Licensing Examinations for an Indiana Teacher's License

Indiana Office of Educator Licensing requires licensing exams through Education Testing Services (ETS) Praxis exams. Teacher candidates need to create a DOE profile account in LVIS 360 prior to registering for any Praxis exams so that the score reports will be displayed in your licensing account. https://license.doe.in.gov/

You will create an Access Indiana log in as part of this process. This same account will be used throughout your career as an educator.

Teacher candidates will need their appropriate content area exam(s) at Decision Point 2 (typically at end of junior year) to demonstrate their knowledge in their teaching area. Decision Point 2 also requires at least a 3.0 GPA in the major.

Out of state teacher candidates should complete Indiana Praxis exams because most states require licensure in the state where they received their preparation prior to being eligible for an out of state preparation license application.

https://www.ets.org/praxis/site/test-takers/register/how-to-register.html

The following are the current required exams for Indiana content areas:

Elementary Generalist Content Area Exams
#5006 is a combination exam that includes both 5007 and 5008 subtests - This "mega-test" is not recommended because of the length of the test all in one sitting. NOTE: The preparation materials for 5007 and 5008 exams are found under the 5006 test.

#5007 Elementary Generalist Humanities Subtest (Reading and Language Arts and Social Studies subtest)
#5008 Elementary Generalist STEM Subtest (Mathematics and Science subtest)

*Effective July 1 2025, Indiana will also require the Science of Reading exams (number not yet available) for all Elementary Education and Mild Interventions license applications. Curriculum changes will take place for the 2024-2025 academic year for the required courses to obtain a Science of Reading endorsement required for all K-6 Elementary Education licenses as well as Special Education licenses in grades P-12.
Secondary Education and All Grade Content Area Exams
#5038 English Language Arts: Content Knowledge
#5641 Fine Arts: Theatre Arts
#5134 Fine Arts: Visual Arts
#5551 Health Education
#5091 Physical Education
#5246 Science: Chemistry Content Knowledge
#5571 Science: Earth Space Science Content Knowledge
#5236 Science: Life Science Biology Content Knowledge
#5265 Science: Physics Content Knowledge
#5911 Social Studies: Economics
#5931 Social Studies: Government and Political Science
#5941 Social Studies: World and US History Content Knowledge
#5391 Social Studies: Psychology
#5952 Social Studies: Sociology
#5174 World Language: French
#5183 World Language: German
#5195 World Language: Spanish

*PE/Health candidates will need both the Health #5551 and the Physical Education #5091 content exams
Pedagogy Exams (only ONE is needed)
#5622 Principles of Learning and Teaching for Elementary Education Grades K-6
#5624 Principles of Learning and Teaching for Secondary Education Grades 5-12
#5625 Principles of Learning and Teaching for All Grade Education Grades P-12
(#5625 is required for Special Education/Mild Interventions Dual Certification and for areas with all grade licensure options (PE/Health, Arts, World Languages, etc.)
#5355 Special Education Content Area Exam

Our experience tells us that all candidates do require intense test preparation to pass these comprehensive exams. Secondary Candidates may even need much more or additional content knowledge than that which was obtained in completion of your major. Other than the Elementary Education major, the content area majors are not aligned to the Praxis Licensure exams. Be prepared to "teach yourself" some of the content that will be on the exam and choose your major coursework to give you broad knowledge of your content area.

USE THE FREE PRAXIS EXAM STUDY GUIDES AND THE PRACTICE TEST AVAILABLE TO YOU VIA ETS.

ANOTHER FREE PRAXIS EXAM PRACTICE TEST IS AVAILABLE BY CONTACTING DUGGAN LIBRARY DIRECTOR, KELLY JOYCE, TO ASSIST YOU joyce@hanover.edu
Licensing Additions by Test Only
After receiving a teacher's license in the content area of your major, Indiana teachers may add other content areas to their existing licenses by passing the content area exam for that subject and applying for a license addition via LVIS 360. This is especially useful for adding other areas in Social Studies or expanding your Elementary Education license to a middle school content area like Math or English.

Areas that cannot be added by exam only include Elementary Education, Art, Theatre, and Special Education. Please note that content area additions by exam only may not be valid in states outside of Indiana.

FREE Preparation materials are available for EVERY EXAM

Visit:
https://www.ets.org/praxis/prepare/materials

Samples:

5006 Elementary Education Combined Study Companion

5006 Elementary Education Combined Study Plan

Praxis also provides free preparation webinars!

