Alignment of Illinois Licensure Tests with Illinois and National Standards

The test framework for each field defines the content that is eligible to be included on a test. Each test framework is based on the appropriate Illinois State Board of Education rules and any relevant national standards.

An alignment of an objective is indicated if the content of a standard is addressed, in whole or in part, by the relevant Illinois rules and/or national standard. An indication of alignment does not necessarily imply complete congruence of the content of the standard with any associated state or national standard. The alignment of the test frameworks will be re-examined if changes are made to Illinois and/or national standards.

Test Framework	Alignment with State and National Standards (as applicable)
(215) Agricultural Education	Agricultural Education
(216) Business, Marketing, Computer Education	Business, Marketing, Computer Education
(224) Chief School Business Official	Chief School Business Official
(205) Computer Science	Computer Science
(209) Dance	Dance
(234) Director of Special Education	Director of Special Education
(210) Drama/Theatre Arts	Drama/Theatre Arts
(206) Early Childhood Education	Early Childhood Education
(230) Early Childhood Special Education (first test administration 1/16/2023)	Early Childhood Special Education
(305) Elementary Education (Grades 1–6)	Elementary Education (Grades 1–6)
(250) English as a New Language	English as a New Language
(207) English Language Arts	English Language Arts
(217) Family & Consumer Sciences	Family & Consumer Sciences
(298) General Middle Grades (5–8) (for testing through 1/14/2024)	General Middle Grades
(211) Health Education	Health Education
(290) Learning Behavior Specialist I	Learning Behavior Specialist I
(291) Learning Behavior Specialist II: Behavior Intervention Specialist	Learning Behavior Specialist II: Behavior Intervention Specialist
(293) Learning Behavior Specialist II: Curriculum Adaptation Specialist	Learning Behavior Specialist II: Curriculum Adaptation Specialist
(295) Learning Behavior Specialist II: Multiple Disabilities Specialist	Learning Behavior Specialist II: Multiple Disabilities Specialist
(296) Learning Behavior Specialist II: Technology Specialist (first test administration 7/1/2024)	Learning Behavior Specialist II: Technology Specialist
(297) Learning Behavior Specialist II: Transition Specialist	Learning Behavior Specialist II: Transition Specialist
(220) Library Information Specialist	Library Information Specialist
(299) Marriage and Family Therapy	Marriage and Family Therapy
(208) Mathematics	Mathematics
(201) Middle Grades (5–8) Language Arts	Middle Grades (5–8) Language Arts
(202) Middle Grades (5–8) Mathematics	Middle Grades (5–8) Mathematics
(203) Middle Grades (5–8) Science	Middle Grades (5–8) Science
(204) Middle Grades (5–8) Social Science	Middle Grades (5–8) Social Science
(212) Music	Music
(213) Physical Education	Physical Education
(221) Reading Specialist	Reading Specialist
(222) Reading Teacher	Reading Teacher
(235) School Counselor	School Counselor
(236) School Nurse	School Nurse
(237) School Psychologist	School Psychologist
(238) School Social Worker	School Social Worker
(239) Science: Biology	Science: Biology
(240) Science: Chemistry	Science: Chemistry
(241) Science: Earth and Space Science	Science: Earth and Space Science
(242) Science: Environmental Science	Science: Environmental Science
(243) Science: Physics	Science: Physics
(244) Social Science: Economics	Social Science: Economics
(244) Social Science: Economics (first test administration 8/26/2024)	Social Science: Economics (first test administration 8/26/2024)
(245) Social Science: Geography	Social Science: Geography
(245) Social Science: Geography (first test administration 8/26/2024)	Social Science: Geography (first test administration 8/26/2024)
(246) Social Science: History	Social Science: History
(315) Social Science: History (first test administration 8/26/2024)	Social Science: History (first test administration 8/26/2024)
(247) Social Science: Political Science	Social Science: Political Science
(247) Social Science: Political Science (first test administration 8/26/2024)	Social Science: Political Science (first test administration 8/26/2024)
(248) Social Science: Psychology	Social Science: Psychology
(248) Social Science: Psychology (first test administration 8/26/2024)	Social Science: Psychology (first test administration 8/26/2024)
(249) Social Science: Sociology and Anthropology	Social Science: Sociology and Anthropology
(249) Social Science: Sociology and Anthropology (first test administration 8/26/2024)	Social Science: Sociology and Anthropology (first test administration 8/26/2024)
(232) Speech-Language Pathologist	Speech-Language Pathologist
(225) Superintendent	Superintendent
(228) Teacher of Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired	Teacher of Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired
(229) Teacher of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (first test administration 1/16/2023)	Teacher of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
(219) Technology Education	Technology Education
(223) Technology Specialist	Technology Specialist
(214) Visual Arts	Visual Arts
(262) World Language: Arabic	World Language: Arabic
(261) World Language: Chinese (Cantonese) (first test administration to be determined)	World Language: Chinese (Cantonese)
(251) World Language: Chinese (Mandarin)	World Language: Chinese (Mandarin)
(252) World Language: French	World Language: French
(253) World Language: German	World Language: German
(254) World Language: Hebrew	World Language: Hebrew
(255) World Language: Italian	World Language: Italian
(256) World Language: Japanese	World Language: Japanese
(257) World Language: Korean	World Language: Korean
(258) World Language: Latin	World Language: Latin
(259) World Language: Russian	World Language: Russian
(260) World Language: Spanish	World Language: Spanish