Tests for Certification (PRAXIS)
All students participating in LCSC teacher education programs and who seek teacher certification must successfully complete specific standardized tests as described below.
Our teacher education program policy reinforces this state mandate by requiring that ALL Praxis II exams necessary for initial certification (and endorsement) be successfully passed prior to the final semester of student-teaching internship.
The Praxis tests are a product of Educational Testing Service (ETS). All registration, fee payment, scoring and dissemination of results are handled by ETS online at www.ets.org/praxis. The LCSC Lewiston campus is a test site and usually facilitates four of the seven test dates during the academic testing year which runs from September to July.
Please be advised to schedule test dates that allow for ample scoring and reporting times that will not interfere with registration for internship course(s).
The following Praxis II tests are required for LCSC's Undergraduate teacher education majors:
Elementary Education
The State of Idaho requires individuals seeking certification in elementary education to "...meet or exceed the state qualifying score on approved elementary content area and pedagogy assessments..." and requires individuals seeking certification in secondary education to "...have a qualifying score of an approved content area assessment in any area(s) for which the certificate or endorsement (s) will be applied".
Two (2) tests required
| Test Code | Test Name |
|---|---|
| 0014 | Elementary Education: Content Knowledge |
| and EITHER | |
| 0622 | Principles of Learning & Teaching: K-6 or |
| 0623 | Principles of Learning & Teaching: 5-9 |
| OR | |
| Second content area Praxis II exam (Common content area tests listed below) |
|
| 0300 | Reading Specialist |
| 0543 | Special Education: Core Knowledge & Mild to Moderate Applications |
| 0069 | Middle School Mathematics |
| 0941 | World & US History: Content Knowledge |
Secondary Education
The State of Idaho requires individuals seeking certification in secondary education to "...have a qualifying score of an approved content area assessment in any area(s) for which the certificate or endorsement (s) will be applied".
For a list of other Idaho endorsement areas and their corresponding, required Praxis II exams, see the Teacher Certification website at http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/teacher_certification/subject_area.htm
Test(s) required for each endorsement area
| Test Code | Test Name |
|---|---|
| 0041 | English Language, Literature & Composition: Content Knowledge |
| 0061 | Mathematics: Content Knowledge |
| 0081 | Social Studies: Content Knowledge PLUS |
| 0941 | World & US History: Content Knowledge |
| 0235 | Biology: Content Knowledge |
| 0245 | Chemistry: Content Knowledge |
| 0571 | Earth & Space Sciences: Content Knowledge |
| 0435 | General Science: Content Knowledge plus science emphasis test (for Natural Science major) |
| 0091 | Physical Education: Content Knowledge PLUS |
| 0550 | Health Education |