CT Academic Skills Assessments for Applicants to Teacher Preparation Programs: Praxis I

Who Must Meet The Academic Skills Requirement?

Connecticut law mandates a series of assessments to assure that each prospective teacher has essential skills in reading, writing, and mathematics, subject knowledge competence, and professional knowledge competence.

Individuals seeking formal admission to a Connecticut teacher preparation program, or seeking certification in Connecticut, must fulfill the academic skills requirement:

1. By taking and passing all three PRAXIS I Academic Skill Assessments in reading, writing and mathematics, OR

2. By qualifying for and obtaining a Praxis I waiver. If you are eligible for the Praxis I Waiver, you do not need to take the Praxis I Academic Skill Assessments. To determine if you are eligible for the Praxis I Waiver, click here.

Praxis 1 Academic Skills Assessments Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST)

Educational Testing Service's (ETS) Praxis I Academic Skills Assessments Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) is Connecticut's required test for entry into a teacher preparation program. Either the computer-based or paper-based Praxis I PPST is acceptable.            

•  Passing scores on the paper-based tests are required on each of the three discrete tests of reading (Test #0710; Pass = 172), writing (Test #0720; Pass = 171), and mathematics (Test #0730; Pass = 171).

•  Passing scores on the computer-based tests (CBT's) are required on each of the three discrete tests of reading (Test #5710; Pass = 172), writing (Test #5720; Pass = 171), and mathematics (Test #5730; Pass = 171) administered via computer delivered questions.

• For more information on registering for the Praxis I, go to the ETS Praxis Website.

• When you take the Praxis I, include the University of Connecticut as a score recipient; UConn's recipient code is 3915. If you did not include UConn as a score recipient, you must contact ETS and have them mail an official copy of your score report to the Neag School of Education Admissions Office, 249 Glenbrook Road, Unit 2064, Storrs, CT 06269.

• Important! Score reports take 4-6 weeks after the testing date to arrive in the Office of Teacher Education. In order to consider your application to the teacher education program, we MUST receive the score report from ETS by the Application Deadline. Therefore, if you are required take the Praxis I Exam, please plan to take it no later than November of the academic year in which you plan to apply to the Teacher Education Program.