Ohio
Certification exams Ohio uses
Ohio licenses on OAE. We hold official, versioned blueprints for 51 of its exams, so an analysis reflects the real test rather than a guess.
2 states covered · 88 national exams available everywhere
Showing the 51 exams Ohio licenses on.
OAE Theater (048)
Ohio Department of Education (Ohio Assessments for Educators)
Teacher Certification
OAE Technology Education (Subtests I & II) (046/047)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
Teacher Certification
OAE Special Education Specialist: Visually Impaired (045)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (Ohio Assessments for Educators)
Teacher Certification
OAE Special Education Specialist: Deaf/Hard of Hearing (044)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW)
Other
OAE Special Education (043)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
Other
OAE School Treasurer (056)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (Ohio State Board of Education)
Other
OAE School Library Media Specialist (041)
Ohio Department of Education & Workforce (State Board of Education sets passing scores)
Other
OAE School Counselor (040)
Ohio Department of Education (State Board of Education)
Other
OAE Reading Endorsement (138)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce / Ohio State Board of Education
Other
OAE Reading (Subtests I & II) (038/039)
Ohio Department of Education (State Board of Education of Ohio)
Teacher Certification
OAE Primary Special Education (PK-5) (058)
Ohio Department of Education / State Board of Education of Ohio
Teacher Certification
OAE Primary Education (PK-5) (055)
Ohio Department of Education & Workforce / Ohio State Board of Education
Teacher Certification
OAE Prekindergarten (Subtests I & II) (036/037)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
Other
OAE Physics (035)
Ohio Department of Education & Workforce / State Board of Education
Other
OAE Physical Education (034)
Ohio Department of Education / State Board of Education
Other
OAE Music (032)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
Teacher Certification
OAE Middle Grades Social Studies (031)
Ohio Department of Education / Ohio State Board of Education
Teacher Certification
OAE Middle Grades Science (029)
Ohio Department of Education
Other
OAE Mathematics (027)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce / Ohio State Board of Education
Teacher Certification
OAE Marketing (026)
State Board of Education of Ohio (Ohio Assessments for Educators / OAE)
Teacher Certification
OAE Integrated Social Studies (025)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
Teacher Certification
OAE Health (023)
Ohio Department of Education / Ohio State Board of Education
Other
OAE Gifted Education (053)
Ohio Department of Education & Workforce
Other
OAE Foundations of Reading (190)
Ohio Department of Education & Workforce
Teacher Certification
OAE Financial Literacy (059)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (OAE program)
Teacher Certification
OAE Family and Consumer Sciences (022)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce / State Board of Education (Ohio Assessments for Educators)
Teacher Certification
OAE English to Speakers of Other Languages (121)
Ohio Department of Education & Workforce
Teacher Certification
OAE English Language Arts (020)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce / State Board of Education
Teacher Certification
OAE Educational Leadership (115)
State Board of Education of Ohio / Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
Educational Leadership
OAE Earth and Space Science (114) (014)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
Other
OAE Earth and Space Science (014)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce / Ohio State Board of Education
Teacher Certification
OAE Early Childhood Special Education (013)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (Ohio Assessments for Educators)
Teacher Certification
OAE Dual Middle Childhood Special Education (4-9) (060)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce / Ohio State Board of Education
Other
OAE Dual Adolescence to Young Adult Special Education (7-12) (061)
Ohio Department of Education / State Board of Education
Teacher Certification
OAE Dance (011)
Ohio Department of Education
Teacher Certification
OAE Computer/Technology (Subtests I & II) (016/017)
Ohio Department of Education / State Board of Education of Ohio
Other
OAE Computer Science (054)
Ohio Department of Education / State Board of Education
Teacher Certification
OAE Chemistry (009)
Ohio Department of Education / State Board of Education
Teacher Certification
OAE Business Education (008)
Ohio Department of Education / State Board of Education
Teacher Certification
OAE Biology (706)
Ohio Department of Education & Workforce / State Board of Education
Teacher Certification
OAE Biology (007)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
Other
OAE American Sign Language (ASL) Assessment for World Language Teachers of ASL (Subtests I & II) (050/051)
Ohio Department of Education & State Board of Education
Teacher Certification
OAE Art (006)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce / Ohio State Board of Education
Teacher Certification
OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Secondary Education (7-12) (103)
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce / State Board of Education
Teacher Certification
OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Adolescence to Young Adult (7-12) (003)
Ohio Department of Education & Workforce (Ohio State Board of Education)
Other
OAE Agriscience (005)
Ohio Department of Education / State Board of Education of Ohio
Other
OAE Educational Leadership (015)
Ohio Department of Education & Workforce
Educational Leadership
OAE Integrated Science (024)
Ohio Department of Education (Ohio Assessments for Educators)
Teacher Certification
OAE Middle Grades Mathematics (030)
Ohio Department of Education & Workforce
Other
OAE Middle Grades English Language Arts (028)
Ohio Department of Education & Workforce
Teacher Certification
OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (APK) (057/002/004)
Ohio Department of Education & Workforce
Other
Also available in Ohio, 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
and 64 more. Search by name above to find yours.
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How to read your Ohio score report
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Exams available in every state
Beyond Ohio’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 Ohio.
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