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FTCE subject area exams (SAE)

There are 39 of them, one for each subject and grade range a Florida certificate can cover, and you take the ones that match what you’ll teach. The FTCE subject area exams (Subject Area Examinations, or SAE) are part of the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE). All are computer-based, a test with a single part costs $150, and multiple-choice parts need a scaled score of 200 to pass. On January 1, 2027, five of them change their competencies.

  • 39Subject area tests
  • $150Fee for a single-part test
  • January 1, 2027New competencies for five tests
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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Which FTCE subject area exams are there?

Each test has a three-digit code. By grade range, they are:

  • K-12 and PK-12: Art, Computer Science, Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Educational Media Specialist, ESOL, Exceptional Student Education, French, German, Health, Humanities, Latin, Music, Physical Education, Reading, School Counseling, School Psychologist, Spanish, Speech-Language Impaired, Visually Impaired
  • 6‑12: Agriculture, Biology, Business Education, Chemistry, Drama, Earth/Space Science, Engineering and Technology Education, English, Family and Consumer Science, Marketing, Mathematics, Physics, Social Science
  • 5‑9 (middle grades): English, General Science, Mathematics, Social Science
  • Early grades: Elementary Education K-6, Prekindergarten/Primary PK-3, Preschool Education (Birth-Age 4)

The Bureau of Educator Certification decides which subject area test you need, based on the certificate subject you apply for.

FTCE/FELE program: Tests ↗

What changes on January 1, 2027

Rule 6A-4.0021 switches every FTCE test to the 29th Edition of Competencies and Skills Required for Teacher Certification in Florida on January 1, 2027. The 28th Edition applies until December 31, 2026. In its notice, the State Board of Education says the 29th Edition revises the competencies and skills for these five tests:

  • Deaf or Hard of Hearing K-12
  • Elementary Education K-6, Subtest 1: Language Arts and Reading
  • English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) K-12
  • Prekindergarten/Primary PK-3, Subtest 2: Language Arts and Reading
  • School Counseling PK-12

If you’ll test after that date, check that your test information guide is the version for 2027. Two guides changed earlier: Educational Media Specialist PK-12 and Health K-12 got new guides for testing from July 1, 2026.

Florida Administrative Register: 29th Edition reference ↗FTCE study guide: the official test information guides →

Formats that differ from the usual test

  • Elementary Education K-6 and PK-3 have four subtests each, at $37.50 a subtest, and you can split them over several appointments.
  • English 6‑12 and Middle Grades English 5‑9 have a multiple-choice section and an essay section, at $75 each.
  • Spanish K-12 adds an essay and five speaking tasks with a headset. French K-12 has speaking, listening and an essay, and German K-12 has listening, an essay and an oral interview. All three are given only at selected test centers.
  • Music K-12 has a listening part, and Deaf or Hard of Hearing K-12 includes video, with their own tutorials.
FTCE Elementary Education K-6 →FTCE English 6-12 →

Business Education 6-12 and Reading K-12

Both follow the standard format: about 80 multiple-choice questions in 2 hours 30 minutes, $150, and 200 to pass. Business Education 6‑12 (051) covers nine competencies, led by information technology and by foundations and teaching methods at about 15% each, with business communications, accounting and personal finance, management, entrepreneurship and marketing, business law, international business and career development at about 10% each.

Reading K-12 (035) has nine competencies at 10% to 13% each, from reading research and assessment to phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension based on the science of reading. Its passing standard was last reset on January 1, 2025.

FTCE/FELE program: Business Education 6-12 test page ↗FTCE/FELE program: Reading K-12 test page ↗

The subject test pages

These pages take some of the single tests in more detail, with the competencies and passing details for each.

FTCE Math 6-12 and Middle Grades Math 5-9 →FTCE Social Science 6-12 →FTCE ESE test →FTCE Physical Education K-12 →
Sources: FTCE/FELE program · Florida Administrative Code · Florida Administrative Register and 6 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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