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Louisiana Requirements

Students applying for admission to a teacher education program at University of Louisiana Institutions must meet new higher admission standards on the Praxis I PPST exam. Freshman starting in summer '04 or after and alternative certification students starting summer '05 and after must score 2 points higher on reading, writing, and mathematics than the state minimum. The new scores are indicated at the right of the slash (/) mark in the chart below.

Pre-professional Skills Test | Content and Pedagogy Area | Grades 6-12 Certification Areas | All Level K-12 Areas | Special Education Areas | Administrative Areas

PRE-PROFESSIONAL SKILLS TESTS

PRE-PROFESSIONAL SKILLS TEST

Test #

Score

PRE-PROFESSIONAL SKILLS TEST

Test #

Score

PPST:R – Pre-Professional Skills Test: Reading 0710 172/ 174 * Computer-Based Tests (prior to 1/16/02)    
PPST:W – Pre-Professional Skills Test: Writing 0720 171/ 173 * CBT Reading 0711 319
PPST:M – Pre-Professional Skills Test: Math 0730 170/ 172 * CBT Writing 0721 316
      CBT Math 0731 315
Computerized PPST (1/16/02 and after)— same passing scores as written PPST:     Core Battery (prior to 9/199)    
Reading 5710 172/ 174 * Communication Skills (CS) 0500 645
Writing 5720 171/ 173 * General Knowledge (GK) 0510 644
Mathematics 5730 170/ 172 * Professional Knowledge (PK) 0520 645