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Tennessee Assessment Requirements

Find the licensure and endorsement area sought below to see which assessments may be required and the minimum qualifying scores. To learn more about a specific assessment, click the test title. Find out how to register for the Praxis® tests and read the Praxis test retake policy.

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).

  • If you test in Tennessee at a testing center or using the Praxis at home solution, and your Praxis profile address is in Tennessee, your score report will be sent automatically to the Tennessee Department of Education.
  • If you test outside Tennessee or your Praxis profile address is not in Tennessee, your scores are not automatically sent to the Tennessee Department of Education. To have your scores sent to the Tennessee Department of Education, you must select the Tennessee Department of Education (state code 8190) as a score recipient when you register.
  • For all methods of Praxis testing, to request additional score reports you must select the Tennessee Department of Education (state code 8190) with each additional score report request.

Principles of Learning and Teaching

A pedagogical knowledge assessment may be required for individuals applying through an out-of-state pathway on the basis of completion of an approved out-of-state educator preparation program, as well as for occupational licensure applicants. Please review the Tennessee State Board of Education Policy 5.105: Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators to determine the assessment requirements for the licensure and endorsement area sought.

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
All teaching licenses (select one) Principles of Learning and Teaching: Early Childhood 5621 *
or
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades K–6 5622 *
or
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 5–9 5623 *
or
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 7–12 5624 *

Content Knowledge Assessments for Specific Endorsement Areas

Early Childhood Education

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
Early Childhood Education PreK–3 Education of Young Children 5024 *
and
Early Childhood Education 5025 *
and
Teaching Reading: Elementary 5205 *

Early Childhood Education/Special Education (Dual Endorsement)

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
Early Development and Learning PreK–K (Dual Discipline Endorsement) Education of Young Children 5024 *
and
Early Childhood Education 5025 *
and
Special Education: Preschool/Early Childhood 5691 *

Elementary Education

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
Elementary Education K–5 Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (On-screen scientific calculator provided.) 5001 1
Reading and Language Arts Subtest 5002 *
Mathematics Subtest (On-screen scientific calculator provided.) 5003 *
Social Studies Subtest 5004 *
Science Subtest (On-screen scientific calculator provided.) 5005 *
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.
and
Teaching Reading: Elementary 5205 *

Middle School Education

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
Middle Grades English/
Language Arts 6–8		 Middle School English Language Arts 5047 *
and
Teaching Reading: Elementary 5205 *
Middle Grades Mathematics 6–8 Middle School Mathematics 5169 *
and
Teaching Reading: Elementary 5205 *
Middle Grades Science 6–8 Middle School Science 5440 *
and
Teaching Reading: Elementary 5205 *
Middle Grades Social Studies 6–8 Middle School Social Studies 5089 *
and
Teaching Reading: Elementary 5205 *

Secondary Education

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
American Sign Language 6–12 ASL Proficiency Interview 0634 *
All qualifying assessments for this endorsement are outlined in Policy 5.105: Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators.
Biology 6–12 Biology: Content Knowledge 5235 *
Chemistry 6–12 Chemistry: Content Knowledge 5245 *
Chinese 6–12 Chinese (Mandarin): World Language 5665 *
Earth Science 6–12 Earth and Space Sciences: Content Knowledge 5571 *
Economics 6–12 Economics 5911 *
English 6–12 English Language Arts: Content Knowledge 5038 *
French 6–12 French: World Language 5174 *
Geography 6–12 Geography 5921 *
German 6–12 German: World Language 5183 *
Government 6–12 Government/Political Science 5931 *
History 6–12 World and U.S. History: Content Knowledge 5941 *
Latin 6–12 Latin 5601 *
Mathematics 6–12 Mathematics: Content Knowledge(On-screen graphing calculator provided.) 5161 *
Physics 6–12 Physics: Content Knowledge 5265 *
Psychology 9–12 Psychology 5391 *
Sociology 9–12 Sociology 5952 *
Spanish 6–12 Spanish: World Language 5195 *
Speech Communication 6–12 Speech Communication: Content Knowledge 5221 *

All Grades

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
American Sign Language PreK–12 ASL Proficiency Interview 0634 *
All qualifying assessments for this endorsement are outlined in Policy 5.105: Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators.
Art K–12 (Visual Arts) Art: Content and Analysis 5135 *
Chinese PreK–12 Chinese (Mandarin): World Language 5665 *
Computer Science K–12 Computer Science
 
 5652 *
French PreK–12 French: World Language 5174 *
German PreK–12 German: World Language 5183 *
Gifted Education PreK–12 Gifted Education 5358 *
Health and Wellness K–12 Health Education 5551 *
Latin PreK–12 Latin 5601 *
Music K–12 (Instrumental/
General)		 Music: Content and Instruction 5114 *
Music K–12 (Vocal/
General)		 Music: Content and Instruction 5114 *
Physical Education K–12 Physical Education: Content and Design 5095 *
Spanish PreK–12 Spanish: World Language 5195 *
Theatre K–12 Theatre 5641 *

English as a Second Language

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
English as a Second Language PreK–12 English to Speakers of Other Languages 5362 *

Administrator/Instructional Leadership

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
Instructional Leader–PreK–12 School Leaders Licensure Assessment (Must use SLS website to register.) 6990 *

Special Education

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
Special Education/Comprehensive K–12 Special Education: Core Knowledge and Severe to Profound Applications 5545 *
and
Teaching Reading: Elementary 5205 *
Special Education/Hearing PreK–12 Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications 5354 *
and
Special Education: Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students 5272 *
and
Teaching Reading: Elementary 5205 *
Special Education/Interventionist K–8 Special Education: Core Knowledge and Mild to Moderate Applications 5543 *
and
Teaching Reading: Elementary 5205 *
Special Education/Interventionist 6–12 Special Education: Core Knowledge and Mild to Moderate Applications 5543 *
and
Teaching Reading: Elementary 5205 *
Special Education/Preschool Early Childhood Education PreK–3 Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications 5354 *
and
Special Education: Preschool/Early Childhood 5691 *
and
Teaching Reading: Elementary 5205 *
Special Education/
Speech Language Pathologist PreK–12		 Speech-Language Pathology 5331 *
Special Education/
Vision PreK–12		 Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications 5354 *
and
Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments 5282 *
and
Teaching Reading: Elementary 5205 *

Career & Technical Education

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
Agriculture Education 6–12 Agriculture 5701 *
Business Education 6–12 Business Education: Content Knowledge (Calculator allowed.) 5101 *
Family and Consumer Science 5–12 Family and Consumer Sciences 5122 *
Marketing Education 6–12 Marketing Education 5561 *
Technology Engineering Education 5–12 Technology Education 5051 *

Instructional Support Personnel

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
Library Information Specialist PreK–12 Library Media Specialist 5311 *
Reading Specialist PreK–12 Reading Specialist 5301 *
School Counselor PreK–12 Professional School Counselor 5421 *
School Psychologist PreK–12 School Psychologist 5402 *

Assessments Which May Be Used for Admission to Educator Preparation Programs

Praxis® Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) Tests

Tennessee will continue to accept passing scores on the Core Academic Skills for Educators tests, Reading (5712), Writing (5722) and Mathematics (5732), for program admission through August 31, 2020.

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
Admission to an educator preparation program Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading 5713 *
and
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing 5723 *
and
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (On-screen four-function calculator provided.) 5733 *
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).

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