44 States that Require Praxis Tests (and 6 that don’t)

‎Praxis is required in many US states like Alaska, Nevada, New Hampshire, etc.

See all the states that require Praxis test, passing scores for the subjects required as well as states that do not require Praxis and their alternatives.

‎How many states require Praxis?

‎There are 44 states that require Praxis, including 4 US territories and each with different Praxis requirement.

‎For example.

‎Some require Praxis Core, others require only Praxis Subjects while a few do not require Praxis at all.

‎States that require Praxis Core

Click on any state to see the passing scores for the required Praxis Core in that state.

• ‎ALASKA

• ‎AMERICAN SAMOA

• ‎DELAWARE

• ‎DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC)

• ‎GUAM

• ‎HAWAII

• ‎KENTUCKY

• ‎MAINE

• ‎MARYLAND

• ‎MASSACHUSETTS

• ‎NEVADA

• ‎NEW HAMPSHIRE

• ‎NEW JERSEY

• ‎NORTH CAROLINA

• ‎NORTH DAKOTA

• ‎NORTHERN MARIANA ISLAND

• ‎OREGON

• ‎PENNSYLVANNIA

• ‎SOUTH CAROLINA

• TENNESSEE

• VERMONT

• WEST VIRGINIA

• WISCONSIN

‎Do other states require all Praxis Subjects?

‎No.

Most states require most Praxis Subjects, but some like California only accepts a few in addition to its own CBEST/CSET.

Click on each state to see the Praxis Subjects required in that state and their passing scores.

• ‎ALABAMA

• ‎ALASKA

• ‎AMERICAN SAMOA

• ‎ARKANSAS

• ‎CALIFORNIA (FEW SUBJECTS)

• ‎COLORADO

• ‎CONNECTICUT

• ‎DELAWARE

• ‎DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC)

• ‎GEORGIA (FEW SUBJECTS)

• ‎GUAM

• ‎HAWAII

• ‎IDAHO

• ‎INDIANA

• ‎KANSAS

• ‎KENTUCKY

• ‎LOUISIANA

• ‎MAINE

• ‎MARYLAND

• ‎MASSACHUSETTS

• ‎MISSOURI

• ‎MONTANA

• ‎NEBRASKA

• ‎NEVADA

• ‎NEW HAMPSHIRE

• ‎NEW JERSEY

• ‎NEW MEXICO

• ‎NEW YORK

• ‎NORTH CAROLINA

• ‎NORTH DAKOTA

• ‎NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

• ‎OHIO

• ‎OKLAHOMA

• ‎OREGON

• ‎PENNSYLVANNIA

• RHODE ISLAND

• SOUTH CAROLINA

• SOUTH DAKOTA

• TENNESSEE

• TEXAS

• UTAH

• VERMONT

• VIRGIN ISLANDS

• VIRGINIA

• WASHINGTON

• WEST VIRGINIA

• WISCONSIN

• WYOMING

Source: ETS website.

‎Which states don’t require Praxis at all?

‎They include Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota.

‎These are states that do not require Praxis exams for any certification but use their own test alternative only.

• ‎ARIZONA (uses AEPA or NES)

• ‎FLORIDA (uses FTCE)

• ‎ILLINOIS (uses ILTS)

• MICHIGAN (uses MTTC)

• MINNESOTA (uses MTLE)

‎Iowa does not have or require any teacher certification test, except Praxis II for Foreign Language Teaching.

FAQs on states that require Praxis test

Here are clear answers to some questions you may still have about states that do not require Praxis exams and those that do.

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