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Praxis Exam
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Applying To Take The Praxis:
Endorsement Option |
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Timing: Term before you expect to graduate
- • All SLCP applicants
seeking to add another area of certification (second-field
certification) to their current Instructional Level I
or Level II certificate must submit a Praxis score for
the School Library Media Specialist test (Code 10310)
with their PA Application for Certification. A minimum
score of 620 is the Pennsylvania qualifying score. If
you do not score at least 620, you must retake the exam
until this score is achieved.
- Consult the Praxis website,
www.ets.org/praxis for all information.
When you register for PRAXIS:
- Sign up to take the test
at the University closest college or university to you.
Register early because seating is limited. The cost of
taking the Library Media Specialist test is $75, plus
a $40 registration fee.
- Request that your test scores
be sent to the University of Pittsburgh (Code RA2927)
and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (Code
R8033).
- You must register for the test far enough in advance
of your application for certification, so that
your scores will be received in time to be included
with your application.
- Each term a Praxis review
session for the Library Media Specialist test is held
by Dr. Biagini for SLCP students.
After you take the test:
- Please alert Mary
K. Biagini that
you have taken the test and the date you took the test.
- You will receive your own
paper copy of your test scores in the mail from Educational
Testing Service. You will submit a photocopy of your
test score to Dr. Biagini with your application for certification
and you will make a copy of your score to give to Dr.
Biagini.
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Applying
To Take The Praxis: Intern Option |
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- All SLCP Intern Option applicants seeking to obtain certification
for Library Science, K-12, must submit passing Praxis scores for the five
tests required by the Pennsylvania Department of Education along with the
PA Application for Certification. For each test, the applicant must achieve
the current PDE qualifying score.
- Consult the Praxis website at www.ets.org/praxis for more information.
- Each computer-based PPST test costs $75.* However,
if two tests are taken on the same day, the fee is $110. If all three
tests are combined on the same day, the fee is $145. There
is no registration fee for these tests.
- Computerized tests
may be taken once per calendar month, and up to six times
per calendar year.
- The cost of the Fundamental Subjects
test and the Library Media Specialist test is $75 each,
with a registration fee of $40. These two tests may be taken
on the same day.
- It is possible to apply for a fee waiver.
Consult the Praxis Website for the Fee Waiver Request form
and an explanation of eligibility.
Required Praxis Tests:
Code |
Title |
Current PA
Qualifying Score |
5710 |
Computerized PPST Reading* |
172 |
5720 |
Computerized PPST Writing* |
173 |
5730 |
Computerized PPST Mathematics* |
173 |
30511 |
Fundamental Subjects: Content
Knowledge |
150 |
10310 |
Library Media Specialist Test |
620 |
* These tests may also be taken in the
pencil and paper version.
Timing : Paper tests
may be taken over two testing dates, which may be over
two terms. Consult the Praxis Website for test dates. If
you are close to the Pitt campus, it is recommended that
the three PPST tests be taken in computerized form at the
University of Pittsburgh, Office of Measurement and Evaluation.
Contact the Office at 412-624-9103 to schedule an appointment
for a Monday through Saturday. Other universities offer
computerized testing of the PPST tests. Check the Praxis
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This is a suggested schedule:
Session 1: Fundamental Subjects (30511) 2 hours
Session 1: Library Media Specialist (10310) 2 hours
Session 3: Fundamental Subjects(30511) 2 hours
In addition to the cost of the test, a $40 basic registration
fee is charged. If you take these tests on different
dates, you will pay the $40 registration fee for each
date.
For Paper Tests:
- Sign up to take the test at the University
of Pittsburgh site (Code 01589) or at a site nearest
you. Consult Praxis Bulletin for list of test sites.
Register early because seating is limited. The cost
of taking the written Fundamentals Subject and the
Library Media Specialist tests is $75 each, plus a
$40 registration fee.
- Request that your test scores be sent
to the University of Pittsburgh (Code RA2927) and the
Pennsylvania Department of Education (Code R8033).
- You must register for the test far enough
in advance of your application for certification, so
that your scores will be received in time to be included
with your application.
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| webmaster
For more information
about the Library and Information Science Program,
please call 412.624.9420 or e-mail Debbie Day
School of Information
Sciences, University of Pittsburgh,
135 North Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: 412.624.3988 | Fax: 412.624.5231
For information about Admissions & Financial Aid, please
contact
Shabana Reza at 800.672.9435
Information Science & Technology Email: isinq@sis.pitt.edu
Telecommunications Email: teleinq@sis.pitt.edu
Library & Information Science Email: lisinq@sis.pitt.edu
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