Title: 2012-2013 The Praxis Series (TM) Information Bulletin E T S Publication I.D. = 0 1 3 6 1 Formats available: The Praxis Series Information Bulletin is currently available in large print, Adobe P D F, and in text format. Notes: The following forms are available in this version, however, these forms are best viewed/printed from the Adobe P D F version. --Computer-Delivered Test Authorization Voucher Request --Certification of Documentation (P L N E) --Eligibility Form (P L N E) The Paper-Delivered Registration Form is available on the Praxis website. This electronic edition contains the entire text of the Bulletin except for extraneous header and footer information, graphical elements, and navigational controls for electronic documents. this document consists of the selections listed below. --Contents --Praxis (R) At a Glance --About the Praxis Series (TM) Program --Contact Information --Registration Information --On Test Day --Scores and Score Reports --Forms --Registration Lists and Directory --Praxis Tests With Specific Administrations --Registration Schedule/Test Preparation Resources Page numbers in this document are indicated with the word "page" enclosed between the less-than and greater-than symbol: . To locate material on page 1 of the printed edition, use your search or find command to search for " 1" (do not enter the quotation marks into the search window). 1 E T S (R) The Praxis Series (TM) [logo] Listening. Learning. Leading. (R) 2012-13 The Praxis Series (TM) Information BULLETIN It's Fast, It's Easy! Register Online for www.ets.org/praxis 2 The policies and procedures explained in this Bulletin are effective only for the 2012-13 testing year (August 1, 2012, through July 31, 2013) and supersede previous policies and procedures. The fees, terms, and conditions contained in this Bulletin are subject to change. Educational Testing Service is dedicated to the principle of equal opportunity, and its programs, services, and employment policies are guided by that principle. Copyright (c) 2012 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. E T S, the E T S logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., G R E, PRAXIS 1, PRAXIS 2, PRAXIS 3, P P S T, TOEFL, and T S E are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (E T S) in the United States and other countries. PRAXIS and THE PRAXIS SERIES are trademarks of E T S. Other products, services, and brand names mentioned herein may be registered trademarks of their respective owners. CONTENTS Praxis(TM) At a Glance pages 4-5 Registration and Appointment Scheduling page 4 Test Takers with Disabilities page 4 Test Preparation Material page 5 E T S Recognition of Excellence page 5 On Test Day page 5 About The Praxis Series (TM) Program pages 6-7 Two Types of Assessments pages 6 Computer-Delivered PPST (R) Tests page 7 Contact Information page 8 GeneralInquiries page 8 Disability Services page 8 Test Center Complaints page 8 Test Question Inquiries page 8 Test Preparation Resources page 8 Test Refund Requests page 8 Telephone Registration page 8 FileCorrections page 8 ScoringServices page 8 Registration Information pages 9-12 Fees for Tests and Related Services page 9 Praxis Test Fees page 9 State Surcharges per Test page 9 Special Services page 9 Score Verification/Review Service page 9 PreferredFormsofPayment page 9 Other Payment Policies page 9 FeeWaivers page 9 Registration Options page 10 Monday Testing page 10 If Your Primary Language Is Not English (P L N E ) page 10 Testing Outside the United States page 11 Telephone Registration page 11 Emergency Registration page 11 Changing Your Test Center or Adding A Test page11 FileCorrections page 11 Rescheduling or Canceling a Test Appointment page 11 TestFeeRefunds page 12 TestRetakePolicy page 12 On Test Day pages 12-16 Identification (I D) Requirements page 12 Testing Outside Your Country of Citizenship page13 Testing in European Union/Schengen Zone Countries page 14 Test Center Procedures and Regulations page 14 General Guidelines on Test Day page 14 Dismissal From a Test Center page 15 Registering A Complaint page 16 Scores and Score Reports pages 16-19 Reporting Your Test Scores page 16 Questions That Do Not Count Toward Your Score page 17 ScoringServices page 17 Scores by Phone page 17 Additional Score Reports (A S Rs) page17 Score Verification/Review Service page 17 Cancellation of Scores by You page 18 Cancellation of Scores by E T S page 18 Confidentiality of Information page 19 UsesofScores page 19 Test Takers'Performance Data page 19 Forms pages 20-22 Computer-Delivered Test Authorization Voucher Request page 20 Certification of Documentation (P L N E ) page 21 Eligibility Form (P L N E ) page 22 Paper-Delivered Registration Form see Praxis website Registration Lists and Directory page 23 Praxis Tests With Specific Administrations pages 24-25 TestingWindows page 24 Praxis Subject Assessments page 25 Registration Schedule/Test Preparation Resources Back Cover 4 PRAXIS (TM) AT A GLANCE Visit the Praxis website at www.ets.org/praxis for the most up-to-date information. REGISTRATION AND APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING Computer-Delivered Tests United States, U.S. Territories* (*Includes Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands only), and Canada You must register at least three full days prior to your desired test date. See www.ets.org/praxis/register/computer for more information on computer-delivered test availability. WEB Register for the computer-delivered Praxis tests online at www.ets.org/praxis/register/ computer using a credit/debit card, e-check, or PayPal(TM). See "Preferred Forms of Payment" on page 9 for payment information. MAIL Complete the Computer-Delivered Test Authorization Voucher Request form on page 20 of this Bulletin and mail with your check, money order, U.S. Postal Service money order, or debit/credit card information This form can also be downloaded from the Praxis website at www.ets.org/praxis/about/bulletin. Please allow three (3) weeks from receipt by E T S for processing. After you receive the voucher in the mail, you must schedule your test appointment online, using the voucher number sent to you The voucher must be used within ninety (90) days from the date of the voucher. Paper-Delivered Tests Paper-delivered test dates and registration deadlines are on the last page of this Bulletin. WEB Register for paper-delivered Praxis tests online at www.ets.org/praxis/register/paper using a credit/debit card, e-check, or PayPal (TM). See "Preferred Forms of Payment" on page 9 for payment information. MAIL Complete the paper-delivered registration form located on the Praxis website at www.ets.org/praxis/about/bulletin and mail with your check, money order, U.S. Postal Service money order, or debit/credit card information. Registration code lists are also available on the Praxis website. Test dates and registration deadlines are on the back cover of this Bulletin. Please allow three (3) weeks from receipt by E T S for processing. For mail-in registrations, if E T S is unable to assign you to a test center within 125 miles of your requested choices, you will be notified of your options. If you register online, you will access and print your admission ticket from your online account. If you register by mail or reregister by phone, you should receive your admission ticket by mail at least one week prior to your scheduled test date. (You may also print your admission ticket via your online Praxis account.) If you find an error in your personal information (such as name misspellings or incorrect contact information) on your admission ticket, you may log into your Praxis account and update this information in your profile, then print an updated admission ticket. If you received a mailed admission ticket, you may also make the changes using the correction form attached to the ticket. Ticket corrections can either be mailed to E T S or turned in at the test center. You may also email your corrections to E T S at praxis@ets org. Please refer to the General Inquiries number on page 8 if you do not receive an admission ticket (if you registered by mail or phone) or if you lose your ticket. Please note that all requests must be received by E T S prior to the test date. If you reregister for a test before you know the results of a prior test, and subsequently receive a passing score for that test, you will automatically receive a full refund of your test fees. TEST TAKERS WITH DISABILITIES --E T S is committed to serving test takers with disabilities by providing services and reasonable accommodations that are appropriate given the purpose of the test. Testing accommodations are available for test takers with disabilities who meet E T S requirements. If you are requesting testing accommodations, you must register by mail through E T S and have your accommodations approved prior to testing. --The 2012-2013 Bulletin Supplement for Test Takers with Disabilities for G R E (R), TOEFLb(R), T S E (R), and The Praxis Series (TM) tests contains contact information, registration procedures, and forms. The Supplement should be used in conjunction with the information in this Bulletin, and registration form(s) on the Praxis website. To request a copy of the Supplement, contact Praxis Disability Services. See "Disability Services" on page 8. The Supplement, Bulletin, and registration materials can also be downloaded from the Praxis website. --To request a large-print copy of this Bulletin and the 2012-2013 Bulletin Supplement for Test Takers with Disabilities for G R E, TOEFL, T S E, and The Praxis Series tests, contact Praxis Disability Services. See "Disability Services" on page 8. 5 PRAXIS (TM) AT A GLANCE (continued) TEST PREPARATION MATERIAL E T S is committed to helping you do your best on the Praxis tests by offering a variety of test preparation materials. E T S offers both free and affordably priced resources to help you study effectively and reduce anxiety. To see all test preparation materials available, see the back cover of this Bulletin or visit the Praxis website at www.ets.org/praxis/prepare. --Free Test at a Glance (TAAG) publications includes detailed test descriptions, sample questions with answers and explanations, and scoring guides for constructed-response questions to help you understand the criteria against which your responses will be evaluated. --General Information and Study Tips and Reducing Anxiety publications are available for free on the Praxis website. These publications provide an overview that introduces the Praxis tests, explains how and what they measure, and provide information about the types of questions and tips for how to prepare for them. --Webinars and Computerized Testing Day Videos are available online to provide insight into Praxis assessments to help you prepare for test day --Study Guides and Practice Tests are available for purchase for most tests. Study Guides contain sample questions with an answer key and additional information about the test. Practice Tests are full-length tests that were previously administered by E T S, and include the correct answers and category for each question, along with score conversion tables. --Interactive Test Preparation including Interactive Practice Tests, A Study Plan on Demand and Online Tutorials are available for purchase for digital learners who prefer to work on-screen. Check out the latest offerings at www.ets.org/praxis/interactive. ETS RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE The E T S Recognition of Excellence Award program was created to honor and encourage exceptional individual performance on select Praxis 2 tests. Candidates who achieve the target scaled-score on selected Praxis 2 tests will receive a certificate from E T S, and the award will be noted on all Praxis score reports. Visit www.ets.org/praxis for a list of tests, target scaled-scores, and additional information. ON TEST DAY --For computer-delivered testing, report to the test center at least thirty (30) minutes prior to your appointment. Please view the Test at a Glance (TAAG) document to learn the duration of the test(s) you are taking. --For paper-delivered testing, please refer to the Test Day Schedule shown on the following page. If you arrive late, you may not be admitted, and your registration and test fees will be forfeited. --Review the I D Requirements on pages 12-14 and take the required documents with you. Without the required I D documents, you will not be permitted to test. --Please note: possession of or use of telephones, cell phones, smartphones (e.g., BlackBerry (R) or iPhone(R) devices), P D As, or other electronic or photographic devices is prohibited in the test center and will result in your dismissal from the test, forfeiture of your test fees, and cancellation of your scores by E T S even if dismissal is not enforced on the day of the test. TEST DAY SCHEDULE FOR PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS All times except for reporting times are approximate. 7:30 a.m. Report for Session 1. 9:30 a.m. Individuals taking only one 1-hour test in Session 1 are dismissed. 10:30 a.m. Individuals taking all other tests in Session 1 except for Teaching Foundations, Reading for Virginia Educators, and Braille Proficiency are dismissed. 