Tests

What tests do I need to take? Read about which tests are required for licensure in Illinois.

Information about each test. Get specific information about a test, including when and where you can take the test, and access preparation materials by selecting the test from the following tables.

Beginning in 2015, the APT licensure requirement is transitioning to edTPA. Learn more about this requirement.

Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP)

Test Code	Test
400	Test of Academic Proficiency (last test administration 6/30/19)

Assessment of Professional Teaching (APT) Pre–K through Grade 12

Test Code	Test
188	Assessment of Professional Teaching (APT) Pre–K through Grade 12

Content Area Tests

Test Code	Test
215	Agricultural Education
171	Business, Marketing, and Computer Education (for testing through summer 2021)
216	Business, Marketing, and Computer Education (first test administration 8/3/2020)
038	Computer Science (for testing through summer 2021)
205	Computer Science (first test administration 8/3/2020)
140	Dance (for testing through summer 2021)
209	Dance (first test administration 6/8/2020)
141	Drama/Theatre Arts (for testing through summer 2021)
210	Drama/Theatre Arts (first test administration 8/3/2020)
206	Early Childhood Education
152	Early Childhood Special Education
197–200	Elementary Education (Grades 1–6)
125	English as a New Language (for testing through summer 2021)
250	English as a New Language (first test administration 6/8/2020)
207	English Language Arts
172	Family and Consumer Sciences (for testing through summer 2021)
217	Family and Consumer Sciences (first test administration 6/8/2020)
298	General Middle Grades (5–8)
312	Gifted Education (NES®)
173	Health Careers
211	Health Education
155	Learning Behavior Specialist I
175	Library Information Specialist (for testing through summer 2021)
220	Library Information Specialist (first test administration 6/8/2020)
208	Mathematics
201	Middle Grades (5–8) Language Arts
202	Middle Grades (5–8) Mathematics
203	Middle Grades (5–8) Science
204	Middle Grades (5–8) Social Science
212	Music
144	Physical Education (for testing through summer 2021)
213	Physical Education (first test administration 8/3/2020)
221	Reading Specialist
177	Reading Teacher (for testing through summer 2021)
222	Reading Teacher (first test administration 6/8/2020)
181	School Counselor (for testing through summer 2021)
235	School Counselor (first test administration 6/8/2020)
236	School Nurse
237	School Psychologist
184	School Social Worker (for testing through summer 2021)
238	School Social Worker (first test administration 8/3/2020)
105	Science: Biology (for testing through summer 2021)
239	Science: Biology (first test administration 8/3/2020)
106	Science: Chemistry (for testing through summer 2021)
240	Science: Chemistry (first test administration 8/3/2020)
108	Science: Earth and Space Science (for testing through summer 2021)
241	Science: Earth and Space Science (first test administration 8/3/2020)
112	Science: Environmental Science (for testing through summer 2021)
242	Science: Environmental Science (first test administration 8/3/2020)
116	Science: Physics (for testing through summer 2021)
243	Science: Physics (first test administration 8/3/2020)
244	Social Science: Economics
245	Social Science: Geography
246	Social Science: History
247	Social Science: Political Science
248	Social Science: Psychology
249	Social Science: Sociology and Anthropology
163	Special Education General Curriculum Test
154	Speech-Language Pathologist: Nonteaching (for testing through summer 2021)
232	Speech-Language Pathologist: Nonteaching (first test administration 8/3/2020)
153	Speech-Language Pathologist: Teaching
150	Teacher of Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
151	Teacher of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
219	Technology Education
178	Technology Specialist (for testing through summer 2021)
223	Technology Specialist (first test administration 6/8/2020)
145	Visual Arts (for testing through summer 2021)
214	Visual Arts (first test administration 8/3/2020)

Content-Area Tests (Administrator)

Test Code	Test
185	Chief School Business Official (for testing through summer 2021)
224	Chief School Business Official (first test administration 6/8/2020)
180	Director of Special Education (for testing through summer 2021)
234	Director of Special Education (first test administration 8/3/2020)
195/196	Principal as Instructional Leader
225	Superintendent

Foreign Language Content-Area Tests

These tests are for individuals seeking foreign language teaching endorsements.

Test Code	Test
137	Foreign Language: Arabic (for testing through summer 2021)
262	Foreign Language: Arabic (first test administration 8/31/2020)
136	Foreign Language: Chinese (Cantonese) (for testing through summer 2021)
261	Foreign Language: Chinese (Cantonese) (first test administration 8/31/2020)
126	Foreign Language: Chinese (Mandarin) (for testing through summer 2021)
251	Foreign Language: Chinese (Mandarin) (first test administration 8/31/2020)
252	Foreign Language: French
253	Foreign Language: German
254	Foreign Language: Hebrew
130	Foreign Language: Italian (for testing through summer 2021)
255	Foreign Language: Italian (first test administration 8/31/2020)
256	Foreign Language: Japanese
132	Foreign Language: Korean (for testing through summer 2021)
257	Foreign Language: Korean (first test administration 8/31/2020)
133	Foreign Language: Latin (for testing through summer 2021)
258	Foreign Language: Latin (first test administration 8/31/2020)
134	Foreign Language: Russian (for testing through summer 2021)
259	Foreign Language: Russian (first test administration 8/31/2020)
260	Foreign Language: Spanish

Language Proficiency Tests for an Educator License with Stipulations Endorsed as Transitional Bilingual

These tests are for individuals seeking transitional bilingual endorsements, bilingual endorsements, or bilingual approvals.

Test Code	Test
055	English Language Proficiency
057	Target Language Proficiency—Arabic
071	Target Language Proficiency—Assyrian
072	Target Language Proficiency—Bosnian
070	Target Language Proficiency—Bulgarian
085	Target Language Proficiency—Burmese
058	Target Language Proficiency—Cantonese
074	Target Language Proficiency—Filipino
091	Target Language Proficiency—French (first test administration 9/2/19)
059	Target Language Proficiency—Greek
060	Target Language Proficiency—Gujarati
061	Target Language Proficiency—Hindi
062	Target Language Proficiency—Japanese
063	Target Language Proficiency—Korean
064	Target Language Proficiency—Lao
086	Target Language Proficiency—Lithuanian
084	Target Language Proficiency—Malayalam
065	Target Language Proficiency—Mandarin
087	Target Language Proficiency—Nepali
066	Target Language Proficiency—Polish
090	Target Language Proficiency—Portuguese
067	Target Language Proficiency—Russian
073	Target Language Proficiency—Serbian
056	Target Language Proficiency—Spanish
089	Target Language Proficiency—Telugu
088	Target Language Proficiency—Ukrainian
068	Target Language Proficiency—Urdu
069	Target Language Proficiency—Vietnamese

Learning Behavior Specialist II (LBS II) Tests

Test Code	Test
156	Learning Behavior Specialist II: Behavior Intervention Specialist
157	Learning Behavior Specialist II: Bilingual Special Education Specialist
158	Learning Behavior Specialist II: Curriculum Adaptation Specialist
159	Learning Behavior Specialist II: Deaf-Blind Specialist
160	Learning Behavior Specialist II: Multiple Disabilities Specialist
161	Learning Behavior Specialist II: Technology Specialist
162	Learning Behavior Specialist II: Transition Specialist

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