teacher candidate assessment requirements and information

Teacher CandidateAssessment Requirements and Information

Program testing requirements Passing scores on Praxis I Pre-Professional Skills Tests, CORE ACT, SAT, or GRE of mathematics,

reading, and writing. ETS will no longer offer the Praxis I (PPST) after August 31, 2014.

Passing PPST scores in Wisconsin are: Mathematics 173, Reading 175, and Writing 174.

Replacement will be CORE as of Sept. 1, 2014

Reading (5712) score of 156

Writing (5722) score of 162

Math (5732) score of 150

Effective Sept. 1, 2013, ACT, SAT and GRE scores can be used instead of the PPST

ACT-composite 23; minimum of 20 on each (Reading, Writing and Math)

SAT-composite 1070; minimum of 450 on each (Verbal and Math)

GRE-composite 298; minimum of 150 on Verbal and 145 on Math

All have a 5 year maximum admission to program application timeframe

Students who have not met the minimum G.P.A. requirement or passed all three sections of the Pre-Professional Skills Test (attempted at least twice) for admission could seek to be admitted through a waiver/exceptions policy.

Professional Semester policies

All Initial Educator Certification Students planning to student teach must receive a passing score on their Praxis II content, ACTFL and FORT exam(s) prior to obtaining a student teaching placement.

For a FALL semester placement, the last test date is the preceding January.

For a SPRING semester placement, the last test date is the preceding August.

A student teacher/intern must take a test for every area of certification with the exception of MCEA. MCEA students do not need to test in their minor if the minor is math, language arts, social studies or science

Deadlines for Meeting testing criteria

For placements in the fall semester, criteria for which the student is responsible (GPA, TB test, Praxis II Content Test[s], ACTFL, FORT and Psyc 261) must be met by March 1 of the preceding semester.

For placements in the spring semester, these criteria must be met by October 1 of the preceding semester.

For placements in the summer session, these criteria must be met by February 1 of the preceding semester.

Failure to meet criteria on time may result in a delay of the professional semester.

More Policy

A student teacher/intern must take a test for every area of certification with the exception of MCEA. MCEA students do not need to test in their minor if the minor is math, language arts, social studies or science. You can only take one morning and one afternoon test per day.

To register for the Praxis and ACTFL exam(s) call 1-800-772-9476 or visit the website at www.ets.org/praxis or http://www.ets.org/praxis/wi/requirements/. Academic Testing is Schofield 226 has Praxis Bulletins available with complete information. FORT- http://www.wi.nesinc.com/

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction in accordance with PI 34, Wisconsin Administrative Code, requires that all students completing a Wisconsin professional education (licensure) program and out-of state applicants who completed their programs after August 31, 2004 take the specific Praxis II: Subject Assessments listed below that correspond to the license(s) they will be issued. Test code numbers and qualifying scores do change as updates are mandated by DPI. If you passed a Praxis II test during the qualifying dates for that particular test code, it will always be a valid passing score.

CDT - computer delivered test PDT - paper delivered test (being phased out)

http://www.ets.org/praxis

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

Praxis II test lists with cut scores

Early Childhood

To Be Certified in You Need to Take CDT Code

PDT Code

Qualifying Score

Early Childhood – Regular Education

Elementary Education: Content Knowledge (Calculator allowed.)

5014 0014 147

Middle Childhood – Early Adolescence


PDT Code

Qualifying Score

Middle Childhood – Early Adolescence – Regular Education

Middle School: Content Knowledge (Calculator allowed.)

5146 0146 146


PDT Code

Qualifying Score

Cognitive Disabilities


5146 0146 146

Cross Categorical Middle School: Content Knowledge(Calculator allowed.)

5146 0146 146

Early Childhood – Special Education

Elementary Education: Content Knowledge (Calculator allowed.)

5014 0014 147

Emotional Disturbance


5146 0146 146

Learning Disabilities


5146 0146 146

Speech and Language Pathologist

Speech-Language Pathology 5331 n/a 162

Early Adolescence – Adolescence

To Be Certified in

You Need to Take CDT Code

PDT Code

Qualifying Score

Biology General Science: Content Knowledge

5435 0435 154

Broad Field Science General Science: Content Knowledge

5435 0435 154

Broad Field Social Studies

Social Studies: Content Knowledge 5081 0081 153

Chemistry General Science: Content Knowledge

5435 0435 154

Earth and Space Science

General Science: Content Knowledge

5435 0435 154

Economics Social Studies: Content Knowledge 5081 0081 153

English Literature and Composition

English Language, Literature and Composition: Content Knowledge

5038 n/a 167

Geography Social Studies: Content Knowledge 5081 0081 153

History Social Studies: Content Knowledge 5081 0081 153

Life and Environmental Science

General Science: Content Knowledge

5435 0435 154

Mathematics Mathematics: Content Knowledge (Graphing calculator required.)

