Pennsylvania Test Requirements

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ALL CERTIFICATION AREAS REQUIRE THE APPROPRIATE CONTENT AREA TEST.

Educators applying for an initial undergraduate Instructional or Educational Specialist area license are required to pass a basic skills test and the appropriate Praxis^® Subject Assessments for secondary, PK–12, educational specialist, and educational leadership. Educators applying for Instructional areas that cover N–3 or K–6 must have passed the Praxis Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge test AND the appropriate Praxis subject test prior to August 31, 2013. 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 Vocational Instructional certifications, see Vocational Instructional section.

If you test in Pennsylvania, your score report will be sent automatically to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. If you test outside of Pennsylvania, select the Pennsylvania Department of Education (state code 8033) as a score recipient when you register or on an additional score report request.

Tests Required for All Licensure Areas

Educators applying for an initial undergraduate Instructional or Educational Specialist 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 Vocational 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)

Educators who are currently undergraduates applying for an initial Instructional Middle Level area are required to pass a basic skills test, in addition to passing the appropriate Praxis test(s).

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Middle Level 4–8	Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Core Assessment(Calculator allowed.)	5152	¹
	Pedagogy Subtest²	5153	*
	English Language Arts and Social Studies Subtest	5154	*
	Mathematics and Science Subtest(Calculator allowed.)	5155	*
	1 To pass the Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Core Assessment you must receive a passing score on each subtest. If you wish to take all three subtests (5153, 5154, 5155) at the same time, select Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Core Assessment (5152) when registering. If you wish to take or retake an individual subtest, you may register to take just that subtest. 2 You may omit the Pedagogy subtest (code 5153) if you hold a Pennsylvania Grades PK–4 certificate.
Test takers seeking certification in Middle Level 4–8 must ALSO take the Subject Concentration test(s) for the area(s) they plan to teach.
Middle Level Citizenship Education 4–8	Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Subject Concentration: Social Studies	5157	*
Middle Level English 4–8	Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Subject Concentration: English Language Arts	5156	*
Middle Level Mathematics 4–8	Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Subject Concentration: Mathematics(Calculator allowed.)	5158	*
Middle Level Science 4–8	Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Subject Concentration: Science(Calculator allowed.)	5159	*
Elementary Grades 5–6	English Language Arts and Social Studies Subtest	5154	*
	and
	Mathematics and Science Subtest (Calculator allowed.)	5155	*
	Note: Elementary Grades 5–6 is only available to those holding a valid Pennsylvania Grades PK–4 certificate.

Secondary Education (Grades 7–12)

Educators who are currently undergraduates applying for an initial Instructional 7–12 area are required to pass a basic skills test, in addition to passing the appropriate Praxis test(s).

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Biology 7–12	Biology: Content Knowledge	5235	*
Chemistry 7–12	Chemistry: Content Knowledge	5245	*
Citizenship Education 7–12	Citizenship Education: Content Knowledge	5087	*
Communication 7–12	Speech Communication: Content Knowledge	5221	*
Earth and Space Science 7–12	Earth and Space Sciences: Content Knowledge	5571	*
English 7–12	English Language Arts: Content Knowledge	5038	*
General Science 7–12	General Science: Content Knowledge	5435	*
Mathematics 7–12	Mathematics: Content Knowledge (Online graphing calculator provided.)	5161	*
Physics 7–12	Physics: Content Knowledge	5265	*
Social Studies 7–12	Social Studies: Content Knowledge	5081	*

PK–12 Areas

Educators applying for an initial Instructional PK–12 area are required to pass a basic skills test, the Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge test and the appropriate Praxis test(s).

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Any PK–12 Area	Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge (On-screen scientific calculator allowed.)	5511	*
Agriculture PK–12	Agriculture	5701	*
American Sign Language PK–12	American Sign Language Proficiency Interview	0634	*
Art PK–12	Art: Content Knowledge	5134	*
Business, Computers & Information Technology PK–12	Business Education: Content Knowledge (Calculator allowed.)	5101	*
Chinese (Mandarin) PK–12	Chinese (Mandarin): World Language	5665	*
Environmental Education PK–12	Environmental Education	0831	156
Family and Consumer Sciences PK–12	Family and Consumer Sciences	5122	*
French PK–12	French: World Language	5174	*
German PK–12	German: World Language	5183	*
Health PK–12	Health Education	5551	*
Health and Physical Education PK–12	Health and Physical Education: Content Knowledge	5857	*
Latin PK–12	Latin	5601	*
Library Science PK–12	Library Media Specialist	5311	*
Marketing/ Distributive Education PK–12	Marketing Education	5561	*
Music PK–12	Music: Content Knowledge	5113	*
Reading Specialist PK–12	Reading Specialist	5301	*
Spanish PK–12	Spanish: World Language	5195	*
Technology Education PK–12	Technology Education	5051	*

Special Education

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Special Education: Hearing Impaired PK–12	Special Education: Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students	5272	*
Special Education: Speech & Language Impaired PK–12	Speech-Language Pathology	5331	*
Special Education: Visually Impaired PK–12	Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments	5282	*

Educational Specialist

Educators applying for an initial certificate in the areas of

Elementary Counselor, Secondary Counselor and School Psychologist: Must pass a basic skills test in addition to the appropriate Praxis test(s).
Home and School Visitor and Instructional Technology Specialist: Must pass a basic skills test. Educational Specialist candidates with a baccalaureate degree who hold current and valid Pennsylvania license as a registered nurse, dental hygienist, psychologist, counselor or social worker and can provide a copy of this Pennsylvania license as part of their application for the related Pennsylvania Educational Specialist certification are not required to take any tests to receive the related certificate.

Note: A current and valid Pennsylvania license is required to obtain a school nurse and dental hygienist certification.

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
School Counselor PK–12	Professional School Counselor	5421	*
School Psychologist PK–12	School Psychologist	5402	*
Speech Pathologist PK–12	Speech-Language Pathology	5331	*

Administration

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Principal or Vocational Director	School Leaders Licensure Assessment (Must use SLS website to register.)	6990	6990
Superintendent: Letter of Eligibility	School Superintendent Assessment (Must use SLS website to register.)	6991	*
Supervisor or Vocational Supervisor	Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision	5412	*

Vocational Instructional

Educators who are currently undergraduates applying for an initial Vocational Instructional I or Vocational Instructional II certificate must pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators tests.

Vocational Instructional I

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Vocational Instructional I	Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading	5713	148
	and
	Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing	5723	158

Vocational Instructional II

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Vocational Instructional II	Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (On-screen four-function calculator provided.)	5733	142

This page is a supplement to The Praxis^® Tests Information Bulletin.