Praxis I & II

Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST)                                                                  INFORMATION SHEET

Registration pamphlets with information on both Praxis I and II are available on the rack outside the main office in Miller Hall. To register for the test you must go to www.ets.org/praxis

Test at a glance booklets that include practice test questions for Praxis I and II are available on-line at www.ets.org/praxis

WHAT?
The PPST is a pre-professional skills test for beginning teachers and is a requirement for Indiana Teacher Certification. The test is an academic assessment of proficiencies for individuals entering college or provisional teacher preparation programs. The test consists of three one-hour parts; Reading, Mathematics and Writing.

WHY?
Successful completion of the PPST is a requirement for admittance into the Teacher Education Program. The following are the minimum passing scores for Valparaiso University and The State of Indiana as of 1-04:

PPST/CBT (Computer based form)
PPST MATH
175
10730
 C-PPST MATH 175  5730
PPST READING
176  
10710
 C-PPST READING 176  5710
PPST WRITING 172
20720
 C-PPST WRITING
172  5720

WHEN?
The following are up-coming test dates, along with the registration deadline.
Registration should be filed at least six weeks prior to the exam date.

Test Date
September 17, 2011
November 12, 2011
January 14, 2012
March 10. 2012
April 28, 2012
June 9, 2012
July 21, 2012     

Registration Fee

Registration (paper-based tests only) Fee
Nonrefundable registration fee charged once per testing year $50
Praxis I Test Fees

Computer-based Tests

The computer-based Praxis I Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST®: Reading, Mathematics and Writing) can be taken as separate tests or as a combined test in a single testing session.

Number of Tests Fee
1 Test $80
2 Tests $120
3 Tests $160
Combined Test $130

Paper-based Tests

Tests Code Session Duration Fee
PPST: Reading 0710 1 1 hour $40
PPST: Mathematics 0730 1 1 hour $40
PPST: Writing 0720 2 1 hour $40


RESULTS?
ALL TEST SCORES SHOULD BE SENT TO VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY TO BE REVIEWED FOR ADMITTANCE INTO THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM.

     “Agencies to Receive Score Reports” please send scores to A1874 and R1874.

Allow six weeks to receive written verification of test results. There is an additional $20 fee to verify scores through a phone service.

Praxis II Tests

To view the Indiana Licensing Tests Required for Content areas 2011-2012 click on the following link: 

http://www.ets.org/praxis/in/requirements

ETS TEST CODE ETS TEST NAME Passing Score Effective Date 9/1/11
ART: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE 10133 149 159
BIOLOGY: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE 10235
154
157
CHEMISTRY: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
20245 151
151
EARTH SCIENCE: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
20571
150
155
ECONOMICS 0910 N/A 460
ED OF EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS: CORE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
20353
150
N/A
SPED: CORE KNOWLEDGE AND MILD TO MODERATE APPLICATIONS 0543 N/A 158
ED OF EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS: MTMD
10542
156
N/A
ELEM ED CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION ASSESSMENT
10011
165
N/A

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION: MULTIPLE SUBJECTS

(Candidates must register for 50301 as a whole. Then if you do not pass a specific subtest you can register to only retake the section(s) you need:

5031

N/A

9/1/11

     Reading and language Arts (5032)

165

9/1/11
     Mathematics (5033) 164 9/1/11
     Social Studies (5034) 155 9/1/11
     Science (5035) 159 9/1/11
ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LIT, AND COMP.
10041
153
160
FRENCH: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
20173
160
N/A
FRENCH: 0174 N/A 156
GERMAN: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
20181
147
N/A
GERMAN 0183 N/A 163
GEOGRAPHY 0920 N/A 520
GOVERNMENT/POLITICAL SCIENCE 0930 N/A 390
HEALTH EDUCATION
20550
420
650
INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING OF READING
10200
510
N/A
TEACHING READING 0204 N/A 159
MATHEMATICS: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
10061
136
136
MIDDLE SCHOOL: ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
10049
152
163
MIDDLE SCHOOL: MATHEMATICS
20069
156
156
MIDDLE SCHOOL: SCIENCE
10439
137
148
MIDDLE SCHOOL: SOCIAL STUDIES
20089
153
156
MUSIC CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
10113
140
157
PHYSICAL EDUCATION: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
10091
150
153
PHYSICS: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
10265
149
149
PSYCHOLOGY 0390 N/A 480
READING SPECIALIST
20300
370
N/A
SOCIAL STUDIES: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
10081
147
156
SOCIOLOGY 0950 N/A 440
SPANISH: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
10191
159
N/A
SPANISH 0195 N/A 168
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST
10400 660
660
WORLD & US HISTORY: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE 0941 N/A 158