Overview of Minnesota Testing Requirements

As of September 1, 2010, the state of Minnesota requires candidates for educator certification to take the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examinations (MTLE). If you are a new candidate for educator certification, please visit the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board website for further information. Candidates cannot take the Praxis tests for Minnesota licensure, and passing scores for tests taken prior to that date are no longer accepted. As of January 1, 2016, only MTLE scores are accepted.

Out-of-state candidates

As of August 12, 2016, Minnesota began accepting the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) tests for candidates trained outside of Minnesota to meet the Minnesota Basic Skills Requirement. The qualifying score requirements for the Core tests are listed in the table below.

For candidates trained outside of Minnesota

All Licensure Areas

You Need to Take...	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading and	5713	156
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing and	5723	162
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (On-screen four-function calculator provided)	5733	150

You Need to Take...

Test Code

Qualifying Score

Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading

and

5713

156

Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing

and

5723

162

Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics