State Testing Requirements
Elementary Candidates (K-5) must schedule and successfully pass before entering the TIP Program:
- Three PRAXIS I: Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST):
- PRAXIS I: PPST Reading (10710)
- PRAXIS I: PPST Writing (20702)
- PRAXIS I: PPST Mathematics (10730)
- The PRAXIS II content proficiency test: Elementary Education-Multiple Subjects (5031)
In addition, elementary candidates must schedule and successfully pass the PRAXIS II tests at the conclusion of the 24 hours of course work to be recommended for licensure: PRAXIS II: Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment (10011).
Secondary Candidates (5-12) must schedule and successfully complete, before entering the TIP Program, the PRAXIS I as well as PRAXIS II tests in a content specific area. Content specific areas are determined by the approved programs currently offered by the School of Education (listed below).
Approved programs offered by the School of Education
Middle School/Senior High (Grades 5-12) Early Adolescence and Young Adult
Specialty Area Praxis II Test Code Number Biology (Life Sciences) 10235 Chemistry 20245 English 10041 French 20173 Health 20550 Mathematics 10061 Music 10113 Physical Education 10091 Physics 10265 Social Sciences:
Economics, Government,
Psychology, Sociology,
U.S. History, World Civilization10081 Spanish 10191 Visual Arts 10133