U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Virgin Islands 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).

Tests required for specific licensure areas

The U.S. Virgin Islands require the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) tests for educator licensing.

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
All Areas	Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading and	5713	156
	Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing and	5723	162
	Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (On-screen four-function calculator provided)	5733	150
	If you wish to take all three computer-delivered Core 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 Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Early Childhood Education	Early Childhood Education	5025	152

To Be Certified 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	157
	Science Subtest	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.
	and
	Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades K–6	5622	160
Elementary Reading	Teaching Reading: Elementary	5205	159

Required for out of content teachers (less than 30 credits in the following areas):

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Secondary English	English Language Arts: Content Knowledge	5038	167
Secondary ESL	English to Speakers of Other Languages	5362	155
Secondary Science	General Science: Content Knowledge	5435	154

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Principal; Assistant Principal	School Leaders Licensure Assessment (Must use SLS website to register.)	6990	151

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
Special Education 7-12; K-12; K-8	Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications	5354	145

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

U.S. Virgin Islands Test Requirements

Tests required for specific licensure areas

All Areas

Early Childhood Education

Elementary Education

Secondary Education

Administrator/School Leader

Special Education