When you have PURCHASED your exam, you will receive an interactive practice test.

The serial number on your receipt is needed to log in to the free Praxis practice test and is good for 90 days from the first use.

Successful test takers have let us know that these practice exams are very close to the actual exams.

There are also workbooks, flashcards, etc. available on Amazon from third party sources like Mometrix and Trivium, 240 Tutoring, study.com that are available for purchase. Also 240 Tutoring https://www.240tutoring.com/ offers a "money back" guarantee and and even YouTube has some videos for exam prep.

As stated above, additional practice tests are available through the Duggan Library's resources and students should work with Kelly Joyce or Heather Loehr to receive access to this benefit!

*******Reimbursement of the cost for Licensure Exams may be available through the Spicer Phillips Endowment
Student may apply on MY HANOVER for one-time reimbursement for each licensure test. You will need to have downloaded your score report from ETS and upload it into the SP application.

Academics tab>Academic Programs>Education Program > Spicer Phillips Grant Application

Please note that this includes an upload of your score report(s) for your exams and is based on your FAFSA status, but most students do qualify. You do not have to pass the test to obtain reimbursement but you will only be reimbursed once per test needed.

NO REIMBURSEMENT/FINANCIAL AID VIA SPICER PHILLIPS IS AVAILABLE FOR GRADUATES, SO DO SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION WELL BEFORE COMMENCEMENT!!

All senior candidates should make certain to:

- Create your licensure profile on the DOE licensing portal (LVIS 360) so that test scores are linked to your profile - this also includes creating an ACCESS INDIANA log in. https://license.doe.in.gov/
- Do not apply/pay for the license until you have passed all required Praxis exams, have your CPR and SPT certificates, and your diploma!
- Ensure HANOVER COLLEGE IN1290 is listed as the institution that receives the exam results when you are registering for each Exam!
- Ensure that the INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is also listed to receive exam results, especially if your permanent address is outside of Indiana.
- Use the same name when registering for any of the Praxis tests and ensure you have your social security number correct for all registrations and in LVIS so these link up.
- Make certain you have downloaded your passing score reports and back those up in a few different locations because after three years you will have to pay quite a bit to obtain these from ETS for applying to another state for teacher licensing. Tevera is a lifetime subscription so uploading the score reports into the OTHER DOCUMENTS area for safekeeping in one idea. One Drive and Google Docs are other good locations.

See the LICENSING TIPS at the top left navigation tab for even more information from Hanover College Educator Preparation Program (EPP). Individualized help is available from your Education Student Services Coordinator/ Licensing Advisor, Cheryl Torline torline@hanover.edu

OTHER LICENSING EXAM TOOLS CAN BE USEFUL!

https://study.com/praxis/index.html

Study.com offers a free trial!

Click the link to review the 240-Tutoring-Testing-Approach-2020.pdf

240 Tutoring also offers paid subscription based test preparation and practice tests. $39.99 per month includes all access to all their test prep areas including 5006 (5007/5008)

Theses are two of the highly recommended subscription services use by our students to prepare for tests, but there are multiple tools out there including workbooks (WE LIKE MOMETRICS) etc. but be sure to verify you buy the ones that match the Indiana test numbers!!

LIB-GUIDES Tools available via Duggan Library

Try this link: https://www.learningexpresshub.com/ProductEngine/LELIndex.html#/collection/learningexpresslibrary/search-results/praxis/0

https://www.learningexpresshub.com/ProductEngine/LELIndex.html#/center/learningexpresslibrary/career-center/home/prepare-for-teaching-exams

And you can access the Learning Express Library from library Databases A-Z list: https://libguides.hanover.edu/az.php?a=l

Get in touch with Heather Loehr at the Duggan Library and and she can help!

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NEA Member Resources for Praxis Preparation

NEA is offering a series of Praxis sessions to help study and prepare for exams. These sessions run for four weeks beginning April 8th. All weekly sessions meet virtually for 90-minutes. Please note both Core and Content sessions are offered. You may register for any sessions of interest and register for more than one session using this registration form.

FREE Preparation materials are available for EVERY EXAM

Visit:https://www.ets.org/praxis/prepare/materials

Samples:

The serial number on your receipt is needed to log in to the free Praxis practice test and is good for 90 days from the first use.

Visit:
https://www.ets.org/praxis/prepare/materials