Office of Certification

Maryland Certification Tests

• With few exceptions, all teachers applying for their initial Maryland certificate are required to present Maryland's qualifying scores on Praxis I, Academic Skills Assessments and the appropriate Praxis II, Content and Pedagogy Assessments.
  (see Praxis Test Qualifying Scores Chart)
  
  Praxis I Academic Skills Assessments - Visit MSDE's Certification home page, select Tests www.msde.state.md.us/certification
  
  Praxis II Content and Pedagogy Assessment - Visit MSDE's Certification home page, select Tests, www.msde.state.md.us/certification
  
  
• Information regarding registration, fees, and locations can be found by visiting www.ets.org/praxis/ or by contacting BCPS's Office of Teacher Certification and requesting a Praxis bulletin.
  
  
• For accurate score reporting: EACH TIME you take a test, designate MSDE as a score recipient by coding R7403 on your registration form and sending a photocopy of your test results to the Office of Teacher Certification. Be sure to attach a note stating why the test results are being sent. The Office of Teacher Certification is not notified by ETS or by MSDE of your test results.

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SO.

To submit scores for test(s) previously taken, you must provide:

• a notation on an official college transcript; or
• an original score report; or
• a notarized copy of your score report; or
• written verification from a State Department of Education on official letterhead.

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SO.

The Office of Certification has Praxis Bulletins, which contain registration information and test schedules.

The Praxis I Academic Skills Assessments can be attempted using a computer-based program.  The company PROMETRIC offers the exams on a continuing basis at their locations.  Further information can be secured by visiting www.prometric.com.

Although Maryland requires the Praxis series, any passing NTE score(s) on test(s) taken prior to July 1, 2000 will be accepted.