Licensure & Credentials

GPA/Praxis Test Score Flexibility Rules

A HIGH PRAXIS SCORE MAY OFFSET A LOW GPA

GPA / CERTIFICATION TEST REQUIREMENTS

Effective November 1, 2004, the following information is necessary in applying the new flexibility in GPA / certification test requirement.

 

 

 

Where the GPA is less than 2.75, but equal to or higher than 2.50, and the passing score meets or exceeds the following scores, the GPA requirement will be met.

Where the GPA is 3.50 or higher, and the passing score is no less than the following scores, the test requirement will be met.

CODE

TEST

Current
Passing Score

Passing Score + 10%

Passing Score - 5%

0134 or 5134

Art: Content Knowledge

158

174

150

0101 or 5101

Business Education

154

169

146

0022 or 5022

Early  Childhood: Content Knowledge

159

175

151

0014 or 5014

Elementary Education: Content Knowledge

141

155

134

5031

Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects

 

 

 

5032

Reading and Language Arts Subtest

165

182

157

5033

Mathematics Subtest

164

180

156

5034

Social Studies Subtest

155

171

147

5035

Science Subtest

159

175

151

0049 or 5049

Middle School English Language Arts

156

172

148

0069 or 5069

Middle School Mathematics

152

167

144

0089 or 5089

Middle School Social Studies

158

174

150

0439 or 5439

Middle School Science

145

160

138

0041 or 5041

Eng. Lang., Lit., & Comp.: Content Knowledge

162

178

154

0121 or 5121

Family and Consumer Sciences

150

165

143

5174

French: World Language

162

178

154

5183

German: World Lanugage

163

179

155

5195

Spanish: World Language

168

185

160

0856 or 5856

Health & Physical Ed: Content Knowledge

151

166

143

0561 or 5061

Marketing Education

158

174

150

0061 or 5061

Mathematics: Content Knowledge

137

151

130

0113 or 5113

Music: Content Knowledge

153

168

145

0091 or 5091

Physical Education: Content Knowledge

148

163

141

0204 or 5204

Introduction to the Teaching of Reading

159

175

151

0435 or 5435

General Science: Content Knowledge

152

167

144

0235 or 5235

Biology: Content Knowledge

152

167

144

0245 or 5245

Chemistry: Content Knowledge

152

167

144

0571 or 5571

Earth Science: Content Knowledge

153

168

145

0265 or 5265

Physics: Content Knowledge

141

155

134

0081 or 5081

Social Studies: Content Knowledge

157

173

149

0221

Speech Communication

143

157

136

0641

Theatre

153

168

145

0051

Technology Education

159

175

151