5161 n/a 160

Physical Science General Science: Content Knowledge

5435 0435 154

Physics General Science: Content Knowledge

5435 0435 154

Political Science and Citizenship

Social Studies: Content Knowledge 5081 0081 153

Psychology Social Studies: Content Knowledge 5081 0081 153

Sociology Social Studies: Content Knowledge 5081 0081 153


PDT Code

Qualifying Score

Art Art: Content Knowledge 5134 0134 158

English as a Second Language

English to Speakers of Other Languages

5361 n/a 143

Health Health Education 5551 n/a 151

Music Music: Content Knowledge 5113 n/a 150

Physical Education Physical Education: Content Knowledge

5091 0091 150

Theater Theatre n/a 0641 157

1 Available beginning July 2014.

Pupil Services

To Be Certified in You Need to

Take CDT

Code PDT Code

Qualifying Score

School Psychologist School Psychologist

5402 0401 147

ACTFL World Language – French (74-355) French minor MC-EA (72-355) French minor EA-A (73-355)

Praxis II-French Content Knowledge

ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) andACTFL Writing Proficiency Test (WPT)

Intermediate High

World Language – German (74-370) German minor MC-EA (72-370) German minor EA-A (73-370)

Praxis II-German Content Knowledge


Intermediate High

World Language – Spanish (74-365) Spanish minor MC-EA (72-365) Spanish minor EA-A (73-365)

Praxis II-Spanish Content Knowledge


Intermediate High

World Language – Chinese-Mandarin (74-349) Minors (72-349) (73-349) (74-349)


Intermediate High

World Language – Hebrew (74-356) Minors (72-356) (73-356) (74-356)


Intermediate High

World Language – Italian (74-360) Minors (72-360) (73-360) (74-360)


Intermediate High

World Language – Japanese (74-375) Minors (72-375) (73-375) (74-375)


Intermediate High

World Language – Portuguese (74-381) Minors (72-381) (73-381) (74-381)


Intermediate High

World Language – Russian (74-385) Minors (72-385) (73-385) (74-385)


Intermediate High

Wisconsin Foundation of Reading Test – FORT

• REQUIRED for licensure in WI if you fall into any of the following categories : • Early Childhood - Regular Education (70-777) • Early Childhood - Special Education (70-809) • Early Childhood - Middle Childhood (71-777) • Middle Childhood - Early Adolescence (72-777) • Middle Childhood - Early Adolescence Cross Categorical (72-801) • Middle Childhood - Early Adolescence Specific Learning Disabilities (72-811) • Middle Childhood - Early Adolescence Emotional Behavioral Disabilities (72-830) • Middle Childhood - Early Adolescence Cognitive Disabilities (72-810) • Early Adolescence - Adolescence Cross Categorical (73-801) • Early Adolescence - Adolescence Specific Learning Disabilities (73-811) • Early Adolescence - Adolescence Emotional Behavioral Disabilities (73-830) • Early Adolescence - Adolescence Cognitive Disabilities (73-810) • Reading Teacher (316) • Reading Specialist (17) • Any MCEA or EAA candidate with an LD minor

• The test will be offered in computer-based testing format • Testing will be available by appointment, Monday through Saturday (excluding holidays) at

testing centers; Pearson will determine what additional testing center sites will be needed in the state

• Test results have a 4-week turn-around time • The test cost is $155. (Registration processing fee, $30; Computer-based testing fee, $25;

Academic (PK-12) subject matter test, $100) • Pearson has established a Wisconsin website, which will include test registration and score

reporting services, and preparation information.

A FORT score of 240 is required at the time of official licensure application in the above categories as of 9/1/2014. If official licensure application occurred prior to 9/1/2014, a FORT score of 229 was accepted.

edTPA Effective 9/1/2015, teacher candidates will be required to complete the edTPA (Teacher Performance Assessment) to be endorsed for official licensure in Wisconsin. Effective 9/1/2016, teacher candidates will be required to submit a passing score on the edTPA (Teacher Performance Assessment) to be endorsed for official licensure in Wisconsin.

teacher candidate assessment requirements and information

Documents

preceding semester

test date

tb test

afternoon test

professional semester

fall semester placement

spring semester placement

mcea students