10:45 a.m. Report for Session 2 12:30 p.m. Individuals taking only one 1-hour test in Session 2 are dismissed 1:30 p.m. Individuals taking all other tests in Session 2 are dismissed. For other important information regarding the test day, see: --Identification (I D) Requirements (pages 12-14) --Test Center Procedures and Regulations (pages 14-16) --Cancellation of Scores by You (page 18) 6 ABOUT THE PRAXIS SERIES (TM) PROGRAM Two Types of Assessments The Praxis Series assessments correspond to two key milestones in your development as a teacher: --entering a teacher training program --obtaining a license to teach Praxis 1 Pre-Professional Skills Tests (P P S T (R)) are designed to be taken early in your college career and measure basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. The P P S T (R) tests in Reading and Mathematics are composed of multiple-choice questions only. The Writing test includes both multiple-choice questions and an essay section. The assessments are available in both paper-delivered and computer-delivered formats. See the section "Computer-Delivered Tests" on page 7 for more detailed information about taking a Praxis test on computer. Praxis 2 Subject Assessments measure your content knowledge of the subjects you will teach. Praxis 2 tests are offered in both paper-delivered and computer-delivered formats; however, not all tests are offered in both formats. Please see the section "Computer-Delivered Tests" on page 7 for details on which Praxis 2 tests are available on computer. The Praxis 2 Subject Assessments in paper-delivered format include: --Subject Assessments. These assessments measure your general and subject-specific teaching skills and knowledge. These tests feature multiple-choice and constructed-response items. --Principles of Learning and Teaching (P L T) Tests. These assessments measure your general pedagogical knowledge at four grade levels: Early Childhood, K-6, 5-9, and 7-12. These tests feature constructed-response and multiple-choice items. --Teaching Foundations Exams (T F E). These assessments measure pedagogy in four areas: multi-subject (elementary), English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. These tests feature constructed-response and multiple-choice items. Praxis 1 and Praxis 2 paper-delivered tests are one, two, or four hours in length. You may take any combination of tests that fits the schedule shown below. Please note: All Praxis 1 and 2 exams are administered in English only. TEST SCHEDULE FOR PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS Session 1 One 2-hour test or One 2 and a half hour test or One 3 and a half hour test or One 4-hour test OR One 3 or Two 1-hour tests Session 2 One 2-hour test OR One or Two 1-hour tests 7 ABOUT THE PRAXIS SERIES (TM) PROGRAM (continued) Computer-Delivered Tests Praxis 1 Pre-Professional Skills Tests Praxis 1 Computer-Delivered Pre-Professional Skills Tests (P P S T) are computer-delivered tests in Reading, Mathematics, and Writing. The Writing test includes an essay section. The use of calculators for the Mathematics test is prohibited. The computer-delivered P P S T tests in Reading, Mathematics, and Writing are offered as single tests or a combined test that is delivered in a single testing session. The combined test consists of four separately timed sections: Reading, Mathematics, multiple-choice Writing, and essay Writing. An optional 10-minute break is offered between the Mathematics and Writing sections of the test. Individual scores will be reported for Reading, Mathematics, and Writing. During the computer-delivered P P S T, all test takers receive the same: --Test directions --Tutorials on computer use --Amount of testing time --Question types --Distribution of content The testing session for each computer-delivered P P S T test is two (2) hours. A combined test (all 3 tests) is four and a half hours. This allows time for tutorials. Praxis 2 Subject Assessments --(5134) Art: Content Knowledge --(5235) Biology: Content Knowledge --(5101) Business Education: Content Knowledge --(5245) Chemistry: Content Knowledge --(5087) Citizenship Education: Content Knowledge --(5022) Early Childhood: Content Knowledge --(5571) Earth and Space Sciences: Content Knowledge --(5021) Education of Young Children --(5411) Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision --(5014) Elementary Education: Content Knowledge --(5011) Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment --(5015) Elementary Education: Instructional Practice and Applications --(5031)* Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (*If you are taking the Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects test or the Middle School: Multiple Subjects test, you must take the full test on your initial attempt. If you did not pass one of the individual subtests, you may take just that subtest again for a reduced fee.) --(5032) Elementary Education Multiple Subjects: Reading and Language Arts Subtest --(5033) Elementary Education Multiple Subjects: Mathematics Subtest --(5034) Elementary Education Multiple Subjects: Social Studies Subtest --(5035) Elementary Education Multiple Subjects: Science Subtest --(5044) English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content and Analysis --(5041) English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content Knowledge --(5121) Family & Consumer Sciences --(5174) French: World Language --(5511) Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge --(5435) General Science: Content Knowledge --(5183) German: World Language --(5856) Health and Physical Education: Content Knowledge --(5550) Health Education --(5023) Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education --(5311) Library Media Specialist --(5665) Mandarin: World Language --(5061) Mathematics: Content Knowledge --(5146) Middle School: Content Knowledge --(5049) Middle School: English Language Arts --(5141)* Middle School: Multiple Subjects * (*If you are taking the Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects test or the Middle School: Multiple Subjects test, you must take the full test on your initial attempt. If you did not pass one of the individual subtests, you may take just that subtest again for a reduced fee.) --(5142) Middle School Multiple Subjects: English Language Arts Subtest --(5143) Middle School Multiple Subjects: Mathematics Subtest --(5144) Middle School Multiple Subjects: Social Studies Subtest --(5145) Middle School Multiple Subjects: Science Subtest --(5089) Middle School: Social Studies --(5113) Music: Content Knowledge --(5152) Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Core Assessment --(5153) Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Core Assessment: Pedagogy Module --(5154) Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Core Assessment: English Language Arts and Social Studies Module --(5155) Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Core Assessment: Mathematics and Science Module --(5156) Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Subject Concentration: English Language Arts --(5157) Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Subject Concentration: Social Studies --(5158) Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Subject Concentration: Mathematics --(5159) Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Subject Concentration: Science --(5095) Physical Education: Content and Design --(5091) Physical Education: Content Knowledge --(5265) Physics: Content Knowledge --(5531) Pre-Kindergarten Education --(5621) Principles of Learning & Teaching: Early Childhood --(5622) Principles of Learning & Teaching: Grades K-6 --(5623) Principles of Learning & Teaching: Grades 5-9 --(5624) Principles of Learning & Teaching: Grades 7-12 --(5421) Professional School Counselor --(5201) Reading Across the Curriculum: Elementary --(5306) Reading for Virginia Educators: Elementary and Special Education --(5304) Reading for Virginia Educators: Reading Specialist --(5301) Reading Specialist --(5086) Social Studies: Content and Interpretation --(5081) Social Studies: Content Knowledge --(5195) Spanish: World Language --(5354) Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications --(5543) Special Education: Core Knowledge and Mild to Moderate Applications --(5545) Special Education: Core Knowledge and Severe to Profound Applications --(5330) Speech-Language Pathology --(5204) Teaching Reading --(5941) World and U.S. History: Content Knowledge For computer-delivered testing, report to the test center at least thirty (30) minutes prior to your appointment. Please view the Test at a Glance (TAAG) document to learn the test length. If you are taking a computer-delivered test, please plan to be at the test center for an additional 30 minutes to allow time for tutorials. 8 CONTACT INFORMATION GENERAL INQUIRIES Phone: 1-800-772-9476 -- U.S., U.S. Territories, and Canada 1-609-771-7395 -- all other locations Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 7:45 p.m. E S T Recorded information is available 24 hours a day if you use a touch-tone phone Phones are busiest weekdays between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. E S T and all day on Monday Email: praxis@ets.org Website: www.ets.org/praxis Mail: E T S-The Praxis Series P O Box 6051 Princeton, N J 08541-6051 Use this address for general inquiries only Do NOT mail check payments with registration forms to this address See the registration form for mailing instructions Overnight mail: E T S - The Praxis Series Distribution and Receiving Center 1425 Lower Ferry Road Ewing, N J 08618 Fax: 1-973-735-0384 1-609-530-0581 Include the following information exactly as you entered it on your registration form or answer sheet: name, address, date of birth, test date, Praxis candidate I D number, social security number (if previously supplied), and phone number (U.S. residents only). DISABILITY SERVICES To obtain information and registration materials, visit The Praxis Series website, contact the Office of Disability Services at your educational institution, or phone/mail/ fax E T S Disability Services: Phone: 1-866-387-8602 -- U.S., U.S. Territories, and Canada 1-609-771-7780 -- all other locations Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. E S T Email: stassd@ets.org Website: www.ets.org/praxis/prxdsabl.html Mail: E T S - The Praxis Series Disability Services PO Box 6054 Princeton, N J 08541-6054 Fax: 1-609-771-7165 TEST CENTER COMPLAINTS Computer-delivered Tests E T S - The Praxis Series Computer-delivered Testing Complaints P O Box 6051 Princeton, N J 08541-6051 Fax: 1-609-530-0581 Paper-delivered Tests E T S - The Praxis Series Test Administration Services Mail Stop 34-Q Princeton, N J 08541-6051 Fax: 1-609-771-7710 Email: praxis@ets.org Complaints need to be received in writing no later than 7 business days after the administration Complaints received after this period will not be accepted For additional information, see --Registering a Complaint (page 16) TEST QUESTION INQUIRIES If you think there is an error in a test question that affects your response, tell the test administrator as soon as you finish the test, or immediately write to E T S-The Praxis Series Test Question Inquiries P O Box 6667 Princeton, N J 08541-6667 In your letter, state the name and address of the center, the test date and name of the test, the number and content of the question, and the section in which it appeared TEST PREPARATION RESOURCES Phone: 1-800-537-3161--U.S., U.S. Territories, and Canada 1-609-771-7243--all other locations Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. E S T Website: www.ets.org/store.html Mail: E T S-The Praxis Series P O Box 6051 Princeton, N J 08541-6051 TEST REFUND REQUESTS Computer-delivered Tests E T S - The Praxis Series C B T Refunds PO Box 6051 Princeton, N J 08541-6051 For additional information, see --Rescheduling or Canceling a Test Appointment (page 11) --Test Fee Refunds (page 12) Paper-delivered Tests E T S - The Praxis Series Registration Refund P O Box 6051 Princeton, N J 08541-6051 Fax: 1-609-530-0581 TELEPHONE REGISTRATION Telephone registration is only available for test takers who have previously created an online Praxis account. 1-800-772-9476-- U.S., U.S. Territories, and Canada 1-800-275-1391 (T T Y) Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 7:45 p.m. E S T For additional information, see --Telephone Registration (page 11) FILE CORRECTIONS E T S - The Praxis Series P O Box 6052 Princeton, N J 08541-6052 For additional information, see --File Corrections (page 11) SCORING SERVICES Scores By Phone: 1-877-E T S-TEACH (1-877-387-8322) U.S., U.S. Territories, and Canada 1-800-275-1391 (T T Y) 7 days a week 8:00 a.m.-9:30 p.m. E S T 1-609-771-7395--all other locations Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 7:45 p.m. E S T Additional Score Reports: 1-800-772-9476 -- U.S., U.S. Territories, and Canada Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 7:45 p.m. These scoring services are only available from a touch-tone phone if you have tested in the past ten (10) years and are paying by credit or debit card (American Express (R), Discover (R), J C B (R), MasterCard (R), or VISA (R)). Note: Any debit/check card branded with one of the five accepted credit card logos can be processed. To verify that your request is completed, wait for confirmation before hanging up. Once your request is confirmed, changes cannot be made. Please have the following information ready when you call: --Social Security Number or Candidate I D --Test Date --Date of Birth For additional information, see --Scores By Phone (page 17) --Additional Score Reports (page 17) --Score Verification/Review Service (page 17) 9 REGISTRATION INFORMATION Note: Some states require a social security number (S S N) in order to process teacher certification paperwork. check your state's requirements page at www.ets.org/praxis to see if your state requires a S S N with your test score reports. E T S does not require your S S N for its own purposes, but will submit it to your state agency with your test results. Failure to provide your S S N could delay your state's processing of your certification application. Fees for Tests and Related services PRAXIS TEST FEES Computer-and Paper-delivered Tests PRAXIS 1 (R) PRE-PROFESSIONAL SKILLS TEST 85 dollars 1 test 125 dollars 2 tests 135 dollars 3 tests PRAXIS 2 (R) SUBJECT ASSESSMENTS 150 dollars World Language Test 139 dollars Constructed-response test (includes tests containing ONLY constructed-response items as well as tests containing both multiple-choice AND constructed-response items) 115 dollars Multiple-choice test 80 dollars Reading for Virginia Educators PRAXIS 2 MULTIPLE SUBJECTS TESTS 150 dollars Master Test 50 dollars Subtests* (*If you are taking the Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects test or the Middle School: Multiple Subjects test, you must take the full test on your initial attempt. If you did not pass one of the individual subtests, you may take just that subtest again for a reduced fee.) Fees are subject to change without notice. The above amounts are exclusive of any Value Added or similar taxes, which will be added to these amounts, if applicable. STATE SURCHARGES PER TEST* (* Does not apply to the PPST tests.) E T S has been directed by Nevada to collect a 5 dollar surcharge (per test) from individuals testing at Nevada test centers. SPECIAL SERVICES (nonrefundable) 45 dollars Extended registration (Paper-delivered tests) 75 dollars Emergency registration (Paper-delivered tests) 30 dollars Test, test center, test date change 40 dollars each Additional score reports 35 dollars Telephone registration 30 dollars Scores by phone (per request) SCORE VERIFICATION/REVIEW SERVICE 40 dollars Multiple-choice test 55 dollars Constructed-response test 55 dollars Combined multiple-choice and constructed-response test 80 dollars Teaching Foundations Exams Preferred Forms of Payment --Credit or Debit Card (American Express (R), Discover,(R) J C B (R), MasterCard (R), and VISA (R)). Note: Any debit/check card branded with one of the five accepted credit card logos can be processed. E T S reserves the right to add or remove online payment methods at its own discretion and without notice. --Money Order or U.S. Postal Service Money Order --Bank Check --eCheck --PayPal(TM) Other Payment Policies --All fees are stated in U.S. dollars. --All payments must be for the full amount. --Payments made by check or money order should be made payable to E T S-Praxis. If paying by check, please comply with the following: --Bank name and its address should be preprinted on the face of the check. --Check must have a preprinted check number. --Check must include Candidate or Payee name and address. --Check date CANNOT be over 90 days old. --Checks missing the preprinted name and address, and checks with typewritten names, are not acceptable. --A check in U.S. dollars must be drawn on a bank in the U.S. or Canada. Checks payable in other currencies must be drawn on banks in the same countries as the currencies. By sending your check, be aware that you are authorizing E T S, at its discretion, to use the information on your check to make a one-time electronic debit from your account for the amount of your check. You will not be charged a processing fee for the electronic debit service. --If you do not have sufficient funds in your account, your scores will be withheld, you will be unable to register for additional tests, and an additional service fee of 20 dollars will be added to your account. You will receive your scores as soon as the total outstanding balance has been cleared. Contact E T S to learn about other payment options if you prefer not to have your check used in this way. --If you do not include the correct fee, your registration or service request may be returned. --Services may be withheld for nonpayment of fees. --There are no refunds for service fees. See "Test Fee Refunds" on page 12 for exceptions. --Refunds will be made in U.S. dollar denominations. --Credit or debit cards may also be used for services ordered directly from E T S-Praxis. --There is a 20 dollar fee for a declined credit card. --Cash payments cannot be accepted. --PayPal payments are permitted online only. Please be sure that you are enrolled with PayPal before you begin the registration process online. Fee waivers A limited number of fee waivers are available for enrolled undergraduate or graduate students who meet eligibility requirements. To be eligible 1. You must be receiving financial aid. 2. You must be an enrolled undergraduate or graduate student (you are ineligible if you have a master's degree or a doctorate). 