Nebraska Test Requirements
Certification in Nebraska
Content Testing
Candidates applying for any initial endorsement(s) to be placed on a Nebraska certificate must provide evidence they have passed the required Praxis Subject Assessments for the endorsement(s) as listed below.
Nebraska will continue to accept a passing score on the School Superintendent Assessment (6021) if the score was achieved on or before August 31, 2021. The School Superintendent Assessment (6021) test was discontinued on August 31, 2021.
| To Be Certified in | You Need to Take | Test Code | Qualifying Score |
|---|---|---|---|
Principal |
5412 |
146 |
|
Special Education Supervisor |
5412 |
146 |
|
Superintendent |
School Superintendent Assessment (Must use SLS Website to register.) |
6991 |
162 |
| To Be Certified in | You Need to Take | Test Code | Qualifying Score |
|---|---|---|---|
Agricultural Education |
5701 |
147 |
|
Art |
5134 |
158 |
|
Basic Business |
5101 |
154 |
|
| Biology | Biology | 5236 | 154 |
Business, Marketing, Information Technology (BMIT) |
5101 |
154 |
|
| Chemistry | Chemistry | 5246 | 146 |
Early Childhood Inclusive (formerly ECEU) |
5024 |
160 |
|
| Earth and Space Science | Earth and Space Sciences | 5572 | 154 |
Economics |
5911 |
150 |
|
Elementary Education |
Elementary Education: Curriculum and Instruction Assessment² |
5017 |
153 |
English Language Arts |
5039 |
168 |
|
Family and Consumer Sciences |
5122 |
153 |
|
General Art (K–6) |
5134 |
158 |
|
Geography |
5921 |
157 |
|
Health and Physical Education |
5857 |
160 |
|
Health Education |
5551 |
155 |
|
History |
5941 |
147 |
|
Industrial Technology Education |
5051 |
5 |
|
Instrumental Music |
5114 |
152 |
|
| Mathematics | 5165 |
159 |
|
Middle Grades English Language Arts (Grades 5–9) |
5047 |
164 |
|
| Middle Grades Mathematics (Grades 5–9) | Middle School Mathematics (On-screen graphing calculator provided) |
5164 |
157 |
Middle Grades Science (Grades 5–9) |
5442 |
152 |
|
Middle Grades Social Science (Grades 5–9) |
5089 |
155 |
|
Music |
5114 |
152 |
|
Physical Education |
5091 |
146 |
|
| Physics | Physics | 5266 | 145 |
Political Science |
5931 |
149 |
|
Psychology |
5391 |
154 |
|
Reading Specialist |
5302 |
165 |
|
| School Counselor | School Counselor | 5422 | 159 |
| School Librarian | School Librarian | 5312 | 154 |
| School Psychologist | School Psychologist | 5403 | 155 |
| Science (formerly Natural Science) | General Science | 5436 | 141 |
Secondary English |
5039 |
168 |
|
Social Science |
5081 |
154 |
|
Sociology |
5952 |
154 |
|
Special Education |
5354 |
151 |
|
Special Education: Deaf or Hard of Hearing/Subject |
Special Education: Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students |
5272 |
160 |
Special Education: Early Childhood Special Education |
5023 |
166 |
|
Special Education: Visual Impairment |
Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments |
5282 |
163 |
Speech-Language Pathologist |
5331 |
162 |
|
Vocal Music |
5114 |
152 |
|
World Language |
5174 |
162 |
|
5183 |
163 |
||
5601 |
155 |
||
5195 |
156 |
1 The previously offered Education of Young Children (0021/5021) test will also be accepted.
2 The previously offered Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment (0011/5011) test will also be accepted.
3 The previously offered Health and Physical Education: Content Knowledge (0856/5856) test will also be accepted.
4 The previously offered Health Education (0550/5550) test will also be accepted.
5 Not required for licensure but may be required by your college or university for program completion. Check with your program for more information.
See additional information about Nebraska content testing requirements. (Test takers are advised to check Test Dates to be sure the required test is offered during the testing window when they wish to take the test.)
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).
