Tennessee Highly Qualified Status

"Highly Qualified" status refers to any public school teacher who is fully licensed to teach in the state and does not have any licensure requirements waived on an emergency, temporary or provisional basis and who has subject content knowledge verified for federal reporting purposes under No Child Left Behind (NCLB).

The following tests with qualifying scores can be used to verify subject content knowledge. For more information on "Highly Qualified" status and requirements, please refer to the "Highly Qualified" implementation plan of the Tennessee Department of Education.

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.

Once you know your test(s), find out how to register for Praxis™ tests and read the Praxis test retake policy.

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).

Note: test codes that begin with "5" are delivered in computer format; codes that begin with "0" are delivered on paper. All tests are paper-delivered tests unless otherwise noted.

Early Childhood Education

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
Early Childhood Education PreK–3 and Early Development and Learning PreK–K (All Subjects) Elementary Education: Content Knowledge (Paper)(Calculator allowed.) 0014 140
or    
Elementary Education: Content Knowledge (Computer)(Calculator allowed.) 5014 140
Reading Only
PreK–3		 Reading Across the Curriculum: Elementary (Computer) 5201 151
or    
Reading Across the Curriculum: Elementary (Paper) 0201 151

Elementary Education

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
Elementary Education: All Subjects K–6 Elementary Education: Content Knowledge (Paper)(Calculator allowed.) 0014 140
or    
Elementary Education: Content Knowledge (Computer)(Calculator allowed.) 5014 140
or
Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (Paper) 0011 159
or    
Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment (Computer) 5011 159
Reading Only K–6 Reading Across the Curriculum: Elementary (Computer) 5201 151
or    
Reading Across the Curriculum: Elementary (Paper) 0201 151

Middle School Education

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
Middle Grades Education: All Subjects 7–8 Middle School: Content Knowledge (Computer)(Calculator allowed.) 5146 150
or    
Middle School: Content Knowledge (Paper)(Calculator allowed.) 0146 150
Middle Grades Education: English/Language Arts Only 7–8 Middle School: English Language Arts (Computer) 5049 145
or    
Middle School English Language Arts (Paper) 0049 145
Middle Grades Education: Mathematics Only 7–8 Middle School Mathematics(Calculator allowed.) 0069 143
Middle Grades Education: Reading Only 7–8 Reading Across the Curriculum: Elementary (Computer) 5201 151
or    
Reading Across the Curriculum: Elementary (Paper) 0201 151
Middle Grades Education: Science Only 7–8 Middle School Science 0439 135
Middle Grades Education: Social Studies Only 7–8 Middle School: Social Studies (Computer) 5089 140
or    
Middle School Social Studies (Paper) 0089 140

Secondary Education

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
Biology 7–12 Biology: Content Knowledge 0235 148
Chemistry 7–12 Chemistry: Content Knowledge 0245 152
Earth Science 7–12 Earth and Space Sciences: Content Knowledge 0571 146
or
General Science: Content Knowledge, Part 1 0431 145
Economics 7–12 Economics 0910 530
English 7–12 English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content Knowledge (Computer) (available beginning May 2012) 5041 157
or    
English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content Knowledge (Paper) 0041 157
Geography 7–12 Geography 0921 149
Government 7–12 Government/Political Science 0930 600
History 7–12 World and U.S. History: Content Knowledge 0941 136
Mathematics 7–12 Mathematics: Content Knowledge (Computer)(Graphing calculator required.) (available beginning June 2012) 5061 136
or    
Mathematics: Content Knowledge (Paper)(Graphing calculator required.) 0061 136
Physical Science 7–12 Chemistry: Content Knowledge 0245 152
or
Physics: Content Knowledge 0265 144
Physics 7–12 Physics: Content Knowledge 0265 144

All Grades

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
Art K–12 Art: Content and Analysis 0135 157
French 7–12 and French PreK–12 French: World Language 5174 156
German 7–12 and German PreK–12 German: World Language 5183 157
Latin 7–12 and Latin PreK–12 Latin 0600 540
Music K–12 Music: Content Knowledge(Contains listening section.) 0113 150
Spanish 7–12 and Spanish PreK–12 Spanish: World Language 5195 163

English as a Second Language

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
English as a Second Language PreK–12 English to Speakers of Other Languages 0361 143

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

 

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