Hawaii 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 Hawaii at a test center or at home, and your Praxis profile address is in Hawaii, your score report will be sent automatically to the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board.
If you test outside Hawaii or your Praxis profile address is not in Hawaii, your scores are NOT automatically sent to the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board. To have your scores sent to the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, you must select the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (state code 8620) as a score recipient when you register.
For all methods of Praxis testing, to request additional score reports you must select the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (state code 8620) with each additional score report request.

Tests required for all licensure areas

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
All Areas	Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading	5713	156
	and
	Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing	5723	162
	and
	Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (On-screen four-function calculator provided)	5733	150
	If you wish to take all three computer-delivered Core Academic Skills for Educators exams (5713, 5723, 5733) at the same time, select Core Academic Skills for Educators Combined Test (5752) when registering. Scores will be reported by individual test (5713, 5723, 5733).

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
All Areas	Principles of Learning and Teaching: Early Childhood	5621	157
	or
	Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades K–6	5622	160
	or
	Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 5–9	5623	160
	or
	Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 7–12	5624	157
	or
	Principles of Learning and Teaching: PreK–12	5625	157

Tests required for specific licensure areas

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Early Childhood Education PK–3	Education of Young Children This certification is only for those who have completed an Early Childhood program.	5024	160

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Elementary Education	Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (On-screen scientific calculator provided)	5001	¹
	Reading and Language Arts Subtest	5002	157
	Mathematics Subtest (On-screen scientific calculator provided)	5003	157
	Social Studies Subtest	5004	155
	Science Subtest (On-screen scientific calculator provided)	5005	159
	1 To pass the Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001) test you must receive a passing score on each subtest. If you wish to take all four subtests (5002, 5003, 5004, 5005) at the same time, select Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001) when registering. If you wish to take or retake an individual subtest, you may register to take just that subtest.
	or
	Elementary Education Assessment (On-screen scientific calculator provided)	5006	²
	Elementary Education: Reading and Language Arts & Social Studies subtest	5007	160
	Elementary Education: Mathematics and Science subtest	5008	158
	2 To pass the Elementary Education Assessment you must receive a passing score on each subtest. If you wish to take both subtests (5007, 5008) at the same time, select Elementary Education Assessment (5006) 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
Middle Level English Language Arts 6–8	Middle School English Language Arts	5047	164
Middle Level Mathematics 6–8	Middle School Mathematics (On-screen graphing calculator provided)	5164	157
Middle Level Science 6–8	Middle School Science	5442	152
Middle Level Social Studies 6–8	Middle School Social Studies	5089	152

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Algebra I (6–12)	Algebra I (On-screen graphing calculator provided)	5162	157
Earth and Space Sciences	Earth and Space Sciences	5572	154
Economics	Economics	5911	150
English	English Language Arts: Content Knowledge	5038	167
Geography	Geography	5921	151
Geometry	Geometry (On-screen graphing calculator provided)	5163	148
Government/ Political Science	Government/Political Science	5931	149
Mathematics	Mathematics (On-screen graphing calculator provided)	5165	159
Psychology	Psychology	5391	154
Science	Select one Content Knowledge test from one of the four science subject areas listed below (Biology, Chemistry, General Science or Physics).
	Biology	5236	154
	or
	Chemistry	5246	146
	or
	General Science	5436	141
	or
	Physics	5266	145
	or
	Physical Science	5485	157
Social Studies	Social Studies: Content Knowledge	5081	154
Sociology (6–12)	Sociology	5952	154

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Art	Art: Content Knowledge	5134	158
Computer Science	Computer Science	5652	149
Health	Health Education	5551	142
Music	Music: Content Knowledge	5113	139
	or
	Music: Instrumental and General Knowledge	5115	150
	or
	Music: Vocal and General Knowledge	5116	153
Physical Education	Physical Education: Content Knowledge	5091	155

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
American Sign Language	ASL Proficiency Interview	0634	3+ (170)
Chinese	Chinese (Mandarin): World Language	5665	164
French	French: World Language	5174	162
German	German: World Language	5183	163
Japanese	Japanese: World Language	5661	156
Spanish	Spanish: World Language	5195	168
Teaching English as a Second Language	English to Speakers of Other Languages	5362	140

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Special Education	Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications	5354	151
Special Education Blind/Visually Impaired (all levels)	Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments	5282	163
Special Education Deaf/Hard of Hearing (all levels)	Special Education: Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students	5272	160
Special Education Mild/Moderate (K–12, PK–3, K–6, 6–8, 6–12)	Special Education: Core Knowledge and Mild to Moderate Applications	5543	158
Special Education Severe/Profound (K–12, PK–3, K–6, 6–8, 6–12)	Special Education: Core Knowledge and Severe to Profound Applications	5545	158

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
CTE — Arts and Communication	No Praxis test required.
CTE — Business	Business Education: Content Knowledge (Calculator allowed)	5101	154
CTE — Industrial and Engineering Technology	Technology Education	5051	159
CTE — Natural Resources	Agriculture	5701	147
CTE — Public and Human Services	Family and Consumer Sciences	5122	153

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Reading	Teaching Reading: K–12	5206	156
Reading Specialist (P–3, K–6, 6–12, K–12)	Reading Specialist This certification is only for those who have completed a Reading Specialist program.	5302	165
School Counselor	School Counselor This certification is only for those who have completed a School Counseling program.	5422	159
School Librarian	School Librarian This certification is only for those who have completed a School Librarian program.	5312	154
Teacher Leader	Performance Assessment for Teacher Leaders (PATL) (Must use the PATL Assessment website to register.)		46

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).

Hawaii Test Requirements

Score reporting

Tests required for all licensure areas

Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core)

Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT)

Tests required for specific licensure areas

Early Childhood Education

Elementary Education

Middle School Education

Secondary Education

All Grades

World Languages

Special Education

Career & Technical Education (CTE)

Instructional Support Personnel