ALL CERTIFICATION AREAS REQUIRE THE APPROPRIATE CONTENT AREA TEST.
Educators applying for an initial undergraduate Instructional area license for any subject area are required to pass a basic skills test and the appropriate Praxis® Subject Assessments. Educators applying for Educational Specialist areas are required to pass the appropriate Praxis Subject Assessments. Educators applying for Instructional areas that cover PK–12 must pass the Praxis Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge test AND the appropriate Praxis subject test.
In general, unless it is specifically stated that a calculator is permitted or required for a particular test, calculators may not be used on any Praxis tests (see Calculator Use).
For Career and Technical Instructional certifications, see Career and Technical Instructional section.
- If you test in Pennsylvania at a testing center or using the Praxis at home solution, and your Praxis profile address is in Pennsylvania, your score report will be sent automatically to the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
- If you test outside Pennsylvania or your Praxis profile address is not in Pennsylvania, your scores are NOT automatically sent to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. To have your scores sent to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, you must select the Pennsylvania Department of Education (state code 8033) as a score recipient when you register.
- For all methods of Praxis testing, to request additional score reports you must select the Pennsylvania Department of Education (state code 8033) with each additional score report request.
Tests Required for All Licensure Areas
Educators applying for an initial undergraduate Instructional area license are required to pass a basic skills test.
To Be Certified in | You Need to Take | Test Code | Qualifying Score |
---|---|---|---|
All Areas, except for Career and Technical Education | Pre-service Academic Performance Assessment (PAPA) | ||
or | |||
The Pennsylvania Department of Education has authorized the Praxis® Core Academic Skills for Educators tests as an alternative to the PAPA. | |||
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 | 142 | |
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). |
Tests Required for Specific Licensure Areas
Middle Level (Grades 4–8)
Secondary Education (Grades 7–12)
PK–12 Areas
Special Education
Educational Specialist
Administration
Career and Technical Instructional
This page is a supplement to The Praxis® Tests Information Bulletin.
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