Early Childhood PK-5 (Content Exams): 

• 018/019 Subtest I & II (Take these exams until the new one is released)
• 055 PK-5 (Anticipated Start date 2023)
• 090 Foundations of Reading (190 - start date 1/9/2023)
• 057 APK (See note above about the edTPA - anticipated Start date 2023)

See Study Guide Resources above!

Middle Childhood (Content Exams): 

• 028 English Language Arts (4-9)
• 029 Science (4-9)
• 030 Math (4-9)
• 031 Social Studies (4-9)

AND

• 090 Foundations of Reading (190 - start date 1/9/2023)
• 002 APK (See note above about the edTPA)

See Study Guide Resources above!

Secondary Childhood (Content Exams):

• 020 English Language Arts (7-12)
• 027 Math (7-12)
• 024 Integrated Science (7-12)
• 025 Integrated Social Studies (7-12)
• 009 Chemistry (7-12)
• 035 Physics (7-12)

AND

• 003 APK (See note above about the edTPA)

See Study Guide Resources above!

Special Education (Content Exams):

• 013 Early Childhood Special Education (ECIS Only)
• 043 Special Education (Mild/Mod & Mod/Int Only)

AND

• 090 Foundations of Reading (190 - start date 1/9/2023)
• 004 APK (See note above about the edTPA)

See Study Guide Resources above!

World Language (7-12)

ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview and
Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) Administered by Language Testing International/ACTFL: CLICK HERE

AND

• 004 APK (See note above about the edTPA)

Music Education (Content Exams):

• 032 Music

AND

• 004 APK (See note above about the edTPA)

See Study Guide Resources above!

Physical Education & Health (Content Exams):

• 034 Phyiscal Education
• 023 Health
• 004 APK (See note above about the edTPA)

See Study Guide Resources above!

TESOL 

• 021 English to Speakers of Other Languages

See Study Guide Resources above!