Accepted candidates are responsible for passing the Praxis Series administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS).  All Fellows must take and PASS the Praxis I: Pre-professional  Skills Test and are required to submit qualifying scores for all three individual portions of the exam.  We require that all DC Teaching Fellows have official test score reports on file no later than June 1, 2008. 

Praxis I:

The Praxis I exam is a computer based test and can be taken weekly at any Praxis center.  Paper-based exams can also be taken with limited availability, and must be registered for at least one month in advance.   

Testing Area

PPST Reading: Test Code: 0710; Minimum passing score: 172
PPST Writing: Test Code: 0720; Minimum passing score: 171
PPST Mathematics: Test Code 0730; Minimum passing score: 174

Praxis II:

The Praxis II: Subject Assessment tests measure knowledge of specific subjects that K-12 educators will teach, as well as general and subject-specific teaching skills and knowledge. Prior to June 15, 2008, Fellows must have taken the Praxis II: Subject Assessment test for the subject they will be teaching. Praxis II tests are offered only as paper-based assessments, and must be registered for approximately one month in advance. If you are invited to attend an Interview Day and are then accepted into the DCTF program, you will be expected to register for and take the Praxis II for the subject are you will be teaching. (Please note that currently, Fellows placed in Special Education and ESL teaching positions are not required to take the Praxis II test).

Elementary Education (1-6): Content Knowledge

Test Code: 10014
Minimum Score: 145

English: Content Knowledge

Test Code: 10041
Minimum Score: 142

Biology: Content Knowledge

Test Code: 20235
Minimum Score: 150

Chemistry: Content Knowledge

Test Code: 20245
Minimum Score: 152

Mathematics (Two Exams Required)

1. Content Knowledge

Test Code: 10061
Minimum Score: 141  

2. Proofs, Models and Problems

Test Code: 20063
Minimum Score: 154

Candidates that will be teaching Special Education and English as a Second Language do not need to register for a Praxis II examination at this time.

The following table lists upcoming dates for paper-based Praxis administrations as well as their registration deadlines:

**The April test is the last test administration that candidates can take in order to be eligible for the Summer Cohort.

It takes approximately one month for ETS to mail your official score reports. 

Please visit www.ets.org to register online for a test and for more information about the Praxis exam.  When registering for both the Praxis I and II tests, please indicate that you would like a score report sent to The George Washington University, American University, and DC Public Schools (code 7076).  If you do not make this request at the time of registration, you will be charged for additional score reports.