South Carolina

South Carolina 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

If you test in South Carolina at a test center or at home, and your Praxis profile address is in South Carolina, your score report will be sent automatically to the South Carolina Department of Education.
If you test outside South Carolina or your Praxis profile address is not in South Carolina, your scores are NOT automatically sent to the South Carolina Department of Education. To have your scores sent to the South Carolina Department of Education, you must select the South Carolina Department of Education (state code 8108) as a score recipient when you register.
For all methods of Praxis testing, to request additional score reports you must select the South Carolina Department of Education (state code 8108) with each additional score report request.

Tests required for all licensure areas

Beginning teachers in all content areas must pass all three Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) tests.

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
All Areas	Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading	5713	156
	and
	Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing	5723	158
	and
	Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (On-screen four-function calculator provided)	5733	150
	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).

To Be Licensed in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
All Early Childhood Licenses	Principles of Learning and Teaching: Early Childhood	5621	157
All Elementary Licenses	Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades K–6	5622	160
All Middle Grades Licenses	Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 5–9	5623	160
All Secondary Grades Licenses	Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 7–12	5624	157
All K–12 Licenses	Principles of Learning and Teaching: PreK–12	5625	157

The PPAT^® Assessment has been adopted as an option for South Carolina's preparation providers to use with teacher candidates completing an approved program. If the institution chooses to use the PPAT assessment, the state will then accept a successful score for certification purposes. Only teacher candidates completing a preparation program which requires the PPAT assessment should register for this assessment.

To Complete a Program in	You Need to Take	Qualifying Score
All Areas	PPAT Assessment (Must use the PPAT Assessment website to register.)	36
or
An alternative state-approved performance assessment.

To Complete a Program in

You Need to Take

Test Code

Qualifying Score

All Areas

PPAT Assessment

(Must use the PPAT Assessment website to register.)

An alternative state-approved performance assessment.

Tests required for specific licensure areas

To Be Licensed in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Early Childhood Education	Education of Young Children	5024	160
	or
	Early Childhood Education	5025	156

To Be Licensed in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Elementary Education	Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (On-screen scientific calculator provided)	5001	¹
	Reading and Language Arts Subtest	5002	157
	Mathematics Subtest (On-screen scientific calculator provided)	5003	157
	Social Studies Subtest	5004	155
	Science Subtest (On-screen scientific calculator provided)	5005	159
	^{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.}
	or
	Elementary Education: Content Knowledge for Teaching (On-screen scientific calculator provided)	7811	²
	Reading and Language Arts CKT Subtest	7812	161
	Mathematics CKT Subtest (On-screen scientific calculator provided)	7813	150
	Science CKT Subtest	7814	154
	Social Studies CKT Subtest	7815	162
	^{2 To pass the Elementary Education: Content Knowledge for Teaching test you must receive a passing score on each subtest. If you wish to take all four subtests (7812, 7813, 7814, 7815) at the same time, select Elementary Education: Content Knowledge for Teaching (7811) when registering. If you wish to take or retake an individual subtest, you may register to take just that subtest.}

To Be Licensed in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Middle Level Language Arts	Middle School English Language Arts	5047	164
Middle Level Mathematics	Middle School Mathematics (On-screen graphing calculator provided)	5164	157
Middle Level Science	Middle School Science	5442	152
Middle Level Social Studies	Middle School Social Studies	5089	155

To Be Licensed in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Advanced Fine Arts–Music	Music: Content and Instruction	5114	162
Biology	Biology	5236	154
Chemistry	Chemistry	5246	146
Computer Science	Computer Science	5652	149
Earth and Space Sciences	Earth and Space Sciences	5572	154
Economics	Economics	5911	144
English	English Language Arts: Content Knowledge	5038	167
	or
	English Language Arts: Content and Analysis	5039	168
Geography	Geography	5921	149
Government	Government/Political Science	5931	149
Health	Health Education	5551	164
History	World and U.S. History: Content Knowledge	5941	150
Mathematics	Mathematics (On-screen graphing calculator provided)	5165	159
Physics	Physics	5266	145
Psychology	Psychology	5391	154
Science	General Science	5436	141
Social Studies	Social Studies: Content and Interpretation	5086	153
	or
	Social Studies: Content Knowledge	5081	155
Sociology	Sociology	5952	154

To Be Licensed in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Advanced Fine Arts: Art	Art: Content and Analysis	5135	161
Art	Art: Content and Analysis	5135	161
	or
	Art: Content Knowledge	5134	158
Music	Music: Content and Instruction	5114	162
Physical Education	Physical Education: Content and Design	5095	169
Theatre	Theatre	5641	157

To Be Licensed in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Chinese (Mandarin)	Chinese (Mandarin): World Language	5665	164
English to Speakers of Other Languages	English to Speakers of Other Languages	5362	155
French	French: World Language	5174	162
German	German: World Language	5183	163
Spanish	Spanish: World Language	5195	168

To Be Licensed in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Elementary School Principal & Supervisor	Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision	5412	146
	or
	School Leaders Licensure Assessment (must use SLS website to register)	6990	151
Secondary School Principal & Supervisor	Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision	5412	146
	or
	School Leaders Licensure Assessment (must use SLS website to register)	6990	151
Superintendent	School Leaders Licensure Assessment (must use SLS website to register)	6991	162

To Be Licensed in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Deafness and Hearing Impairment	Special Education: Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students	5272	160
Early Childhood Special Education	Special Education: Early Childhood/Early Intervention	5692	159
Emotional Disabilities	Available through August 31, 2024 Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications	5354	151
	or
	Special Education: Foundational Knowledge	5355	145
	and
	Special Education: Teaching Students with Behavioral Disorders/Emotional Disturbances	5372	154
Learning Disabilities	Available through August 31, 2024 Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications	5354	151
	or
	Special Education: Foundational Knowledge	5355	145
	and
	Special Education: Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities	5383	151
Intellectual Disabilities	Available through August 31, 2024 Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications	5354	151
	or
	Special Education: Foundational Knowledge	5355	145
	and
	Special Education: Teaching Students with Intellectual Disabilities	5322	156
Multi-Categorical Special Education	Available through August 31, 2024 Special Education: Core Knowledge and Mild to Moderate Applications	5543	158
	or
	Special Education: Foundational Knowledge	5355	145
Severe Disabilities	Available through August 31, 2024 Special Education: Core Knowledge and Severe to Profound Applications	5545	158
	or
	Special Education: Severe to Profound	5547	156
Visually Impaired	Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments	5282	163

To Be Licensed in	You Need to Take...	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Agriculture	Agriculture	5701	147
Business and Marketing Technology	Business Education: Content Knowledge (Calculator allowed)	5101	154
Family and Consumer Science	Family and Consumer Sciences	5122	153
Industrial Technology	Technology Education	5051	159

To Be Licensed in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Literacy Coach	Teaching Reading: K–12	5206	156
Literacy Specialist	Reading Specialist	5302	165
Literacy Teacher	Teaching Reading: K–12	5206	156

To Be Licensed in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Guidance	School Counselor	5422	159
Media Specialist	School Librarian	5312	154
School Psychologist I, II or III	School Psychologist	5403	155
Speech-Language Therapist	Speech-Language Pathology	5331	162

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).

South Carolina Test Requirements

Score reporting

Tests required for all licensure areas

Entrance to an Educator Preparation Program

Principles of Learning and Teaching

Program Completion Performance Assessment

Tests required for specific licensure areas

Early Childhood Education

Elementary Education

Middle School Education

Secondary Education

All Grades

World Languages

Administrator/School Leader

Special Education

Career & Technical Education

Reading or Literacy

Instructional Support Personnel