Center of Pedagogy
Praxis I Requirement
Graduate Teacher Education Applicants
All graduate applicants for Fall 2015 and beyond are required to successfully complete the Praxis I: Core
Academic Skills for Educators exams as part of your application for admission to the Post BA/MAT Program
unless you have an exemption based on your SAT, ACT, GRE or the old PPST Praxis I scores. *
Exam
Code
Praxis I Required: New Core Academic Skills
(These tests can be taken separately or together)
Passing
Score
First time: Register for exam code 5751
(the Combined Test for $135, rather than $85 for each section)
5712
5722
5732
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics
156
162
150
Offerings
See ETS website for
testing windows, they
are offered roughly
once a month via
computer
Visit www.ets.org/praxis to create your account and register for the Praxis I tests. Whenever possible,
indicate MSU and the New Jersey Department of Education as recipients of your test scores when
registering.
Getting Your Praxis Scores: Your official score report will be available online via your Praxis account on the
score report release date. Online scores will be downloadable and available for one calendar year from the
score reporting date. Be sure to make a copy of your score report on your computer as well as a hard copy for
future reference.
*You are required to submit your passing Praxis I or SAT/ACT/GRE equivalent scores to the Graduate School
with your Post BA/MAT application. The following scores qualify for the Praxis I exemption:
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SAT scores of 1120 or higher (combined reading and math)
SAT scores of 1660 or higher (combined reading, writing and math)
ACT score of 23 or higher (please note there are sections for English, math, science, reading and writing)
Old PPST Praxis I scores (Math 174, Reading 175, and Writing 173)
GRE combined score of 310 on the quantitative and verbal sections and a 4.0 on the analytical writing
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