Colorado

Colorado Test Requirements

Find your certification area below to determine which test(s) you need to take. For test prep materials, click the test title. Once you know which tests you should take, schedule your test.

Unless it’s specifically stated that a calculator is permitted or required for a particular test, you can’t use a calculator on any Praxis tests (see Calculator Use).

Score reporting

If you test in Colorado at a test center or at home, and your Praxis profile address is in Colorado, your score report will be sent automatically to the Colorado State Department of Education.
If you test outside Colorado or your Praxis profile address is not in Colorado, your scores are NOT automatically sent to the Colorado State Department of Education. To have your scores sent to the Colorado State Department of Education, you must select the Colorado State Department of Education (state code 7040) as a score recipient when you register.
For all methods of Praxis testing, to request additional score reports you must select the Colorado State Department of Education (state code 7040) with each additional score report request.

Tests required for specific licensure areas

To Be Certified in...	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Early Childhood Education (Birth-8)	Education of Young Children and	5024	160
	Teaching Reading: Elementary	5205	159

To Be Certified in...

You Need to Take

Test Code

Qualifying Score

Early Childhood Education (Birth-8)

Education of Young Children

and

5024

160

Teaching Reading: Elementary

5205

159

To Be Certified in...	You Need to Take...	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Elementary Education	Teaching Reading: Elementary and	5205	159
	Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle — Mathematics, Social Studies & Science (On-screen scientific calculator provided)	5901	¹
	Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle — Mathematics (On-screen scientific calculator provided)	5903	157
	Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle — Science (On-screen scientific calculator provided)	5905	159
	Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle — Social Studies	5904	155
	1 To pass the Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle — Mathematics, Social Studies & Science test you must receive a passing score on each subtest. If you wish to take all three subtests (5903, 5904, 5905) at the same time, select Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle — Mathematics, Social Studies & Science (5901) when registering. If you wish to take or retake an individual subtest, you may register to take just that subtest.

To Be Certified in...	You Need to Take...	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Agricultural and Renewable Natural Resources (7–12)	Agriculture	5701	147
Business (7–12)	Business Education: Content Knowledge (Calculator allowed)	5101	154
Business/Marketing (7–12)	Business Education: Content Knowledge (Calculator allowed)	5101	154
English Language Arts (7–12)	English Language Arts: Content Knowledge	5038	167
Family and Consumer Sciences (7–12)	Family and Consumer Sciences	5122	153
Marketing (7–12)	Marketing Education	5561	157
Mathematics (7–12)	Mathematics (On-screen graphing calculator provided)	5165	159
Middle School Mathematics (6–8)	Middle School Mathematics (On-screen graphing calculator provided)	5164	157
Science (7–12)	General Science: Content Knowledge	5435	152
Social Studies (7–12)	Social Studies: Content Knowledge	5081	150
Speech (7–12)	Speech Communication: Content Knowledge	5221	146
Technology Education (Industrial Arts) (7–12)	Technology Education	5051	159

To Be Certified in...	You Need to Take...	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Art (K–12)	Art: Content and Analysis	5135	158
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (K–12)	English to Speakers of Other Languages	5362	155
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Bilingual (K–12)	English to Speakers of Other Languages	5362	155
Drama (K–12)	Theatre	5641	153
Gifted Education Core (PreK–12)	Gifted Education	5358	157
Gifted Education Specialist (PreK–12)	Gifted Education	5358	157
Health (K–12)	Health Education	5551	155
Instructional Technology Specialist (K–12)	Computer Science	5652	149
Instructional Technology Teacher (K–12)	Computer Science	5652	149
Music (K–12)	Music: Content Knowledge	5113	161
Physical Education (K–12)	Physical Education: Content Knowledge	5091	148
Teacher (School) Librarian (K–12)	Library Media Specialist	5311	148

To Be Certified in...	You Need to Take...	Test Code	Qualifying Score
French (K–12)	French: World Language	5174	162
German (K–12)	German: World Language	5183	163
Japanese (K–12)	Japanese: World Language	5661	156
Latin (K–12)	Latin	5601	152
Mandarin Chinese (K–12)	Chinese (Mandarin): World Language	5665	164
Spanish (K–12)	Spanish: World Language	5195	163

To Be Certified in...	You Need to Take...	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Early Childhood Special Education (Birth–8)	Special Education: Preschool/Early Childhood	5691	159
Special Education Generalist (Ages 5–21)	Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications and	5354	151
	Teaching Reading: Elementary and	5205	159
	Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle — Mathematics, Social Studies & Science (On-screen scientific calculator provided)	5901	¹
	Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle — Mathematics (On-screen scientific calculator provided)	5903	157
	Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle — Science (On-screen scientific calculator provided)	5905	159
	Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle — Social Studies	5904	155
	1 To pass the Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle — Mathematics, Social Studies & Science test you must receive a passing score on each subtest. If you wish to take all three subtests (5903, 5904, 5905) at the same time, select Elementary Education: Three Subject Bundle — Mathematics, Social Studies & Science (5901) when registering. If you wish to take or retake an individual subtest, you may register to take just that subtest.
Special Education Specialist (Ages 5–21)	Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications	5354	151
Special Education Specialist: Deaf/Hard of Hearing (Ages 5–21)	Special Education: Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students	5272	160
Special Education Specialist: Visually Impaired (Ages 5–21)	Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments	5282	163

To Be Certified in...	You Need to Take...	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Administrator (K–12)	School Superintendent Assessment (Must use SLS website to register.)	6991	162
Director of Gifted Education (Administrator) (K–12)	School Superintendent Assessment (Must use SLS website to register.)	6991	162
Director of Special Education (Administrator) (K–12)	School Superintendent Assessment (Must use SLS website to register.) and	6991	162
	Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications	5354	151
Principal (K–12)	Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision	5412	146

To Be Certified in...	You Need to Take...	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Audiology	Audiology	5343	162
School Counselor (SSP Only; Birth–21)	Professional School Counselor	5421	156
School Psychologist	School Psychologist	5402	147
Speech Language Pathology	Speech-Language Pathology	5331	162

This test will be used as an option to satisfy the requirements pursuant to the Colorado READ Act for current Kindergarten through third-grade teachers in Colorado.

Teachers choosing this testing option must select the Colorado READ Act: In-Service (code 7041) as your attending institution and as a score recipient when you register or request an additional score report request.

To Be Certified in...	You Need to Take...	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Reading (K-6)	Teaching Reading: Elementary	5205	159

TBA: To Be Announced. All TBA scores will be available once the test is required.

This page is a supplement to The Praxis^® Tests Information Bulletin (PDF).

Colorado Test Requirements

Score reporting

Tests required for specific licensure areas

Early Childhood Education

Elementary Education

Secondary Education

All Grades

World Languages

Special Education

Leadership

Instructional Support Personnel

READ Act Testing Option