New Hampshire 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
- The New Hampshire Department of Education automatically receives scores for test takers who take a Praxis test at a New Hampshire test center or at home and whose Praxis profile address is in New Hampshire.
- If you test outside New Hampshire or your Praxis profile address is not in New Hampshire, your scores are NOT automatically sent to the New Hampshire Department of Education. To have your scores sent to the New Hampshire Department of Education, you must select the New Hampshire Department of Education (state code 7660) as a score recipient when you register.
- For all methods of Praxis testing, to request additional score reports you must select the New Hampshire Department of Education (state code 7660) 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 |
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| Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing | 5723 |
162 |
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| and | |||
5733 |
150 |
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If you wish to take all three Core tests (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). |
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Tests required for specific licensure areas
| To Be Certified in | You Need to Take | Test Code | Qualifying Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education | 5024 |
160 |
| To Be Certified in | You Need to Take | Test Code | Qualifying Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary Education | 5001 |
1 |
|
Reading and Language Arts Subtest |
5002 |
157 |
|
Mathematics Subtest |
5003 |
157 |
|
Social Studies Subtest |
5004 |
155 |
|
Science Subtest |
5005 |
159 |
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| 1 To pass the Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects 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. | |||
| To Be Certified in | You Need to Take | Test Code | Qualifying Score |
|---|---|---|---|
Middle School English Language Arts |
5047 |
164 |
|
| Middle School Mathematics | 5164 | 157 | |
Middle School Science |
5442 |
152 |
|
Middle School Social Studies |
5089 |
153 |
| To Be Certified in | You Need to Take | Test Code | Qualifying Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | Chemistry | 5246 |
146 |
| Earth and Space Science | Earth and Space Sciences | 5572 |
154 |
English Language Arts |
5039 |
168 |
|
| Life Sciences | Biology | 5236 |
154 |
| Mathematics | 5165 | 159 | |
| Physical Science | Chemistry | 5246 |
146 |
| or | |||
| General Science | 5436 |
141 |
|
| or | |||
| Physics | 5266 |
145 |
|
| Physics | Physics | 5266 |
145 |
Social Studies |
5086 |
153 |
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| To Be Certified in | You Need to Take | Test Code | Qualifying Score |
|---|---|---|---|
Art |
5134 |
158 |
|
Music |
5113 |
161 |
|
Physical Education |
5095 |
169 |
| To Be Certified in | You Need to Take | Test Code | Qualifying Score |
|---|---|---|---|
Chinese (Mandarin) |
5665 |
155 |
|
French |
5174 |
162 |
|
German |
5183 |
163 |
|
Latin |
5601 |
156 |
|
Spanish |
5195 |
168 |
This page is a supplement to The Praxis® Tests Information Bulletin (PDF).