3. You must meet the income guidelines (see chart on page 10) 4. The registered test must be required by an authorized score recipient. To be considered for a fee waiver for a paper-delivered test, submit a completed Fee Waiver Request form (downloadable from the Praxis website) and registration form by the appropriate deadline (see Fee Waiver Request form). To be considered for a fee waiver for a computer-delivered test, submit a completed Computer-Delivered Test Fee Waiver Request form (downloadable from the Praxis website) by the appropriate deadline listed on the form. 10 REGISTRATION INFORMATION (continued) All fee waiver requests are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. You are eligible for a fee waiver only once during a testing year. If you qualify for a fee wavier, the test fees for up to three computer-delivered OR paper-delivered Praxis 1 Pre-Professional Skills Tests or one Praxis 2 Subject Assessment may be waived. (Note: state surcharges still apply for Nevada and will not be waived if your fee waiver request is approved -- see "Fees for Tests and Related Services" on page 9.) INCOME GUIDELINES Note: In this table, 2 columns follow each other in this order: Column 1 = Family Size (including student) Column 2 = Maximum Total Family Income 1 29,273 dollars 2 34,078 dollars 3 38,435 dollars 4 40,788 dollars 5 44,253 dollars 6 46,586 dollars 7 48,942 dollars 8 51,287 dollars 9 53,631 dollars 10 55,962 dollars Registration Options MONDAY TESTING (PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS ONLY) Monday testing will be arranged only for those whose religious convictions prevent them from testing on Saturday or those who are members of the U.S. armed forces and have duties which prevent them from testing on Saturday. Mail your registration form, fees, and either a letter signed by your cleric on letterhead stationery confirming your affiliation with a recognized religious body whose convictions prevent you from testing on Saturday, or a copy of your military duties. Your registration must be received by the Monday registration deadline listed on the back cover of this Bulletin. Leave the code number blank in the Test Center section on the registration form, but indicate the city and state where you wish to test. You will be assigned to the closest available center within 125miles of locations that are scheduled for Saturday test dates. IF YOUR PRIMARY LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH (P L N E) Test accommodations (extended testing time) may be available for test takers whose primary language is not English. Test takers who meet E T S requirements will be allowed 50 percent additional testing time. Because of the time needed to review documentation and limited space and test materials at the test center, P L N E accommodations are NOT available for emergency registration. Once P L N E accommodations are approved, test changes and/or additions, or test center changes, are not permitted. P L N E accommodations are not offered for language tests. How to Register for P L N E Your request for P L N E accommodations must include the following: 1. A completed Certification of Documentation form (page 21). The Program has the right to request further verification, if needed, of the professional's credentials and expertise relevant to the certification of documentation form. An embossed school seal must be affixed over the signature on the certification of documentation form or the signature must be notarized. 2. A completed Eligibility Form for Test Takers Whose Primary Language Is Not English (page 22). It is necessary to complete this form each time you register for these accommodations. 3. A completed registration form for paper-delivered tests (or Computer-Delivered Test Authorization Voucher Request Form for computer-delivered tests) and appropriate fees. Be sure to check the box at the top of the form to indicate that you are requesting testing accommodations. All materials must be submitted together and received at E T S by the dates noted below Requests that are received late, are on outdated forms, or are incomplete will be returned to you unprocessed. All documentation must be approved before you can register. E T S will make every effort to evaluate all requests in a timely manner. If further verification of the professional's credentials and expertise relevant to the documentation submitted is needed, it is possible that testing will be delayed until the next applicable test date. SPECIAL REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR P L N E ACCOMMODATINOS FOR PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS To apply for P L N E accommodations for a paper-delivered test, use the registration form found at www.ets.org/praxis/about/bulletin. Check the desired test date on your registration form. You may register only for a P L N E test date. P L N E is offered on the following test dates: November 3, 2012; April 13, 2013; and July 20, 2013. Using the P L N E Test Center List on the Praxis website, write the test center code, name, and location in the Test Center section of the registration form. Mail the registration form, the documentation listed above, and payment to the appropriate address, no later than the extended registration deadline for your intended test date. If you are paying with a paper check or money order, all documents must be sent together in an envelope to E T S-The Praxis Series, P O Box 382065, Pittsburgh, PA 15251-8065. If you prefer to provide credit/debit card information to pay, please mail all documents to E T S-The Praxis Series, P O Box 6051, Princeton, N J 08541-6051. Once your accommodation request is approved, you will be registered to test. You will receive an admission ticket in the mail. SPECIAL REGISTRATION INSTRUCTINS FOR P L N E ACCOMMODATIONS FOR COMPUTER-DELIVERED TESTS To apply for P L N E accommodations for a computer-delivered test, use the Computer-Delivered Test Authorization Voucher Request Form found at www.ets.org/praxis/about/bulletin or on page 20 of this Bulletin. Check the box at the top of the form to note that you are requesting testing accommodations. Submit this form with the documentation listed above, and payment to the appropriate address. If you are paying with a paper check or money order, all documents must be sent together to: E T S-Computer-Delivered Test, Box 371859, Pittsburgh, P A 15250-7859. If you prefer to provide credit/debit card information to pay, please mail all documents to: E T S-The Praxis Series, P O Box 6054, Princeton, N J 08541-6054. Once your accommodation request is approved, E T S will contact you with a voucher number and instructions on how to register. Test appointments are scheduled based on availability, and not all tests are offered year-round. Please plan ahead and check test date availability prior to requesting accommodations, and allow approximately 4 weeks prior to your intended test date for the processing of your request. E T S recognizes the right of individuals to confidentiality with regard to documentation supplied by and about them that may be stored in files held by E T S and the concomitant responsibility of E T S to safeguard information in its files from unauthorized disclosure. 11 REGISTRATION INFORMATION (continued) Reregistration If you have previously registered and your request for accommodations has been approved by E T S, you may request the same testing accommodations for subsequent test dates. To reregister, submit a completed Eligibility Form (page 22) indicating your candidate I D number and the test date for which documentation was approved and on file at E T S, a registration form (or Computer-Delivered Test Authorization Voucher Request form on page 20), and appropriate fees by the registration deadlines. If reregistering by telephone, you do not need to submit the Eligibility Form (see page 10 for additional information). PLNE TEST DAY SCHEDULE FOR PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS All times except for reporting times are approximate. 7:30 a.m. Report for Session 1 10:00 a.m. Individuals taking only one 1-hour test in Session 1 are dismissed. 11:30 a.m. Individuals taking all other tests in Session 1 except for Teaching Foundations Reading for Virginia Educators, and Braille Proficiency are dismissed. 12:00 p.m. Report for Session 2. 1:45 p.m. Individuals taking only one 1-hour test in Session 2 are dismissed. 3:15 p.m. Individuals taking all other tests in Session 2 are dismissed. TESTING OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES (PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS) Testing outside the United States is available only if you need to take a test to be eligible for employment, certification, or entrance into a teacher education program in the United States. --To request a test center other than one of those listed on the Praxis website, submit a letter with your registration form specifying the reason you need to take the test and the agency requiring the scores. --On the registration form, fill in the test date you want. Leave the line provided for a test center name blank, and write on the line below the city and country most convenient to you. --E T S must receive all materials by the deadline for requesting centers outside the United States and U.S. Territories (see back cover). TELEPHONE REGISTRATION (PAPER-DELIVERED AND COMPUTER-DELIVERED TESTS) Fee: 35 dollars (in addition to applicable surcharge and test fees) To register by telephone, you must have already created a Praxis account online, at www.ets.org/praxis. This service may be used to register for domestic centers only. Test takers registering for paper-delivered test dates must register before the extended registration deadline for regular test dates, or the Monday registration deadline for Monday test dates (see back cover). Test takers calling to register for a computer-delivered test must call at least 3 days prior to their intended test date--computer-delivered test appointments are scheduled based on availability. Please see www.ets.org/praxis/register/computer/#testing_windows for testing windows. EMERGENCY REGISTRATION (PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS) Fee: 75 dollars This service is for test takers who need to register for a paper-delivered test date but have missed the regular and extended registration deadlines. Emergency registration will guarantee test takers a seat at a test center. Because of the amount of time needed to review documentation, this service is not available for test takers who require testing accommodations, P L N E accommodations, Monday testing, or testing outside the continental U.S. Registration can ONLY be done on the Praxis website at www.ets.org/praxis. You may register for this service until the emergency registration deadline (see back cover). Standby testing is no longer permitted. CHANGING YOUR TEST CENTER OR ADDING A TEST (PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS) Fee: 30 dollars If you wish to add a test or change a test center, log into your Praxis account online or call E T S at 1-800-772-9476 by the EMERGENCY registration deadline listed on the back cover of this Bulletin. You can also make changes by mail, by downloading a Test, Test Center, and Test Date Change Request form at www.ets.org/praxis and mailing it to E T S along with the fee. If you registered for P L N E accommodations, you may not add or change a test or change your test center. If you are unable to request a center or test change before the actual test date, you may go to your preferred site on the test day and make a request. If possible, you will be accommodated. However, if you wait until test day, we cannot guarantee that your request can be met. Note: If you are changing your test date, you must transfer all of your tests. A single test may not be transferred to a future test date. A refund will not be issued for any test not taken on the original test date. CHANGING YOUR TEST DATE/TIME OR TEST CENTER (COMPUTER-DELIVERED TESTS) Fee: 30 dollars You may change your test date/time or change your test center by logging into your Praxis account online or by calling E T S at 1-800-772-9476 no later than three full days prior to your test appointment. File Corrections After the test administration, score reports requiring corrections for date of birth, social security number, spelling of name, or other information will require file corrections. As a part of this service, you may have your scores sent to one institution or agency for no charge. --You may not change your name on the file, only correct the spelling. --If an adjustment to your social security number is required, please include a clear copy of your social security card. You may not change your social security number on file, only make corrections. Send your written request including the information as it now exists on the file and the change(s) requested with your signature to the address listed on page 8. Rescheduling or Canceling a Test Appointment COMPUTER-DELIVERED TESTS Fee: 30 dollars To reschedule your computer-delivered test, log into your Praxis account online or call E T S at 1-800-772-9476 no later than three full days prior to your appointment (not including the day of your test or the day of your request) or your test fee will be forfeited. Example: The deadline to reschedule a Friday appointment is Monday. If the appointment spans more than one day, you must call three full days prior to the first day of testing. If you cancel by the appropriate date, you will be eligible for a refund of 50 percent of your test fees. Please see Test Fee Refunds. Please note that computer-delivered test appointments are scheduled based on availability. While you must allow three full days prior to your appointment to make changes, we cannot guarantee that a seat will be available for the exact test and time you would like. 12 REGISTRATION INFORMATION (continued) PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS Fee: 30 dollars To reschedule your paper-delivered test, log into your Praxis account online, or call Praxis Customer Service (800-772-9476) no later than three full days prior to your test date. You can only change your test date to a date listed in the same testing year. You can also download a Test, Test Center, and Test Date Change Request form at www.ets.org/praxis and mail it to E T S along with the fee. If you cancel by the appropriate date, you will be eligible for a refund of 50 percent of your test fees. Please see Test Fee Refunds. Test Fee Refunds If you are absent from or arrive too late to take the test at the test administration for which you are registered, you will not be entitled to any refund. Refunds will be in U.S. dollars. If the original payment was drawn on a U.S. domestic bank, please allow eight weeks after your canceled test date for your refund to be processed. If the original payment was made in non-U.S. funds drawn on a bank outside the U.S., please allow 12 weeks for processing. Payments made by credit/debit card will be credited back to that account. Service fees are nonrefundable. PAPER-DELIVERED AND COMPUTER-DELIVERED TESTS If you cancel your registration no later than three full days prior to your test date, you will be eligible for a refund of 50% of your test fees. (Service fees are nonrefundable.) To cancel your registration online, log into your Praxis account no later than three full days prior to your original appointment. Your refund will be processed automatically. To cancel a test registration by mail, send a written request via email to praxis@ets.org or use the Refund Request Form, which is downloadable from the Praxis website at www.ets.org/praxis. Please be sure to: --Provide the name of the test(s) canceled, your name, address, phone number, date of birth, your Candidate I D, and the canceled test date. --Mail the form to The Praxis Series, Registration Refund, P.O. Box 6051, Princeton, N J 08541-6051, U S A. The request must be received no later than three full days prior to your test date. Surcharges, if applicable, will be refunded. If you reregister for a test before you know the results of a prior test, and subsequently receive a passing score for that test, you will automatically receive a full refund. You do not need to submit a request for a refund. Test Retake Policy COMPUTER-DELIVERED TESTS Tests that are offered continuously may be taken once every 30 days, not including your initial test date. Tests that are offered during testing windows may be taken once per testing window. (Note: if you take the combined PPST test, the Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects Test, or the Middle School: Multiple Subjects Test, you cannot take an individual PPST test or Multiple Subjects subtest until after the 30-day period.) This applies even if you canceled your scores on a test taken previously. If you test earlier than permitted, the scores from your retest will not be reported and your test fees will not be refunded. PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS E T S does not limit the number of times you can retake a test; some states, associations, and institutions, however, may limit the number of times you can retest. Contact your state or licensing agency to confirm their retest policy. Note: The test retake policy will be enforced even if a violation is not immediately identified (e.g., inconsistent registration information) and test scores have been reported. In such cases, the invalid scores will be canceled and score recipients will be notified of the cancellation. ON TEST DAY Identification (I D) Requirements All test takers are responsible for bringing valid and acceptable identification each time they report to a test center. It is your responsibility to ensure that your ID documents are up-to-date and available on the day of the test. Your I D requirements depend on your country of citizenship and where you plan to test. Please read the specific section for acceptable primary and supplemental I D documents and allowed exceptions. --You are responsible for ensuring that the name you used to register exactly matches the name on the I D document(s) you will present at the test center. --If the test administrator questions the I D you present, you may be required to provide supplemental I D. If positive confirmation cannot be made, you may not be permitted to test or your test score may be withheld. --All test takers are encouraged to bring at least two forms of acceptable I D each time they report to a test center. Prior admission to a test center based on a given I D document does not assure that that document will be considered acceptable. Test centers are not required to hold your seat if you leave the center to obtain acceptable identification. --Admission to the test center does not assure that the I D you provided is valid or that your scores will be reported. All reported cases of questionable ID are subject to review and approval by the E T S Office of Testing Integrity either during or after the test administration. E T S reserves the right to withhold and/or cancel scores in the event that the I D requirements set forth herein are not met. --You may be required to show your I D and/or to sign a test center log at various points throughout the test administration. --Your test fees will not be refunded if you are not permitted to test or if your scores are withheld or canceled because of invalid or unacceptable I D. 13 ON TEST DAY (continued) ID DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS With few exceptions, ID documents must meet all of the following requirements. Each ID document must: --be an original document; photocopied documents are not acceptable --be valid; expired documents (bearing expiration dates that have passed) are not acceptable --bear the test taker's full name exactly as it appears on the admission ticket --bear a recent photograph that clearly matches the test taker --bear the test taker's signature See "Unacceptable I D Documents" on this page. See Exceptions and Requirements on this page if: --you are testing in Mainland China, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan or Nigeria --you are testing outside your country of citizenship --you are a U.S. Non-Citizen testing within the U.S. --you are a Citizen of European Union and Schengen Zone Countries --you have a two-part last name --you are in the process of renewing your driver's license --you are in the military and your Military ID does not contain your signature --you have been granted political asylum or refugee status --you have any questions about the acceptability of your I D document(s) ACCEPTABLE PRIMARY I D DOCUMENTS The following I D documents are acceptable for admission to a test center within your country of citizenship: --Passport --Government-Issued Driver's license --State or Province ID card (including those issued by the motor vehicle agencies) --National I D card --Military I D card SUPPLEMENTAL I D DOCUMENTS --You may be required to provide a supplemental ID if the test administrator questions your primary ID document and/or if your primary I D document is otherwise acceptable but does not bear your full name, photograph or signature. --Supplemental I D documents may not be used to resolve last name discrepancies. The last name on your primary I D must match the name on your admission ticket. The following I D documents are generally acceptable as supplemental I D: --Government-issued ID card (including, but not limited to, those listed under Primary I D Documents earlier in this section) --Student I D card --Confirmation of identity letter from your educational institution. This letter must be typed or printed on the original letterhead of the educational institution you attend(ed) and, in addition to meeting all of the I D Document Requirements listed earlier in this section, must include your date of birth and the date issued. Additionally, a school official's signature and the school seal must be present and both must overlap your photograph. Such letters are valid for only one year from the date issued. UNACCEPTABLE I D DOCUMENTS The following documents are not acceptable as primary or supplemental I D under any circumstances: --Any document that is photocopied or expired --Any document that does not bear your last name exactly as it appears on the admission ticket --International driver's license --Draft classification card --International student I D --Credit/debit card of any kind --Notary-prepared letter or document --Birth certificate --Social Security card --Employee I D card --Any Temporary I D card --Diplomatic, consulate or embassy I D card Exceptions and Requirements: TESTING IN MAINLAND CHINA --Citizens of Mainland China must present a valid National Resident I D Card as their primary ID document. There are no exceptions to this policy. The Second Generation National Resident I D Card is preferred. --Citizens of Taiwan must present their Travel Permit to Mainland China. --Citizens from all other countries and locations must present a valid passport. TESTING IN BANGLADESH, INDIA, PAKISTAN AND NIGERIA You MUST present a valid passport with your name, photograph and signature as your primary I D document. There are no exceptions to this policy. TESTING OUTSIDE YOUR COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP --You must present a valid passport with your name, photograph and signature as your primary I D document. See "Supplemental I D Documents" on this page. --Non-U.S. citizens testing within the U.S. must present a passport that meets all of the I D document requirements listed earlier in this section. --If your passport is not written in English-language letters, you must also present as supplemental I D at least one of the documents listed under Supplemental ID Documents earlier in this section. --Diplomatic and embassy I D cards cannot be used as primary identification in place of a passport. --If your passport is not written in English-language letters, you must also present a supplemental ID that contains your name, a recent, recognizable photo and is in English. --The following documents may be acceptable for admission if presented along with at least one of the documents listed under Primary or Supplemental I D Documents earlier in this section. --Permanent Resident Card/Resident Alien Card (Form I-551 or I-151) --Temporary Resident Card (Form I-688) --Employment Authorization Card (Form I-688A, I-688B or I-766) --Mexican Border Crosser Card (This form of ID may be accepted only at test centers within 25 miles of the Mexican border.) 14 ON TEST DAY (continued) TESTING IN EUROPEAN UNION/SCHENGEN ZONE COUNTRIES --If you are testing in a European Union or Schengen Zone country other than the one where you reside, you can use your valid national or European identity card, if you have one. The card must contain your name; a recent, recognizable photo; your date of birth; and your signature. --If your I D is not written in English-language letters and the test administrator cannot read the language in which it is written, you may not be permitted to take the test. TWO-PART LAST NAME If the I D document you will present on the day of the test contains a two-part last name, your admission ticket must exactly match your I D. You cannot use a supplemental I D to resolve last name discrepancies. DRIVER'S LICENSE RENEWALS --If you are in the U.S. military and your driver's license has an official extension sticker validating that your driver's license has been extended, this can be used as supplemental ID along with your U.S.Military I D. --If your driver's license has expired but you present it along with your original Department of Public Safety renewal certificate, these two documents together are acceptable if the names on both documents match exactly. If you are issued a temporary paper license in lieu of a renewal certificate, that is acceptable only if it is accompanied by a supplemental I D. MILITARY I D WITHOUT SIGNATURE If your Military I D does not contain your signature, you must present a supplemental I D. UNABLE TO MEET I D REQUIREMENTS If you have been granted political asylum, have refugee status or are otherwise unable to meet the identification requirements, you must contact the E T S Office of Testing Integrity (O T I) at least seven days before registering to test. You must receive approval from O T I before you may register. You should also be prepared to submit any requested documents to O T I for review prior to receiving approval. If you do not contact OTI before you register, and as a result you are not permitted to test or your test scores are withheld, your test fees will not be refunded. E T S Office of Testing Integrity (O T I) Phone: 1-609-406-5430 Fax: 1-609-406-9709 Email: TSReturns@ets.org For general questions about acceptable I D, call: 1-800-772-9476 (U.S., U.S. Territories, and Canada) 1-609-771-7395 (all other locations) If you do not contact the E T S Office of Testing Integrity before registering and are not permitted to test, you will forfeit your registration and test fees. Test Center Procedures and Regulations GENERAL GUIDELINES ON TEST DAY COMPUTER-DELIVERED AND PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS --Dress so that you can adapt to any room temperature. --Test centers do not have large waiting areas. Friends or relatives who accompany you to the test center will not be permitted to wait in the test center or be in contact with you while you are taking the test. Except for E T S-authorized observers, visitors are not permitted in the testing room while testing is in progress. --I D verification at the test center may include thumbprinting, photographing, videotaping, or some other form of electronic I D confirmation. If you refuse to participate, you will not be permitted to test, and you will forfeit your test fees. This is in addition to the requirement that you must present acceptable and valid identification. --E T S reserves the right to ensure the security of test content by using electronic detection scanning devices (e.g., hand-held metal detectors/wands). Failure to comply may result in dismissal from the test and forfeiture of your test fees. --You may not have access to your personal items during the test. Failure to comply with these regulations may result in you being dismissed from testing, and/or your scores may be canceled. Please note: Possession of or use of telephones, cell phones, smart phones (e.g., iPhone or BlackBerry devices), P D As, or other electronic, listening, recording, or photographic devices is prohibited in the test center and will result in your dismissal from the test, forfeiture of your test fees, and cancellation of your scores by E T S even if dismissal is not enforced on the day of the test. If you are seen using any of these electronic devices and/or transmitting data including but not limited to text messaging, email, or photographs, your device may be confiscated or inspected. --Test centers assume no responsibility for personal items or devices that you choose to bring into the test center. --The test administrator will assign you a seat. --On occasion, weather conditions or other circumstances beyond the test administrator's or E T S's control may require a delayed start or the rescheduling of your test. Calculators --Graphing, scientific, and four-function calculators are allowed or required for some Praxis tests; for detailed information, see "Calculator Use" at www.ets.org/praxis. Unless it is specifically stated that a calculator is permitted or required for a particular test, calculators may not be used. E T S reserves the right to take appropriate action and/or notify appropriate authorities including, but not limited to, law enforcement authorities, if a test taker responds in a threatening or disturbing way to essay or speaking questions or communicates with E T S either verbally or in writing in a threatening or disturbing manner. COMPUTER-DELIVERED TESTS The following procedures and regulations apply during the entire test session, which begins at sign-in, ends at sign-out, and includes breaks. --Bring your admission ticket and ID with you to the testing center. --Arrive at the testing center at least 30 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time. --You will be required to write (not print) and sign a confidentiality statement at the test center. If you do not complete and sign the statement, you may not be allowed to test and your fees will NOT be refunded. --You will be required to sign the test center log before and after the test session and any time you leave or enter the testing room. Other than I D, personal items (such as handbags and study materials) are not allowed in the testing room. Before the test, you will be assigned a locker or receive instructions from test center personnel regarding where you must store personal items. You may also be asked to empty your pockets. Storage space is limited, so plan accordingly. 