Praxis (II) Subject Assessment Exams Information

What?  PRAXIS Subject Assessment measures your content knowledge in the subject/s you will be teaching.  It is a certification requirement, required to be taken for entry to Clinical Practice I and required to be passed for entry to Clinical Practice II.

When? Entry to Clinical Practice I will require that official scores be received by the university (code 2518) by August 15th  for Fall CPI and by January 1st for Spring CPI.  Entry to Clinical Practice II will require that official, passing scores are received by the university by August 15th for Fall CPII and by January 1st for Spring CPII.  Scores may take up to 1 month to arrive to the university. 

How to Register: Be prepared to register using your correctly spelled name and social security number.  Ensure that WP (recipient code 2518) and NJ Dept. of Education (recipient code 7666) receive your scores.  Register here:  https://www.ets.org/praxis/register/

Fees: Test fees range from $130- $180 (some sub-tests are $64).

Scholarship for Fee Payment!   If you are receiving financial aid, you can request help paying for your test.  Click here

The testing company also has fee waivers available: Click here; see page 12

Accommodations:

  • Disability accommodations (students must register with the WPUNJ Accessibility Resource Center at least one year prior to testing)
  • English Language Learners Accommodations: The ETS testing company offers accommodations for test takers for whom English was not the primary language (PLNE). In the following link, you will find directions on applying for PLNE accommodations and the forms to use (p.12-13 and p. 38-39): Click here

How do I prepare? Click Here

Which Test/s Do I need?

Certification Area: Praxis(II) Subject Assessment Code Score
Early Childhood Education(Preschool - Grade 3)  Effective September 1, 2015 5025 156
Elementary Multiple Subjects 5001   
Reading and language Arts Subtest 5002 157**
Mathematics Subtest 5003 157**
Social Studies Subtest 5004 155
Science Subtest 5005 159
Middle School English Language Arts 5047  164
Middle School French and  5174  162
OPI Testing Link:
http://www.languagetesting.com/		 OPI
(do not take ProFluent)		 Advanced Low or higher is required
Middle School: Mathematics (Calculator allowed.)  (Scores prior to Oct. 1, 2021 will be accepted for the prior exam 5169 with a minimum score of 165.) 5164 157
Middle School Science  (Scores prior to Oct. 1, 2021 will be accepted for the prior exam 5440 with a minimum score of 150.) 5442 152
Middle School Social Studies 5089

158
Middle School Spanish and 5195  168
OPI Testing Link:
http://www.languagetesting.com/		  OPI
(do not take ProFluent)		  Advanced Low or higher is required
Art: Content Knowledge 5134 158
Biology and 5236 154
General Science 5436 141
Chemistry, and 5246 156
General Science 5436 141
Chinese
        OPI Testing link:
        http://www.languagetesting.com/ 		 OPI
(do not take ProFluent) 		 Intermediate High or Above
Earth Science, and 5572 154
General Science 5436 141
English Language Arts 5038  167
French: World Language   and 5174 162
OPI  testing link:
http://www.languagetesting.com/		 OPI 
(do not take ProFluent)		 Intermediate High or Above 
Health and Physical Education  
 5857 160
Japanese
       OPI Testing link:
        http://www.languagetesting.com/		 OPI 
(do not take ProFluent)		 Intermediate High or Above 
Mathematics (On-screen graphing calculator provided)  (Scores prior to Oct. 1, 2021 will be accepted for the prior exam 5161 with a minimum score of 160.) 5165 159
Music 5113 153
Physical Education 5091 148
Physical Science – Chemistry and 5246 156
Physics and 5266 145
General Science 5436 141
Social Studies 5081 157
Spanish  and 5195 168
OPI Testing link:
http://www.languagetesting.com/		 OPI 
(do not take ProFluent)		 Intermediate
High or
Above

Bilingual Endorsement 

Requirements:  Oral English Written English Oral Second Language Written Second Language
Ways to demonstrate proficiency for each requirement> Achieve “Intermediate High” score or greater on the English Oral Proficiency (OPI) assessment Pass the Basic Skills Assessment (Praxis CORE); 

OR

Achieve “Advanced Low”  or greater on the English Written Proficiency Test (WPT); 

OR

 Achieve “Intermediate High” or greater on the WPT if Second Language WPT score is “Advanced Low” or better. 		 Achieve “Advanced Low” or greater on the Oral Proficiency Interview Test in the foreign language;

OR

Establish that he/she was primarily educated at the undergraduate or graduate level in that language. 		 Achieve “Advanced Low” or greater on the Written Proficiency Test (WPT)  in the foreign language;

OR

Achieve “Intermediate High” or greater on the WPT if English WPT score is “Advanced Low” or better. 
If you wish to utilize the second option of the Oral Second Language category, please hand deliver an official, unopened foreign credential evaluation, with a written request to use the document in lieu of the language OPI to the WP Office of Education Enrollment and Certification.  If you wish to use the PRAXIS CORE writing scores for the Written English requirement, please provide a written note and copies of your scores to the Office of Education Enrollment and Certification. 

English as a Second Language Endorsement

  • Required tests :Candidates must present evidence of passing oral and written English language proficiency tests (OPI & WPT). 
  • http://www.languagetesting.com/ 

Administrator/School Leader

To Be Certified in You Need to Take Test Code Qualifying Score
Principal School Leaders Licensure Assessment (PDF) (Computer) (Must use SLS Bulletin to register.) 6011 163

REGISTRATION, TEST CENTERS AND SCORE REPORTING:

The Praxis Series
Educational Testing Service
P.O. Box 6051
Princeton, NJ 08541-6051
(800) 772-9476 The School Leadership Series

Educational Testing Service
P.O. Box 6051 Princeton, NJ 08541-6051
(800) 772-9476
The bulletins are also available online at the Praxis Web Site: http://www.ets.org/praxis and at the School Leadership Series Web Site: http://www.ets.org/sls.

Please request to have a copy of your score to be sent to William Paterson University and the NJ DOE by coding R2518 AND R7666 on your registration form. You must also include your Social Security number when completing your registration form. 

PRAXIS Disability Accommodation Requests

Helpful links: http://www.ets.org/praxis/register/disabilities?WT.ac=praxishome_disabilities_121126 and http://www.ets.org/disabilities/documentation

Allow ample time.  Your first step is to contact the WPUNJ Accessibility Resource Center. 

or 973-720-2853 https://www.wpunj.edu/accessibilityresourcecenter/ 

If you are requesting accommodations for a disability or a health-related need, you must register by mail. However, you may create a My Praxis account to view scores online and order additional score reports.

Follow the steps below to register  for an exam when requesting PRAXIS disability accommodations: