School of Education, Teaching and Health: Praxis Exam Information

ALL students are required to take the Praxis I exams before admission into a program. Students in the alternative route programs teaching in DC Public Schools must also take the Praxis II Content exams in order to apply for provisional licensure. For information about enrolling in the test, please go to the ETS website.

Before program completion all students must take the appropriate Praxis II Content and Pedagogy exams for their program.

PRAXIS I TESTS - REQUIRED SCORES
Paper-Based Test	Cut Score	Computer-Based Test	Cut Score
PPST READING	172	CBT READING	319
PPST WRITING	171	CBT WRITING	316
PPST MATH	174	CBT MATHEMATICS	319

PRAXIS II TESTS
SUBJECT AREA	CONTENT PRAXIS EXAM NAME	Cut Score	PEDAGOGY PRAXIS EXAM NAME	Cut Score
BIOLOGY	Bio: Content Knowl. (0235)	150	Life Science: Pedagogy (0234)	147
CHEMISTRY	Chemistry Content Knowl (0245)	152	Physical Science: pedagogy (0483)	145
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION	ELED Content Knowledge (0014)	145	ELED Content Area Exercises (0012)	148
ENGLISH	Eng Lang, Lit, & Comp: Content Knowl. (0041)	142	Eng Lang, Lit, & Comp: Pedagogy (0043)	150
ESOL	NO TEST		Eng. To Speakers of Other Languages (0360)	520
FRENCH	French: Content Knowl. (0173) French: Productive Lang skills (0171)	155 173	NO TEST
MATH	Math: Content Knowledge (0061) Math: Proofs, Models, & Probs (0063)	141 154	Math: Pedagogy (0065)	135
SOC.STUDIES	Soc. Stud: Content Knowledge (0081)	145	Soc. Stud: Pedagogy (0084)	169
SPANISH	Spanish: Content Knowledge (0191) Span: Productive Lang. Skills (0192)	153 166	Spanish: Pedagogy (0194)	170
SPECIAL ED	NO TEST		Educ of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowl. (0353)	146

NOTE: The cut scores indicated are DC Licensure requirements.