15 ON TEST DAY (continued) --The administrator will provide you with scratch paper that may be replaced after you have used all pages of the scratch paper initially given to you. You may not take your own scratch paper to the test, nor may you remove scratch paper from the testing room at any time. The scratch paper is provided to assist test takers in working out problems and for appropriate note-taking during the timed sections of the test. Scratch paper should NOT be used during the untimed sections or during breaks. If you are observed using any documents or unauthorized papers other than the designated scratch paper distributed by the test site, they will be confiscated by the test center staff. --You may be asked to remove your watch and to store it during the test administration. --If you need to leave your seat at any time other than a scheduled break, raise your hand; timing of the section will not stop. --If at any time during the test you have a problem with your computer, or for any reason need the administrator, raise your hand. --Testing premises are subject to videotaping. --The maximum time allotted for the tutorial and/or other untimed sections prior to the test is 30 minutes. The purpose of the tutorial and/or other untimed sections prior to the test is to become familiar with the computer functions and other important information that will make your computer-delivered test experience as convenient as possible. The time you spend on the tutorial and/or other untimed sections should not be for any other purpose. You may not use scratch paper during this time. Infractions will be reported to E T S, and the test administrator is authorized to dismiss you from the test administration if you fail to follow the test administrator's directions. PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS The following procedures and regulations apply during the entire test session, which begins when you are admitted to the test center, ends when you leave the test center, and includes breaks. --Administrators will not honor requests for schedule changes. --Take your admission ticket and photo ID to the test center. --Take three or four sharpened soft-lead (No. 2 or H B) pencils, a good eraser, and a blue or black pen. Mechanical pencils cannot be used. Pencils, erasers, and pens will not be supplied at the center. --No test taker will be admitted after test materials have been distributed. --Paper of any kind is not permitted in the testing room. --You must have the administrator's permission to leave the room during the test. Any time lost cannot be made up. --You may wish to pace yourself with your own watch, but the administrator is the official timekeeper. You will not be permitted to continue the test or any part of it beyond the established time limit. Watch alarms and clocks on cell phones are not permitted. --Answers to multiple-choice questions recorded in the test book will not be scored. You may use the test book to work out your answers, but you must mark all your answers on the separate answer sheet before time is called. Answers to constructed response questions or essays should be written on the indicated pages or answer sheet. --At the conclusion of the test you will be required to return your test book and answer sheet to the test administrator. These materials are the property of E T S. Art: Content and Analysis Test --If you are taking the Art: Content and Analysis Test, you must bring four color photographs or still reproductions of your own artwork. --Each image must be of a different work. --Each of the images must be clear and show the complete artwork. --At least two of the artworks represented must be in a medium or media that is not used in any of the other artworks. (For more detailed information about these guidelines, see the Art:Content and Analysis Test at a Glance (TAAG) material at www.ets.org/praxis.) Although tests are administered under strict supervision and security measures, testing irregularities may sometimes occur. Please contact E T S as soon as possible to report any observed behavior that may lead to an invalid score -- for example, someone copying from another test taker, taking a test for someone else, having access to test questions before the exam, or using notes or unauthorized aids. All information will be held in strictest confidence. Phone: 1-800-353-8570 (United States Only) 1-609-406-5430 (all other locations) Fax: 1-609-406-9709 Email: TSReturns@ets.org DISMISSAL FROM A TEST CENTER (COMPUTER-DELIVERED AND PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS) A test administrator is authorized to dismiss you from a test session and/or your scores may be canceled by E T S for actions such as, but not limited to, the following: --attempting to take the test for someone else or having someone else take the test for you --failing to provide acceptable identification --obtaining improper access to the test, a part of the test, or information about the test --possessing or using a telephone, cell phone, smart phone (e.g., iPhone or BlackBerry device), P D A, or other electronic, recording, listening, or photographic device. Such devices are prohibited at the test center. If you bring these devices to the test center, you will be dismissed from the test, forfeit your test fees, and will have your scores canceled by E T S even if dismissal is not enforced on the day of the test. --using any aids in connection with the test, such as: mechanical pencils, mechanical pens, pagers, beepers, calculators (unless specifically permitted or required for a particular test), watch calculators, books, pamphlets, notes, unauthorized scratch paper, rulers, highlighter pens, stereos or radios with headphones, telephones, cell phones, watch alarms (including those with flashing lights or alarm sounds), stop watches, dictionaries, translators, compasses, protractors, rulers, and any handheld electronic, recording/listening, or photographic devices --creating a disturbance (Disruptive behavior in any form will not be tolerated. The test administrator and E T S have sole discretion in determining what constitutes disruptive behavior.) --attempting to give or receive assistance. Discussion or sharing of test content or answers during the test administration, during breaks, or after the test is prohibited. Communication in any form is not permitted during the test administration. --removing or attempting to remove test content from the test center. Under no circumstances may test content or any part of the test content be removed, reproduced, and/or disclosed by any means (e.g., hard copy, verbally, electronically) to any person or entity. --tampering with a computer --attempting to remove scratch paper from the computer-delivered testing room or using scratch paper during untimed sections or during breaks. If you are observed using any document other than the designated scratch paper, the document will be confiscated by the test center staff. --bringing a weapon or firearm into the test center --bringing food, drink, or tobacco into the testing room --leaving the test center building during the test session or during breaks --leaving the testing room without permission. You are not permitted to go outside the test center building unless it is to use the restroom during the test administration, including breaks. --leaving the testing room before the test session is dismissed (except the unscheduled break during the testing session) --taking excessive or extended unscheduled breaks during the test session. Test administrators are required to strictly monitor unscheduled breaks and report test takers who take excessive or extended breaks. --referring to, looking through, or working on any test, or test section, when not authorized to do so, or working after time has been called --failing to follow any of the test administration regulations contained in this Bulletin, given by the test administrator, or specified in any test materials 16 ON TEST DAY (continued) E T S reserves the right to take all action -- including, but not limited to, barring you from future testing and/or canceling your scores -- for failure to comply with test administration regulations or the test administrator's directions. If your scores are canceled, they will not be reported, and your test fees will not be refunded. REGISTERING A COMPLAINT If you think conditions at the test center were such that you were unable to perform satisfactorily, you may cancel your score(s). You may also request a retest. However, E T S will investigate before responding to your request. Complaints need to be received in writing no later than seven (7) business days after the administration. Complaints received after this period will not be accepted. Please see page 8 for additional information. Also, please note that retests cannot be offered once scores for a specific test date have been reported. SCORES AND SCORE REPORTING Reporting your Test scores COMPUTER-DELIVERED AND PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS If you test in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, or Wyoming, a copy of your scores will automatically be sent to that state's teacher credentialing agency. If you completed or are planning to complete an approved teacher education program in Alaska, Guam, Iowa, Maine, New Mexico, Texas, US Virgin Islands, Wisconsin or Wyoming, you must designate your educational institution as a score recipient. If you are applying for licensure in one of these states, but completed your teacher preparation in another state, you must submit an E T S score report to the Alaska Education & Early Development, Guam Commission for Education Certification, Iowa Department of Education, Maine Department of Education, New Mexico State Department of Education, State Board for Education Certification, Virgin Islands Department of Education, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, or The Wyoming Professional Teacher Standards Board, along with your licensure application. Note to Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology test takers: Please refer to the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Attending Institution/Recipient Code List to designate an attending institution and a score recipient (see Praxis website). Your score report will be available to you online on the score report release date, approximately four weeks after the test date. (See the last page of this Bulletin for score report release dates for each test date.) Online scores are downloadable and available for one year from the score reporting date. You can also request your scores to be sent to up to three score recipients.* (* E T S reserves the right to refrain from sending score reports (1) to entities that have been found to violate the Guidelines for Proper Use of The Praxis Series and Related Assessments, and (2) to entities against which complaints of violation have been made pending completion of E T S's inquiry into the claimed violation(s).) In order for your attending institution (college or university where you received training that most closely relates to the test(s) you are taking) to receive a copy of your score report, you MUST list the institution as a score recipient. Individual score reports are NOT sent to attending institutions unless they are designated as a score recipient. For a fee you can request more than three (3) score recipients. See "Additional Score Reports (A S Rs)" on page 17. Your scores for a specific test will be sent to a designated recipient only if that institution or agency is eligible to receive those test scores. For exceptions, please see "Confidentiality of Information" on page 19. Score reports will list your current score and highest score earned on each test taken over the last ten (10) years. You will receive passing score information on your score report for those score recipients you designated when you registered. If you list an institution as a score recipient, the passing score information you receive will be based on the scores set by the teacher licensing agency of the state in which the institution is located. Passing score information will be provided for the highest score for each test taken and listed on your score report. The passing score information is based on the most recent information The Praxis Series program has for each agency, association, or organization. Score recipients you choose on the registration form and the Additional Score Report Request form will receive passing score information that is pertinent only to them. They will not receive passing score information for other agencies, associations, or organizations. Official score reports will not be released if you have an outstanding balance, which may include an outstanding balance for previous services from The Praxis Series program. Scores from the 2012-13 testing year will be available for reporting on additional score reports for ten (10) years. Test taker background data will be retained for the same time period. Detailed information from current score reports is available for only three (3) months after the scores are initially reported. For more information about your scores, you may download Understanding Your Praxis Scores from the Praxis website at www.ets.org/praxis. COMPUTER-DELIVERED TESTS Some, but not all, computer-delivered Praxis tests will offer you an opportunity to view unofficial scores at the end of your testing session. If an unofficial score is not provided for your test, it means that further analysis must be conducted before scoring can be completed. 