The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) offers 25 certificate areas that cover 15 subject areas and are classified into seven student age categories.* As a candidate you can opt for a generalist certificate or one that is subject-specific.
Art Career and Technical Education English as a New Language Early Adolescence Exceptional Needs Specialist Generalist Library Media Literacy: Reading - Language Arts |
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Mathematics Music Physical Education School Counseling Science Social Studies - History World Languages Other than English
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*Age Categories:
Early & Middle Childhood (Ages 3-12)
Early Childhood (Ages 3-9)
Middle Childhood (Ages 7-12)
Early Childhood through Young Adulthood (Ages 3-18+)
Early Adolescence (Ages 11-15)
Adolescence and Young Adulthood (Ages 14-18+)
Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood (Ages 11-18+)