Education - Early Level Pre K-4/Middle Level 4-8 Continued IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRAXIS EXAMS PRAXIS bulletins and test information can be obtained from any education faculty member. Please see your advisor or any education faculty member for guidance and assistance regarding any facet of the PRAXIS exam. Students should carefully read the bulletin to avoid problems in registering for the test and to mark test dates so that tests can be completed as required for admission into the department. NOTE: Testing Centers might not offer all the tests for each testing date. Regular testing is not available during the summer months. While the PPST can be taken more frequently via the computerized format, this does not apply to The Fundamental Content Knowledge Exam or the Early Childhood or Elementary Education Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Exam. Please read the PRAXIS Bulletin carefully and plan accordingly. Below is the timeline for completion of PRAXIS tests and the required passing scores in Pennsylvania: Sophomore, 1st Semester -have completed 45 credits by end of the semester -consider PRAXIS prep courses or practice tests -completed required rhetoric courses, math courses, PY 204, and PY221 Sophomore, 2nd Semester -by end of the semester, have successfully completed PRAXIS Series I exams including PPST Reading - passing score 172 PPST Writing - passing score 173 PPST Math - passing score 173 and Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge - passing score 150 OR A composite score of 521 with PA Minimum State Score Requirements (see ETS PA State Standards (www.ets.org) PPST Reading - passing score 171 PPST Writing - passing score 170 PPST Math - passing score 171 -have completed sixty (60) credits with a 3.0 GPA Junior, 1st Semester -prior to the start of the semester, submit formal application to the Education Office Junior, 2nd Semester -complete and submit student teaching application Senior, 1st Semester -take the Early Childhood Education PRAXIS Exam - passing score 530, or appropriate Middle Level exams -apply for graduation
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