17 SCORES AND SCORE REPORTS (continued) This does NOT indicate any problem with the administration of your test and will NOT result in any delay of the reporting of your official score. Once you have viewed your scores -- whether you view the unofficial scores at the testing center, or you view your official score report, approximately 10-15 business days after your test -- you will not have the option to cancel them. You may cancel your scores at the test center or by submitting the Request for Score Cancellation Form at http://www.ets.org/praxis/scores/services/cancel_scores/ to E T S within one week of your test date. Once your scores have been cancelled, they will not be reported, and they cannot be reinstated on your record. You will not receive a refund if you choose to cancel your scores. You will review unofficial scores for multiple-choice tests at the test center; however, because of the scoring process, you will not view scores for tests that include constructed-response questions at that time. Test centers cannot provide printed copies of score reports. Your official scores will be supplied to your score recipients and available for you to view, print, and download by accessing the online user account you created within 10-15 business days after you take the test for most test titles. Scores for tests that are administered during a specific testing window will be available by web 10-15 business days after the testing window closes (regardless of the specific day on which you tested within that window). To obtain scores by phone, see the section under Scoring Services below. PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS Score reports will be available online approximately four weeks after the test date for constructed response tests and approximately three weeks after the test date for multiple choice tests. Online scores are downloadable and available for one year from the score reporting date. Your scores may be delayed if you do not: --Fill out your answer sheet properly and grid the correct ovals --Provide the same identifying information on your registration form and answer sheet --Write your constructed response or essay on the assigned page Questions That Do Not Count Toward Your Score The test(s) you take may include one or more questions that do not count toward your score. These "pretest questions" are new questions that are being tried out in actual test administrations. Test takers are not told which questions are in this category because E T S needs to determine how such questions function under actual testing conditions. Nonscorable questions may appear in some, but not all, Praxis tests. Scoring Services SCORES BY PHONE (COMPUTER-DELIVERED AND PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS) Fee: 30 dollars per request Some test takers prefer to get their scores by phone. The Scores-by-Phone service usually provides scores for paper-delivered tests approximately 4 days earlier than they are available by web. There is a 30 dollar fee per request. If you want to know your scores sooner, call 1-877-E T S-TEACH (1-877-387-8322) (see page 8 for other contact information for this service) any time on or after the dates below. Scores are available through this service for tests taken over the past ten (10) years. To use this service, you need to have your social security or candidate I D number, test date, and date of birth information. For ALL PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS on September 22, 2012, CALL ON OR AFTER October 12, 2012 for multiple choice tests and CALL ON OR AFTER October 19, 2012 for constructed response tests. For ALL PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS on November 3, 2012, CALL ON OR AFTER November 23, 2012 for multiple choice tests and CALL ON OR AFTER November 30, 2012 for constructed response tests. For ALL PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS on January 26, 2013, CALL ON OR AFTER February 15, 2013 for multiple choice tests and CALL ON OR AFTER February 22, 2013 for constructed response tests. For ALL PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS on April 13, 2013, CALL ON OR AFTER May 3, 2013 for multiple choice tests and CALL ON OR AFTER May 10, 2013 for constructed response tests. For ALL PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS on June 8, 2013, CALL ON OR AFTER June 28, 2013 for multiple choice tests and CALL ON OR AFTER July 5, 2013 for constructed response tests. For ALL PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS on July 20, 2013, CALL ON OR AFTER August 9, 2013 for multiple choice tests and CALL ON OR AFTER August 16, 2013 for constructed response tests. For ALL COMPUTER-DELIVERED TESTS given by appointment, CALL ON OR AFTER 10 business days following testing for multiple choice tests and CALL ON OR AFTER 15 business days following testing for constructed response tests. ADDITIONAL SCORE REPORTS (A S Rs) (COMPUTER-DELIVERED AND PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS) Fee: 40 dollars each At your request, E T S will send your scores and reportable background information to additional institutions or agencies. You may complete your request online, by mail, phone, or fax. To make an A S R request online, log in or set up an account on the Praxis online registration site. On the "My Praxis Home" page, click on "Order Additional Score Reports" under the "My Test Registrations and Orders" section. Follow the online instructions to complete your order. To request an A S R by mail or fax, download and complete the Additional Score Report form located on the website at www.ets.org/praxis. Telegram requests will not be processed. E T S will process your score report (indicating only the highest score earned on each test) within ten (10) working days after your request and payment are received. When you ask E T S to send additional score reports to institutions or agencies, you automatically authorize E T S to report your highest scores for all tests taken over the past ten (10) years. These could include test results from Praxis 1 Pre-Professional Skills Tests (P P S T), and Praxis 2 Subject Assessments. (Scores for a specific test will be sent to a recipient only if that recipient is eligible to receive those scores.) If scores have not been reported from a current administration and you want the institutions or agencies listed on your Additional Score Report Request form combined with those listed on your registration form, check the appropriate box on the form. Current and highest scores will then be reported to all recipients requested. You will automatically receive a copy of your score report confirming that your score report was sent. SCORE VERIFICATION/REVIEW SERVICE (COMPUTER-DELIVERED AND PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS) Fee: see "Fees for Tests and Related Services" on page 9 Multiple-choice answer sheets are machine scored, which gives virtually 100 percent accuracy. However, occasionally test takers feel their scores have been reported incorrectly. You may request verification of a multiple-choice test score if you feel the score is in error. (NOTE: Multiple-choice questions on computer-delivered tests are not available for score verification because those answers are scored once at the test center, then transmitted to E T S, where they are verified before being reported.) All constructed-response and essay scorers have been carefully trained and follow strict scoring procedures. Each test that contains one or more constructed-responses or essays is scored by more than one scorer. However, if you feel that your score for a constructed-response or essay test does not accurately reflect your performance, you may request a score review of your test. To have a score verification for a multiple-choice test or a score review of a test containing a constructed-response or essay, download and complete the Score Verification Request form from the Praxis website at www.ets.org/praxis/scores/services and send it to E T S with the proper fee. Your request must be received within four (4) months of the test date. If there is a change in your reported score, the revised score (which may be higher or lower than your originally reported score) will be reported to you and to the recipients of the original score, and your verification fee will be refunded. Your test books and answer sheets are not available for disclosure. Please note that your score for a specific test will be verified/reviewed only once. 18 SCORES AND SCORE REPORTING (continued) Cancellation of Scores By You COMPUTER-DELIVERED TESTS Before viewing your scores, the computer gives you the option of canceling your scores when you finish each test. NOTE: If you are taking the combined PPST, Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects, or Middle School: Multiple Subjects tests and choose to cancel your scores, scores from all sections of that test will be canceled. Once you have viewed your scores, they cannot be canceled. If you choose to cancel your scores, you cannot view them on the computer screen and they cannot be reinstated. You will not receive a refund if you cancel your scores. PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS You may cancel your scores from a particular test session if your written request is received at E T S within one (1) week after the test date. (E T S cannot honor requests to have scores from previous test administrations deleted from your permanent records.) To cancel your scores, complete and submit the Request for Score Cancellation form from the Praxis website at www.ets.org/praxis. You will not receive a refund of any fee when you cancel your scores. Once scores have been canceled, they will not be reported, nor will they be reinstated on your record. Cancellation of scores by E T S COMPUTER-DELIVERED AND PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS E T S strives to report scores that accurately reflect the performance of every test taker. Accordingly, E T S's standards and procedures for administering tests have two primary goals: giving test takers equivalent opportunities to demonstrate their abilities, and preventing any test takers from gaining an unfair advantage over others. To promote these objectives, E T S reserves the right to cancel any test score when, in E T S's judgment, any of the following conditions arise: a testing irregularity occurs; there is an apparent discrepancy in a test taker's identification; the test taker engages in misconduct or plagiarism; or the score is invalid for another reason. Reviews of scores by E T S are confidential. When, for any of the above reasons, E T S cancels a test score that has already been reported, it notifies score recipients that the score has been canceled, but it does not disclose the reason for cancellation except when authorized to do so by the test taker and in certain group cases. Test takers whose scores are canceled will forfeit their test fees, and must pay to take the tests again at a future administration. No record of score cancellations, or the reason for cancellation, will appear on their future score reports sent to colleges and universities. Note: For paper-delivered testing, the retest option is available only to test takers in the United States and Canada. The arbitration option is available only for tests administered in the united States. Testing Irregularities "Testing Irregularities" refers to problems with the administration of a test. Testing irregularities may result from actions of test taker's, test center personnel, E T S, or from man-made causes. When testing irregularities occur, they may affect an individual or groups of test takers. Such problems include, without limitation, administrative errors (such as improper timing, improper seating, defective materials (e.g., improper or damaged test forms), and defective equipment); improper access to test content; and other disruptions of test administrations (such as natural disasters or other emergencies). When testing irregularities occur, E T S may decline to score the test, or cancel the test score. When in E T S's judgment it is appropriate to do so, E T S gives affected test takers the opportunity to take the test again as soon as possible without charge. Identification Discrepancies When in E T S's judgment, or the judgment of test center personnel, there is a discrepancy in a test taker's identification, the test taker may be dismissed from the test center. In addition, E T S may decline to score the test, or cancel the test score if the documents completed on test day cannot be authenticated. If test scores are canceled by E T S, the test fees will NOT be refunded. Misconduct When E T S or test center personnel find that there is misconduct in connection with a test, the test taker may be dismissed from the test center, or E T S may decline to score the test, or cancel the test score. Test takers whose scores are canceled will forfeit their test fees. Misconduct includes, but is not limited to, noncompliance with the "Test Center Procedures and Regulations," on pages 14-16 of this Bulletin. Invalid Scores E T S may also cancel scores if, in its judgment, there is substantial evidence that they are invalid for any other reason. Substantial evidence means evidence that is sufficient to persuade a reasonable person, the substantial evidence is lower (i.e., requires less proof) than reasonable doubt, clear and convincing, and preponderance of the evidence standards. Evidence of invalid scores may include, without limitation, discrepant handwriting, unusual answer patterns, and inconsistent performance on different parts of the test. Before canceling scores pursuant to this paragraph, E T S notifies the test taker in writing about its concerns, gives the test taker an opportunity to submit information that addresses E T S's concerns, considers any such information submitted, and offers the test taker a choice of options. The options may include voluntary score cancellation, a free retest, or arbitration in accordance with E T S's standard Arbitration Agreement. In addition, the test taker is sent a copy of a booklet, Why and How Educational Testing Service Questions Test Scores, which explains this process in greater detail. (This booklet is available to any test taker at any time on request from the E T S Office of Testing Integrity. Call 1-800-353-8570 or Email TSReturns@ets.org.) When essay scores are canceled because an essay is unusually similar to other test takers' essays, or because the essay contains unattributed material, only the retest score is reported for the essay; the score for the questioned essay is not released. Your essay responses on the writing or constructed-response items will be reviewed by experienced E T S essay