Delaware Test Requirements

Find your certification area below to determine which Praxis II® test(s) you need to take and see the minimum qualifying score. To learn more about a specific test, click the test title. Once you know your test(s), find out how to register for Praxis™ tests and read the Praxis test retake policy.

The Delaware Professional Standards Board and State Board of Education have not approved qualifying test scores for all certificate areas; thus, the Praxis II test is required if applicable and available.

For further information about Delaware educator certification and licensing, visit the Delaware Educator Data System (DEEDS) website.

Most tests are offered in both Session 1 and Session 2. Refer to the fees page for tests that are restricted to a particular session.

In general, unless it is specifically stated that a calculator is permitted or required for a particular test, calculators may not be used on any Praxis tests (see Calculator Use).

Tests Required for All Licensure Areas

The State Board validated the Praxis I® Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST®) as an appropriate basic skills test for initial licensure in Delaware and established the qualifying scores shown in the table below.

If you wish to take all three computer-delivered Praxis I exams (5710, 5720, 5730) at the same time, select Praxis I Pre-Professional Skills Test: Combined Test (5750) when registering. Scores will be reported by individual test (5710, 5720, 5730).

praxis testing for Delaware

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	CDT Code	PDT Code	Qualifying Score
All Areas	Praxis I Reading	5710	0710	175
	and
	Praxis I Writing	5720	0720	173
	and
	Praxis I Mathematics	5730	0730	174

Exemption Tests

Effective July 1, 1996, the Delaware State Board of Education approved the Core Battery, SAT Reasoning Test™ (SAT®) and GRE® tests as exemptions to Praxis I tests in reading, writing and mathematics. SAT scores earned after April 1, 1995, and presented for exemption must meet the score indicated due to a recentering of the SAT test.

The exemptions below are intended to provide an option for individuals who have previously taken other appropriate standardized tests. Consequently, exemption test scores should pre-date both application and employment. It is not the intent to require that other tests be taken in lieu of Praxis I tests.

The applicant is responsible for forwarding official exemption test scores to the Delaware Department of Education. If that is not possible, then the exemption cannot be allowed, and the applicant will need to meet the previously stated Praxis I score requirements.

praxis testing for Delaware

Exemption Tests	Reading	Writing	Mathematics
SAT	Verbal480 (before 4/95) 560 (as of 4/95)		Mathematics 520(before 4/95) 540 (as of 4/95)
GRE® General Test	Verbal490		Quantitative540
GRE® revised General Test	Verbal152		Quantitative145
Core Battery Communication Skills Test		670

Tests Required for Specific Licensure Areas

This page is a supplement to The Praxis Series™ Information Bulletin.

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