Certification Testing
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Testing Requirements
Pennsylvania requires assessment of candidates in basic skills,
general knowledge, professional knowledge and subject area knowledge
before a certificate may be issued. Three documents are recommended
reading:
- Policies and submission procedures in CSPG 21 - Testing.
- Certification Test and Score Requirements (Excel)
- Composite Score Calculator (Excel)
Test Announcements:
The following 2 Praxis tests have been updated and will be replaced by ETS following the schedule below:
Administrative
(for Principals
and Vocational
Directors) |
School Leadership Licensure
Assessments/SLLA (6011)
Accepted through February 28, 2019 |
163 |
ETS |
Administrative
(for Principals
and Vocational
Directors) |
School Leadership Licensure
Assessment/SLLA (6990)
Required beginning March 1, 2019
(previously posted as January 1, 2019) |
151 |
ETS |
Supervisory
(for Supervisory
Certificates) |
Educational Leadership: Admin &
Supervision (5411)
Accepted through February 28, 2019 |
143 |
ETS |
Supervisory
(for Supervisory
Certificates) |
Educational Leadership: Admin &
Supervision (5412)
Required beginning March 1, 2019
(previously posted as January 1, 2019) |
146 |
ETS |
When the new passing scores go into effect, PDE will not be able to supply qualifying scores based on GPA until the test has been operational for some time. PDE will announce these when they become available.
- The qualifying scores based on GPA for the Mathematics Content Knowledge test (5161) have been updated. See testing chart for corrected calculations.
- Environmental Education (test code 0831) is still available. Look for the "Special Administrations" link on the Praxis Pennsylvania page.
Links to Test Registration and Study Guides
Testing Pass Rate Data