readers during the scoring process. E T S reserves the right to cancel test scores of any test taker when an essay response includes, any of the following: --text that is unusually similar to that found in one or more other Praxis essay responses; --quoting or paraphrasing, without attribution, language or ideas that appear in published or unpublished sources; --unacknowledged use of work that has been produced through collaboration with others without citation of the contribution of others; --essays submitted as work of the test taker that appear to have, been borrowed in whole or in part from elsewhere or prepared by another person. When one or more of the above circumstances occur, E T S may conclude, that the essay response in E T S's professional judgment, does not reflect the independent writing skills that this test seeks to measure. When E T S reaches that conclusion, it cancels the essay score and cannot report scores for this test, of which the essay score is an indispensable part. 19 SCORES AND SCORE REPORTS (continued) Confidentiality of Information COMPUTER-DELIVERED AND PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS E T S recognizes your right to control the information about you that is stored by E T S. Its policies are designed to safeguard your information from unauthorized disclosure. Your score report is intended only for you and for your designated score recipients. However, background information as noted on the registration form is reported to some states and institutions. To protect your right to control the distribution of your scores, reports will be released only at your specific written request and only to E T S-approved score recipients. Every recipient must be specified by you in writing on one of the designated forms or in correspondence. E T S will not release your scores at the request of institutions or agencies except: --for use in research studies approved by The Praxis Series program and that preserve your anonymity --when information is required under compulsion of legal processes --when a state's central regents office or board of governors requests copies of scores that have been reported to its member institutions --when test takers at a regular or special administration have been informed by the administrator beforehand that their scores will automatically be released to the state --when test takers have been notified in the Bulletin that a particular state requiring scores has arranged for all individuals tested in that state to have their scores sent directly from E T S --Sections 205 through 208 of Title II of the Higher Education Act (H E A) as amended in 2008 (P L 110-315) call for accountability for programs that prepare teachers. Section 205 of Title 2 requires reports from each institution of higher education (I H E) that conducts a traditional teacher preparation program or an alternative route to state certification or licensure program and that enrolls students receiving federal assistance under H E A (e.g., Title 4). The report will contain aggregate data only and will not include any information that identifies test takers. --when a branch institution requests scores previously sent to its main office or vice versa Official score reports for properly designated recipients are sent directly from E T S to ensure the authenticity of the reports. Note that whenever E T S has confirmed that you have submitted a Praxis test score directly to an educational institution, agency, or district in satisfaction of one of its requirements, E T S will respond to requests for score verification from that recipient. Uses of Scores COMPUTER-DELIVERED AND PAPER-DELIVERED TESTS E T S does not set passing scores for the tests. The Praxis Series tests user states, institutions, and associations set their own passing scores. Following the direction provided in the Guidelines for Proper Use of The Praxis Series(TM) and Related Assessments, E T S offers its score recipients professional counsel regarding the purpose and appropriate application of the test scores. E T S's agreement with state agencies and associations that use The Praxis Series tests for decisions about the certification of educators requires that test scores be used only in conjunction with other criteria. All states and associations that use The Praxis Series tests are surveyed to obtain information about the qualifying scores that are required on these tests. However, the E T S file is not official and may not reflect changes in test requirements that are implemented between surveys. If you have any questions about state or association requirements or passing scores, contact that state or association directly. Test Takers' Performance Data Test takers' performance data may be used in analysis samples, score interpretation data, group statistics, and research studies. Test takers' constructed responses may be used in E T S materials to train scorers, to help score recipients interpret scores, or to help test takers prepare for the test. In each instance, all identifying information will be removed. 20 COMPUTER-DELIVERED TEST Authorization Voucher Request The form fields in the following form are identified by several underscores. This form is best viewed/printed from the Adobe P D F version. If paying by paper check or money order, mail this completed form with your test fee to: E T S-Computer-Delivered Test Box 371859 Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7859 __Check here if you are not requesting testing accommodations. __Check here if you are requesting testing accommodations. Before you fill out this form, you must create a profile at www.ets.org/praxis/register. When you create your profile, a candidate ID number will be assigned to you. Please enter that candidate ID number in the space provided below. PLEASE PRINT ALL INFORMATION CALLED FOR BELOW. NAME: Print your last name, first name, and middle initial. Last Name - first 15 letters _________ First Name - first 10 letters __________ M.I. _________ MAILING ADDRESS: Number and Street (include apartment number)___ City _____ State _____ Zip Code (U.S. only) _______ Country Code (Outside U.S. and P.R. only) ________ EMAIL ADDRESS ___________ DATE OF BIRTH Month _______ Day _______ Year _______ SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ______________ DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER __________ Candidate ID (if known)____________ TEST CODE ___________ TEST NAME _____________________________________________ PAYMENT Please make check or money order payable to E T S-The Praxis Series. Do not send cash. Orders received without payment or with incorrect payment may be returned. NOTE: By sending your check to us, you authorize E T S to convert the check into an electronic fund transfer. Please be aware that your bank account may be debited as soon as the same day we receive your payment and you will not receive a canceled check. If you do not have sufficient funds in your account, an additional service fee of 20 dollars will be added to your account. __ Payment enclosed If you are requesting testing accommodations and are paying by credit or debit card, please complete the information below AND mail to E T S-The Praxis Series, P O Box 6054, Princeton, N J 08541-6054. PLEASE do NOT mail to the address listed above. Charge Card Account Number Expiration Date (MM/YY) Cardholder's Signature ___American Express (R) ____Discover (R) ___JCB(R) ____MasterCard(R) ___Visa(R) Charge Card Account Number ____________________ Expiration Date (MM/YY)____________________ Cardholder's Signature ___________________ 21 The form fields in the following form are identified between the less than and greater than sign. Some form fields are identified intentionally as . This form is best viewed/printed from the Adobe P D F version. CERTIFICATION OF DOCUMENTATION For Test Takers Whose Primary Language Is Not English If paying by paper check, money order, or U.S. Postal Service money order, mail to: E T S-The Praxis Series Box 382065 Pittsburgh, P A 15251-8065 If paying via credit or debit card, see the address information on page 10 of this Bulletin. If you have previously registered and your request for accommodations has been approved by E T S, you need to submit the Eligibility Form on page 22. See "If Your Primary Language Is Not English" on page 10 for more information. TO BE COMPLETED BY A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL AND SENT TO E T S WITH THE TEST TAKER'S ELIGIBILITY FORM, REGISTRATION FORM, AND TEST FEES. DO NOT MAIL THIS FORM SEPARATELY TO E T S. Complete and sign. Cross out material within brackets that does not apply. 1. I, , am [a qualified ESL teacher/coordinator, foreign language department supervisor/chairperson, or other appropriate professional (specify) ] at . I have held that position since . 2. I have worked with and/or reviewed pertinent documentation about . I certify that English is not the test taker's primary language. The test taker's primary language is . 3. The test taker is taking one or more Praxis tests to meet the requirements of . The score recipient code is . 4. In the event Educational Testing Service (E T S) requests a copy of the documentation described above, I promise to send E T S, for its consideration, any information pertinent to establishing the need for these accommodations (pursuant to the test taker's permission on the Eligibility Form) sufficiently in advance of the test administration date in question to permit complete processing. (*Must be original signature. Photocopy of signature or stamped signature will not be accepted. An embossed school seal must be affixed over the signature or the signature must be notarized.) <Institution> <EMBOSSED SCHOOL SEAL OR NOTARY STAMP> <Telephone and/or T D D/T T Y Number> <Fax Number> <Email> <page> 22 The form fields in the following form are identified between the less than and greater than sign. Some form fields are identified intentionally as <blank>. this form is best viewed/printed from the Adobe P D F version. ELIGIBILITY FORM For Test Takers Whose Primary Language Is Not English If paying by paper check, money order, or U.S. Postal Service money order, mail to: E T S-The Praxis Series Box 382065 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-8065 If paying via credit or debit card, see the address information on page 10 of this Bulletin. TO BE COMPLETED BY THE TEST TAKER I attest that the information about me provided on the Certification of Documentation form is true to the best of my knowledge. If the certification document is not sufficient for me to obtain the accommodation sought, I give permission to release to E T S a copy of any pertinent information required to establish the need for the accommodation described therein. I understand that the necessary information must be available to E T S sufficiently in advance of the test administration date to provide time to process my request and implement the requested accommodations. I further understand that E T S does not waive its right to request this documentation if necessary after the test administration date. I acknowledge that my request for this accommodation will not be processed if I alter or revise the certification document in any way after it has been completed by the appropriate official. This information will be protected by the terms of E T S's Confidentiality of Information on page 19 of the Praxis Bulletin. I am taking one or more Praxis tests to meet the requirements of <Institution/State/Agency>. The score recipient code is <blank> <Date> <Signature of Test Taker> THE FOLLOWING SECTION MUST BE COMPLETED EACH TIME YOU REGISTER TO TEST UNDER THIS NONSTANDARD POLICY I have previously submitted documentation that English is not my primary language and approved documentation is on file at E T S. (Indicate test date for which documentation is on file: <blank>.) My candidate ID number is <blank>. <Date> <Signature of Test Taker> <Print Name> <page> 23 REGISTRATION LISTS You will need to refer to the lists below to complete a paper delivered registration form. These lists are available on the Praxis website at www.ets.org/praxis. --Test Centers (List B) - locate a test center to register for standard test administration. --Primary Language Is Not English Test Centers - locate a test center if you are submitting a request for testing accommodations if your primary language is not English. --Attending Institution/Recipient Codes (List C) - find the code(s) (preceded by an A) for the institution(s) where you received training relevant to the test; find the code(s) (preceded by an R) for the institution(s) where you want your score reports sent. --Audiology/Speech Language Pathology Attending Institution/Recipient Codes - find the code(s) (preceded by an A) for the institution(s) where you received training relevant to the test; find the code(s) (preceded by an R) for the agency, professional association, or organization where you would like score reports sent. --State/Agency Codes (List D) - find the code that designates the agency, professional association, or organization for which you would like to receive passing score information. --Major and Certification Field Codes (List E) - find the code(s) for your undergraduate major field and the field(s) in which you are seeking certification. --Citizenship & Country or Region Codes - refer to this list if your address is outside the U.S., U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, or Puerto Rico. --Abbreviations - refer to this list for proper postal service abbreviations. DIRECTORY STATE AGENCIES AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS and ORGANIZATIONS PHONE DIRECTORY Alabama 334-242-9983 Alaska 907-465-2831 Arkansas 501-682-4342 California 888-921-2682 Colorado 303-866-6628 Connecticut 860-713-6969 Delaware 302-735-4120 District of Columbia 202-741-5881 Guam 671-735-2447 Hawaii 808-586-2616 Idaho 208-332-6800 Indiana 317-232-9010 Iowa 515-281-3427 Kansas 785-296-2288 Kentucky 502-564-4606 Louisiana 877-453-2721 Maine 207-624-6600 Maryland 410-767-0412 Michigan 517-335-6615 Minnesota 651-582-8691 Mississippi 601-359-3483 Missouri 573-751-0051 Montana 406-444-3150 Nebraska 402-471-0739 Nevada 775-687-9115 New Hampshire 603-271-2408 New Jersey 609-292-2070 North Carolina 919-807-3310 North Dakota 701-328-9641 Ohio 614-466-3593 Oklahoma 405-521-3337 Oregon 503-378-3586 Pennsylvania 717-783-6788 Rhode Island 401-222-4600 South Carolina 803-734-8466 South Dakota 605-773-3553 Tennessee 615-532-4885 United States Virgin Islands 340-774-4546 Utah 801-538-7740 Vermont 802-828-0449 Virginia 804-225-2022 Washington 360-725-6400 West Virginia 304-558-7010 Wisconsin 608-266-1879 Wyoming 800-674-6893 American Speech-Language - Hearing Association: 301-296-5700 Department of Defense Education Activity: 703-588-3904 National Association of School Psychologists: 301-657-0270 <page> 24 PRAXIS TESTS WITH SPECIFIC ADMINISTRATIONS Computer-Delivered Testing Windows 2012-2013 Each of the computer-delivered Praxis tests are offered during specific testing windows throughout the year. Please visit the Praxis website at http://www.ets.org/praxis/register/computer for details. Test Code 5134, Test Title Art: Content