Massachusetts
Certification exams Massachusetts uses
Massachusetts licenses on Praxis, MTEL. We hold official, versioned blueprints for 54 of its exams, so an analysis reflects the real test rather than a guess.
41 states covered · 101 national exams available everywhere
Showing the 54 exams Massachusetts licenses on.
Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing (5723)
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Teacher Certification
Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5713)
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Teacher Certification
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Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Teacher Certification
Praxis Physical Education: Content and Design (5095)
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Teacher Certification
Praxis Theatre (5641)
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Teacher Certification
Praxis Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Teacher Certification
Praxis Music: Content and Instruction (5114)
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Teacher Certification
Praxis Audiology (5343)
Educational Testing Service (ETS), administered for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Teacher Certification
Praxis School Psychologist (5403)
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Teacher Certification
Praxis Physics (5266)
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Teacher Certification
Praxis English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (5362)
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Teacher Certification
Praxis Chemistry: Content Knowledge (5246)
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Teacher Certification
MTEL Vocational Technical Literacy Skills (Reading 191 / Writing 291) (191/291)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Teacher Certification
MTEL Visual Art (17)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Theater (45)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Teacher Certification
MTEL Technology/Engineering (70)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Speech (44)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Spanish (28)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Sheltered English Immersion (56)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Russian (31)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Reading Specialist (62)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Teacher Certification
MTEL Portuguese (Field 32)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Physics (69)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Physical Education (22)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Music (Field 16)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Teacher Certification
MTEL Middle School Humanities (76)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MA DESE)
Teacher Certification
MTEL Mathematics (Secondary) (63)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Mathematics/Science (Middle School) (77)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Mathematics (Middle School) (65)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Mathematics (Elementary) (68)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Latin and Classical Humanities (15)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Italian (Field 30)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL History/Social Science (73)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Health/Family and Consumer Sciences (21)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL German (Field 27)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL General Science (64)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL French (Field 26)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL English as a Second Language (54)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Teacher Certification
MTEL English (Field 61)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Earth and Space Science (74)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Digital Literacy and Computer Science (71)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Dance (46)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Chinese (Mandarin) (29)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Chemistry (67)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Business (19)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Biology (66)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Bilingual Education (79)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Teacher Certification
MTEL Adult Basic Education (55)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Academically Advanced (52)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Early Childhood (72)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Other
MTEL Foundations of Reading (190)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Teacher Certification
MTEL General Curriculum (Multi-Subject 178 / Mathematics 278) (178/278)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Teacher Certification
MTEL Communication and Literacy Skills (Reading 101 / Writing 201) (101/201)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Teacher Certification
Praxis Biology: Content Knowledge (5236)
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Teacher Certification
Also available in Massachusetts, and everywhere else
88 exams that are the same test in every state, so no state adopts or declines them. Nursing, military, admissions, health, finance and IT.
AP Chemistry
College Board (Advanced Placement Program)
AP U.S. Government and Politics
College Board (Advanced Placement Program)
AP Statistics
College Board (Advanced Placement Program)
U.S. Citizenship Civics Test (Naturalization)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Uniform Combined State Law Examination (Series 66)
North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA)
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination (Series 65) (S65)
North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA)
FINRA Series 63 — Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination (NASAA)
North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA)
FINRA Series 6 — Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products Representative
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
AP English Literature and Composition
College Board (Advanced Placement Program)
AP World History: Modern
College Board (Advanced Placement Program)
AP Psychology
College Board (Advanced Placement Program)
AP United States History
College Board (Advanced Placement Program)
AP English Language and Composition
College Board (Advanced Placement Program)
AP Calculus AB
College Board (Advanced Placement Program)
AP Biology (College Board)
College Board (Advanced Placement Program)
National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
National Counselor Examination (NCE)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Civil Service Exam (General Clerical / Entry-Level Clerical Series)
New York State Department of Civil Service (representative jurisdiction)
Border Patrol Agent (BPA) Entrance Examination
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Food Handler Card (ANSI/ANAB-accredited food handler training exam)
State food-safety regulators (representative: Texas Department of State Health Services). National credential requirements derive from ANSI/ANAB accreditation to ASTM E2659; there is no single national sponsor.
pHCLE (Professional Human Capital Leader in Education)
American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA)
MFT National Examination
Association of Marital & Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB)
FAA Aviation Mechanic (A&P) — Airman Knowledge Tests: General, Airframe, Powerplant
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Airman Testing Standards Branch
FAA Private Pilot Airplane — Airman Knowledge Test (PAR)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Flight Standards Service
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How to read your Massachusetts score report
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Exams available in every state
Beyond Massachusetts’s own requirements, around 112 exams are the same test everywhere: the NCLEX, the ASVAB, the SAT and ACT, AP exams, the USMLE and the FINRA series. Those are listed above under “also available”, and you can analyze any of them from Massachusetts.
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