PRAXIS Information
For more information please visit the praxis web site at: http://www.ets.org/praxis
Introduction
Applicants requesting initial teaching licensure are required to achieve passing scores on a professional teacher’s assessment prescribed by the Board of Education unless exemption on the basis of prior teaching experience is applicable.
In addition to Praxis I, applicants must present a passing score for a Specialty Area test (Praxis II). Please refer to the following information for a listing of the required tests and passing scores.
Praxis |
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| Individuals may now meet the Praxis I assessment requirement by achieving the scores established by the Board of Education for each of the three Praxis I tests—mathematics, reading, and writing--or by achieving the established composite scores on all three tests. Combining PPST and CBT scores to achieve the composite will not be accepted. A minimum score on each of the tests is not required provided the composite score is achieved. [The SAT and ACT have been approved as alternate assessments for Praxis I.] | ||||||
Pre-Professional Skills Test (Paper/pencil PPST) |
Pre-Professional Skills Test (Computerized-PPST)* |
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Praxis I |
Test Code |
Passing Scores |
Praxis I | Test Code | Passing Scores | |
Mathematics |
10730 |
178 | Mathematics | 5730 | 178 | |
| Reading | 10710 | 178 | Reading |
5710 | 178 | |
| Writing | 20720 | 176 | Writing | 5720 | 176 | |
| Composite | 532 | Composite | 532 | |||
| Praxis II | Specialty area test (see below) | Praxis II | Specialty area test (see below) | |||
Computer-Based Test (This test was discontinued December 31, 2001; however, scores will continue to be accepted.) |
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| Praxis I | Test Code | Passing Scores |
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| Mathematics | 10731 | 323 | ||||
| Reading | 10711 | 326 | ||||
| Writing | 20721 | 324 | ||||
| Composite | 973 | |||||
| Praxis II | Specialty area test (see below) | |||||
*To schedule an appointment for a Computerized PPST test, call the test center where you wish to take the test or call Prometric®, a division of Thomson Learning, Candidate Services, at 800-853-6773. Test takers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can call TTY 800-529-3590. The paper-pencil PPST test administration is scheduled on designated days. Please refer to the Praxis Series Registration Bulletin for detailed information. |
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Specialty Area Tests
The following tests are required for the endorsement (teaching specialty) areas indicated. Individuals are required to satisfy the Specialty Area test(s) requirement for only one endorsement area, but it must match an endorsement area in which initial licensure is granted. The Specialty Area tests are listed under PRAXIS II tests in THE PRAXIS SERIES Registration Bulletin.
| Specialty Area Test | Test Code | Passing Scores | Endorsement Area |
| Art: Content Knowledge | (0133) | 159 | Art Education |
| Biology: Content Knowledge | (0235) | 155 | Biology |
| Chemistry: Content Knowledge | (0245) | 153 | Chemistry |
| Earth Science: Content Knowledge | (0571) | 156 | Earth Science |
| Elementary Education:Content Knowledge | (0014) | 143 | PreK-3; PreK-6 |
| English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content Knowledge | (0041) | 172 | English |
| French: Content Knowledge | (0173) | 169 | French |
| German: Content Knowledge | (0181) | 162 | German |
| Mathematics: Content Knowledge | (0061) | 147 | Mathematics |
| Music: Content Knowledge | (0113) | 160 | Music-Vocal/Choral or Instrumental |
| Physics: Content Knowledge | (0265) | 147 | Physics |
| Social Studies: Content Knowledge | (0081) | 161 | History and Social Science |
| Spanish: Content Knowledge | (0191) | 161 | Spanish |
| Technology Education | (0050) | 610 | Technology Education |
SAT as a substitute for praxis i
On March 24, 2004, the Board of Education approved the use of the SAT® as a substitute test for Praxis I (Reading, Writing, and Mathematics) required for initial licensure. The board approved a score of 1000 on the SAT®, taken prior to April 1, 1995, with at least 450 on the verbal and 510 on the mathematics tests or a score of 1100 on the SAT, taken after April 1, 1995, with at least 530 on the verbal and 530 on the mathematics tests as a substitute for Praxis I. Please note that the SAT® was approved as a substitute test only for Praxis I; individuals also must meet the Praxis II (subject area assessment) for initial licensure.