Knowledge Test Code 5235, Test Title Biology: Content Knowledge Test Code 5101, Test Title Business Education: Content Knowledge Test Code 5245, Test Title Chemistry: Content Knowledge Test Code 5087, Test Title Citizenship Education: Content Knowledge Test Code 5022, Test Title Early Childhood: Content Knowledge Test Code 5571, Test Title Earth & Space Sciences: Content Knowledge Test Code 5021, Test Title Education of Young Children Test Code 5411, Test Title Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision Test Code 5044, Test Title English Language, Literature & Composition: Content and Analysis Test Code 5041, Test Title English Language, Literature & Composition: Content Knowledge Test Code 5015, Test Title Elementary Education: Instructional Practice and Applications Test Code 5031, Test Title Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (subtests: 5032, 5033, 5034, 5035) Test Code 5121, Test Title Family & Consumer Sciences Test Code 5174, Test Title French: World Language Test Code 5511, Test Title Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge Test Code 5435, Test Title General Science: Content Knowledge Test Code 5183, Test Title German: World Language Test Code 5856, Test Title Health and Physical Education: Content Knowledge Test Code 5550, Test Title Health Education Test Code 5023, Test Title Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Test Code 5311, Test Title Library Media Specialist Test Code 5665, Test Title Mandarin: World Language Test Code 5146, Test Title Middle School: Content Knowledge Test Code 5049, Test Title Middle School: English Language Arts Test Code 5141, Test Title Middle School: Multiple Subjects (subtests: 5142,Test Title 5143, 5144, 5145) Test Code 5439, Test Title Middle School: Science Test Code 5089, Test Title Middle School: Social Studies Test Code 5113, Test Title Music: Content Knowledge Test Code 5152, Test Title Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Core Assessment (subtests: 5153, 5154, 5155) Test Code 5156, Test Title Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Subject Concentration: English Language Arts Test Code 5157, Test Title Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Subject Concentration: Social Studies Test Code 5158, Test Title Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Subject Concentration: Mathematics Test Code 5159, Test Title Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Subject Concentration: Science Test Code 5095, Test Title Physical Education: Content Design Test Code 5091, Test Title Physical Education: Content Knowledge Test Code 5265, Test Title Physics: Content Knowledge Test Code 5531, Test Title Pre-Kindergarten Education Test Code 5086, Test Title Social Studies: Content and Interpretation Test Code 5621, Test Title Principles of Learning & Teaching: Early Childhood Test Code 5622, Test Title Principles of Learning & Teaching: Grades K-6 Test Code 5623, Test Title Principles of Learning & Teaching: Grades 5-9 Test Code 5624, Test Title Principles of Learning & Teaching: Grades 7-12 Test Code 5421, Test Title Professional School Counselor Test Code 5201, Test Title Reading Across the Curriculum: Elementary Test Code 5306, Test Title Reading for Virginia Educators: Elementary and Special Education Test Code 5304, Test Title Reading for Virginia Educators: Reading Specialist Test Code 5301, Test Title Reading Specialist Test Code 5195, Test Title Spanish: World Language Test Code 5354, Test Title Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications Test Code 5543, Test Title Special Education: Core Knowledge and Mild to Moderate Applications Test Code 5545, Test Title Special Education: Core Knowledge and Severe to Profound Applications Test Code 5330, Test Title Speech-Language Pathology Test Code 5204, Test Title Teaching Reading Test Code 5941, Test Title World and U.S. History: Content Knowledge <page> 25 PRAXIS TESTS WITH SPECIFIC PAPER-DELIVERED ADMINISTRATIONS Note: Tests not listed in the chart below will be administered on all paper-delivered test dates. PRAXIS Subject Assessments The tests listed below will be administered four times per testing year on the dates specified below September 22, 2012 November 3, 2012 April 13, 2013 July 20, 2013 (0700) Agriculture (0900) Agriculture (C A) (0780) Agriculture (P A) (0135) Art: Content & Analysis (0341) Audiology (0020) Biology and General Science (0030) Biology and General Science (0233) Biology: Content Essays (0231) Biology: Content Knowledge Part 1 (0631) Braille Proficiency (0101) Business Education (0242) Chemistry: Content Essays (0070) Chemistry, Physics, and General Science (0087) Citizenship Education: Content Knowledge (0800) Communication (0811) Cooperative Education (0867) Driver Education (0571) Earth and Space Sciences: Content Knowledge (0911) Economics (0272) Education of deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (0021) Education of Young Children (0044) English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content and Analysis (0831) Environmental Education (0433) General Science: Content Knowledge, Part 1 (0432) General Science: Content Knowledge, Part 2 (0921) Geography (0357) Gifted Education (0931) Government/Political Science (0023) Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (0601) Latin (0311) Library Media Specialist (0234) Life Science: Pedagogy (0561) Marketing Education (0063) Mathematics: Proofs, Models, and Problems, Part 1 (0439) Middle School Science (0089) Middle School Social Studies (0481) Physical Science: Content Knowledge (0483) Physical Science: Pedagogy (0262) Physics: Content Essays (0265) Physics: Content Knowledge (0390) Psychology (0201) Reading Across the Curriculum: Elementary (0860) Safety/Driver Education (0211) School Social Worker: Content Knowledge (0950) Sociology (0086) Social Studies: Content and Interpretation (0272) Special Education: Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (0881) Special Education: Teaching Speech to Students with Language Impairments (0321) Special Education: Teaching Students with Mental Retardation (0282) Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments (0221) Speech Communication: Content Knowledge (0048) Teaching Foundations: English (0068) Teaching Foundations: Mathematics (0528) Teaching Foundations: Multiple Subjects (0438) Teaching Foundations: Science (0051) Technology Education (0204) Teaching Reading (0890) Vocational General Knowledge (0841) World Language: Pedagogy The tests listed below will be administered three times per testing year on the dates specified below November 3, 2012 April 13, 2013 July 20, 2013 (0242) Chemistry: Content Essays (0304) Reading for Virginia Educators: Reading Specialists (0941) World and U.S. History: Content Knowledge The tests listed below will be administered three times per testing year on the dates specified below September 22, 2012 November 3, 2012 July 20, 2013 (0121) Family and Consumer Sciences (0095) Physical Education: Content and Design (0531) Pre-Kindergarten Education (0545) Special Education: Core Knowledge and Severe 2 Profound Applications All administrations EXCEPT for June 8, 2013 (0111) Music: Concepts and Processes (0114) Music: Content and Instruction (0691) Special Education: Preschool/Early Childhood (0371) Special Education: Teaching Students with Behavioral Disorders/Emotional Disturbances (0383) Special Education: Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities (0051) Technology Education All administrations EXCEPT for September 22, 2012 (0306) Reading for Virginia Educators: Elementary and Special Education November 3, 2012 January 26, 2013 April 13, 2013 July 20, 2013 (0092) Physical Education: Movement Forms - Analysis and Design (0951) Social Sciences: Content Knowledge (0641) Theatre <page> 26 2012-13 PAPER-DELIVERED TEST DATES Register online for Praxis tests at http://www.ets.org/praxis/register/paper/ Test Dates: September 22, 2012, November 3, 2012* (*P L N E test date), January 26, 2013, April 13, 2013* (*P L N E test date), June 8, 2013, July 20, 2013* (*P L N E test date). The following information pertains to the September 22, 2012 test date: Registration must be received by: August 23, 2012 (Allow 7-10 days for delivery of mail within the continental United States and more time for delivery to other areas.) Extended registration must be received by: August 30, 2012 (with 45 dollar extended fee) Emergency Registration must be received by: September 14, 2012 (web only with 75 dollar fee) (Please refer to page 11 for Emergency Registration information.) Centers outside U.S. or in U.S. territories: July 26, 2012 (U.S. Virgin Islands should adhere to regular registration deadlines.) Monday centers in the U.S. or Puerto Rico: August 9, 2012 Multiple-choice scores by phone: October 12, 2012 Multiple-choice approximate score report date: October 16, 2012 (All test takers, regardless of registration method, will access their score reports online. Paper score reports will not be mailed.) Constructed response scores by phone: October 19, 2012 Constructed response approximate score reporting date: October 23, 2012 (All test takers, regardless of registration method, will access their score reports online. Paper score reports will not be mailed.) The following information pertains to the November 3, 2012 test date* (*P L N E test date): Registration must be received by: October 4, 2012 (Allow 7-10 days for delivery of mail within the continental United States and more time for delivery to other areas.) Extended registration must be received by: October 11, 2012 (with 45 dollar extended fee) Emergency registration must be received by: October 26, 2012 (web only with 75 dollar fee) (Please refer to page 11 for Emergency Registration information.) Centers outside U.S. or in U.S. territories: September 6, 2012 (U.S. Virgin Islands should adhere to regular registration deadlines.) Monday centers in the U.S. or Puerto Rico: September 20, 2012 Multiple-choice scores by phone: November 23, 2012 Multiple-choice approximate score report date: November 27, 2012 (All test takers, regardless of registration method, will access their score reports online. Paper score reports will not be mailed.) Constructed response scores by phone: November 30, 2012 Constructed response approximate score reporting dates: December 4, 2012 (All test takers, regardless of registration method, will access their score reports online. Paper score reports will not be mailed.) The following information pertains to the January 26, 2013 test date: Registration must be received by: December 27, 2012 (Allow 7-10 days for delivery of mail within the continental United States and more time for delivery to other areas.) Extended registration must be received by: January 3, 2013 (with 45 dollar extended fee) Emergency registration must be received by: January 18, 2013 (web only with 75 dollar fee) (Please refer to page 11 for Emergency Registration information.) Centers outside U.S. or in U.S. territories: November 29, 2012 (U.S. Virgin Islands should adhere to regular registration deadlines.) Monday centers in the U.S. or Puerto Rico: December 13, 2012 Multiple-choice scores by phone: February 15, 2013 Multiple-choice approximate score report date: February 19, 2013 (All test takers, regardless of registration method, will access their score reports online. Paper score reports will not be mailed.) Constructed response scores by phone: February 22, 2013 Constructed response approximate score reporting date: February 26, 2013 (All test takers, regardless of registration method, will access their score reports online. Paper score reports will not be mailed.) The following information pertains to the April 13, 2013 test date* (*P L N E test date): Registration must be received by: March 14, 2013 (Allow 7-10 days for delivery of mail within the continental United States and more time for delivery to other areas.) Extended registration must be received by: March 21, 2013 (with 45 dollar extended fee) Emergency registration must be received by: April 5, 2013 (web only with 75 dollar fee) (Please refer to page 11 for Emergency Registration information.) Centers outside U.S. or in U.S. territories: February 14, 2013 (U.S. Virgin Islands should adhere to regular registration deadlines.) Monday centers in the U.S. or Puerto Rico: February 28, 2013 Multiple-choice scores by phone: May 3, 2013 Multiple-choice approximate score report date: May 7, 2013 (All test takers, regardless of registration method, will access their score reports online. Paper score reports will not be mailed.) Constructed response scores by phone: May 10, 2013 Constructed response approximate score reporting date: May 14, 2013 (All test takers, regardless of registration method, will access their score reports online. Paper score reports will not be mailed.) The following information pertains to the June 8, 2013 test date: Registration must be received by: May 9, 2013 (Allow 7-10 days for delivery of mail within the continental United States and more time for delivery to other areas.) Extended registration must be received by: May 16, 2013 (with 45 dollar extended fee) Emergency registration must be received by: May 31, 2013 (web only with 75 dollar fee) (Please refer to page 11 for Emergency Registration information.) Centers outside U.S. or in U.S. territories: April 11, 2013 (U.S. Virgin Islands should adhere to regular registration deadlines.) Monday centers in the U.S. or Puerto Rico: April 25, 2013 Multiple-choice scores by phone: June 28, 2013 Multiple-choice approximate score report date: July 2, 2013 (All test takers, regardless of registration method, will access their score reports online. Paper score reports will not be mailed.) Constructed response scores by phone: July 5, 2013 Constructed response approximate score reporting date: July 9, 2013 (All test takers, regardless of registration method, will access their score reports online. Paper score reports will not be mailed.) The following information pertains to the July 20, 2013 test date * (*P L N E test date): Registration must be received by: June 20, 2013 (Allow 7-10 days for delivery of mail within the continental United States and more time for delivery to other areas.) Extended registration must be received by: June 27, 2013 (with 45 dollar extended fee) Emergency registration must be received by: July 12, 2013 (web only with 75 dollar fee) (Please refer to page 11 for Emergency Registration information.) Centers outside U.S. or in U.S. territories: May 23, 2013 (U.S. Virgin Islands should adhere to regular registration deadlines.) Monday centers in the U.S. or Puerto Rico: June 6, 2013 Multiple-choice scores by phone: August 9, 2013 Multiple-choice approximate score report date: August 13, 2013 (All test takers, regardless of registration method, will access their score reports online. Paper score reports will not be mailed.) Constructed response scores by phone: August 16, 2013 Constructed response approximate score reporting date: August 20, 2013 (All test takers, regardless of registration method, will access their score reports online. Paper score reports will not be mailed.) 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