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
PPST READING
176  
10710
PPST WRITING 172
20720

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
Registration Deadline
September 8,2007 August 9, 2007
November 17, 2007
October 18, 2007
&January 12, 2008 December 13, 2007
March 15, 2008 February 14, 2008
April 26, 2008 March 27, 2008
June 14, 2008 May 15, 2008
July 26, 2008               
June 26, 2008

  
$$ COST $$ ?
There is a $110 fee to take the paper and pencil format of the PPST. The Sylvan Learning Center has a $120 registration fee for the computer-based version of the PPST.

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

ETS TEST CODE ETS TEST NAME Passing Score
ART: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE 10133 149
BIOLOGY: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE 10235
154
CHEMISTRY: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
20245 151
EARTH SCIENCE: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
20571
150
ED OF EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS: CORE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
20353
150
ED OF EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS: MTMD
10542
156
ELEM ED CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION ASSESSMENT
10011
165
ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LIT, AND COMP.
10041
153
FRENCH: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
20173
160
GERMAN: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
20181
147
HEALTH EDUCATION
20550
420
INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING OF READING
10200
510
MATHEMATICS: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
10061
136
MIDDLE SCHOOL: ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
10049
152
MIDDLE SCHOOL: MATHEMATICS
20069
156
MIDDLE SCHOOL: SCIENCE
10439
137
MIDDLE SCHOOL: SOCIAL STUDIES
20089
153
MUSIC CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
10113
140
PHYSICAL EDUCATION: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
10091
150
PHYSICS: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
10265
149
READING SPECIALIST
20300
370
SOCIAL STUDIES: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
10081
147
SPANISH: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
10191
159
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST
10400 660