OAE Exams & Prep

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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 

240 Tutoring 

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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.

Early Childhood PK-3: 

• 012 Early Childhood PK-3
• 190 Foundations of Reading
• DO NOT TAKE! 001 APK PK-3 (See note below about the edTPA)

Primary Education PK-5: 

• 055 Primary Education (PK-5)
• 190 Foundations of Reading
• DO NOT TAKE! 057 Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Primary Education (PK–5): See note below about the edTPA 

Middle Childhood: 

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

AND

• 190 Foundations of Reading
• DO NOT TAKE! 002 Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Middle Childhood (4–9): See note below about the edTPA

Secondary Childhood:

• 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

• DO NOT TAKE! 003 Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Adolescence to Young Adult (7–12): See note below about the edTPA

Special Education:

• 013 Early Childhood Special Education (ECIS PK-3 Only)
• 043 Special Education (Mild/Mod & Mod/Int Only)

AND

• 190 Foundations of Reading
• DO NOT TAKE! 004 Assessment of Professional Knowledge Multi-Age (PK–12) - MM & MI only - See note above about the edTPA
• DO NOT TAKE! 001 Assessment of Professional Knowledge: PK-3 (ECIS only - See note below about the edTPA)

World Language

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

AND

• DO NOT TAKE! 004 Assessment of Professional Knowledge Multi-Age (PK–12): See note below about the edTPA

Music Education:

• 032 Music

AND

• DO NOT TAKE! 004 Assessment of Professional Knowledge Multi-Age (PK–12): See note below about the edTPA

Physical Education & Health:

• 034 Phyiscal Education
• 023 Health
• DO NOT TAKE! 004 Assessment of Professional Knowledge Multi-Age (PK–12): See note below about the edTPA

TESOL 

• 021 English to Speakers of Other Languages

DREAM

• 055 Primary Education PK-5
• 190 Foundations of Reading
• 058 Primary Special Education (PK–5)
• 021 English to Speakers of Other Languages
• DO NOT TAKE! 057 Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Primary Education (PK–5): See note below about the edTPA 

DO NOT TAKE the Assessment for Professional Knowledge Exams (APK-See note below): 

001    Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Early Childhood (PK–3)
057    Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Primary Education (PK–5) 
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 (190): A Blackboard shell is available that includes, prep tests and study modules for each of the domains of the 190. 

Free Practice Exam for the Foundations of Reading: CLICK HERE

To be added to the Blackboard Shell: Contact Laura Northrup