You may send test scores to MSDE in one of the following ways: select MSDE as a test score recipient, notation on a college transcript, photocopy of the original score report, or official verification from another state department of education.
Teacher Candidates applying for certification in all academic content areas must demonstrate mastery of basic reading and writing skills.
Those teacher candidates who submit a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 on their most recently earned degree are not required to submit a basic skills assessment unless enrolled in a
Resident Teacher Certificate program. Candidates who do not have an overall GPA of 3.0, must present one of the assessments listed below.
Teacher candidates applying for certification in a Professional and Technical Education (PTE) area who do not hold a bachelor's degree, are not required to submit a basic skills assessment.
| Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Version 2019) | Reading (sr - 85 minutes) and
| 5713 | 156 |
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| Writing (sr & cr - 100 minutes) and | 5723 | 162 |
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Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators | Reading (sr - 85 minutes) and | 5712 | 156 |
| Writing (sr & cr - 100 minutes) and | 5722 | 162 |
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Praxis I: PPST/CPPST (Taken prior to September 1, 2014) | Reading (sr - 85 minutes) and | 5710 | 177 |
| Writing (sr & cr - 100 minutes) and | 5720 | 173 |
| SAT (prior to April 1995) (math and verbal) | - | 1000 |
| SAT (April 1995 - December 31, 2018) (math and verbal OR math and critical reading OR evidence-based reading & writing and math) | - | 1100 |
| SAT (on/after January 1, 2019) (evidence-based reading & writing and math) | - | 1180 |
| GRE (prior to September 1, 2011) (math and verbal) | - | 1000 |
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GRE (taken as of September 1, 2011) (math and verbal) | - | 297 |
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ACT | - | 24 |