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 EdTPA

​edTPA waived through 8/31/2025 per PA 103-0488

 Content Tests/Language Proficiency Tests

Content Tests

Key Changes for Teacher Candidates and Preparation Programs in Illinois:

Public Act 103-0846 is law as of Aug. 9, 2024

 

Content Test Timing: Candidates in traditional or apprenticeship programs must pass the content test before receiving a Professional Educator License, not before student teaching. This allows student teaching to begin this fall even if the test is not yet passed.

 

Alternative Program: Candidates in alternative programs must pass the content test before receiving a Professional Educator License, not before getting the Education License with Stipulations - Alternative Provisional Educator (ELS-APE)

 

Test Subareas: ISBE may allow content test subareas to be scored and retaken separately. ISBE plans to write this allowance into Rules Part 25. Rule updates are expected to be finalized in Fall 2025. Implementation of the updated Rules will be tied to the cyclical redesign of each test throughout the term of ISBE's contact with its testing vendor, Pearson.

Frequently Asked Questions - Public Act 103-0846PDF Document

  • Register for the Content Tests
  • Scores must be sent from Pearson. Please allow up to 4 weeks for scores to be received and entered.
  • If you are applying for initial PEL licensure and have taken a content test out of state as part of an approved program, please have your testing verified by the university/department of education using one of these forms:

Language Proficiency Tests​

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