Licensure Test Categories

Testing Websites

Educational Testing Services (ETS) Praxis test information website. ETS will offer accommodations for test takers with disabilities. Contact ETS for more information.
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) test information website.

Testing FAQs

Please check with your teacher education program administrator for the name and number of tests you are required to take for your specific program. Content tests should be in the same field and grade level as your program.
All test takers should confirm test dates when registering with the testing company and indicate on the registration form that test scores should be sent directly to HTSB. If you are taking a Praxis® test then use score code 8620 and the scores will be sent directly to HTSB.
Not all tests are available on all dates. Applicants are urged to confirm when required tests are offered during the year to ensure you are able to complete the testing requirements.
Current National Board for Professional Teaching Standards-certified and Meritorious New Teacher Candidate licensed teachers holding a current valid license from another state are exempt from all examinations.
Teacher candidates and license applicants should periodically check this page for any updates to testing requirements.
For tests that are being replaced, there is an overlap period when both the old and new tests are available and both will be accepted for licensure. Score reports for previously required tests may be accepted for licensure. Check with HTSB for verification.

Mobile Test Center

In order to accommodate Praxis® test takers on the Neighbor Islands, ETS has created mobile testing events. Registering for a mobile testing event uses the same process as registering to take a Praxis test at a Prometric® test center or other test center locations. Test takers should go to the Praxis registration system to register to test for all mobile sites and sign up for their selected test date. Test dates and test center locations for mobile testing events will continue to be added to the Praxis registration system until we have sufficient coverage.

If you need to take a Praxis assessment but do not have access to a center on your island, please contact Denee West to get information and assistance about registration and other testing locations. Denee can be contacted at 609-683-2774, and by email at DWest@ets.org. She will respond to emails and answer messages left on her voicemail within 24 hours.

Click on a Category Name below to see the list of individual Licensure Tests and passing scores. Only fields that have Praxis exams are listed. For more information about adding a field, please see the Add a Teaching Field page.

BASIC SKILLS TESTS: Core Academic Skills for Educators

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	Passing Score(s)
BASIC SKILLS TESTS: Core Academic Skills for Educators	All Grades	Praxis 5751* Reading (5712) Writing (5722) Mathematics (5732)	156 162 150

* – To pass the Core Academic Skills for Educators: Multiple Subjects (5751) test you must receive a passing score on each subtest. If you wish to take all three subtests (5712, 5713, 5714) at the same time, select Core Academic Skills for Educators: Multiple Subjects (5751) when registering. If you wish to take or retake an individual subtest, you may register to take just that subtest.

Career and Technical Education

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	Passing Score(s)
Business	K-6, 6-12	Praxis 5101	154
Industrial and Engineering Technology	K-6, 6-12	Praxis 5051	159
Natural Resources	K-6, 6-12	Praxis 5701	147
Public and Human Services	K-6, 6-12	Praxis 5122	153

Counseling

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	Passing Score(s)
School Counselor	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	Praxis 5421	156

Early Childhood / Elementary

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	Passing Score(s)
Early Childhood Education	PK-K, PK-3	Praxis 5024	160
Elementary Education	K-6	Praxis 5001* Reading and Language Arts (5002) Mathematics (5003) Social Studies (5004) Science (5005)	157 157 158 159

* – To pass the Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001) test you must receive a passing score on each subtest. If you wish to take all four subtests (5002, 5003, 5004, 5005) at the same time, select Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001) when registering. If you wish to take or retake an individual subtest, you may register to take just that subtest.

Alternatively, a total of thirty-six semester hours, including nine semester hours in each of the following four core content areas: language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. At least three semester hours in each of the core content areas must be upper division level.

The Elementary Education Praxis II content exam and the coursework option can be combined to meet content knowledge for Elementary Education. For example, candidates may combine a passing score on test 5002 (Reading) and test 5005 (Science), nine credit hours in Math, and nine credit hours in Social Studies to satisfy content knowledge requirements. Three of the nine semester hours in Math and three of the nine semester hours in Social Studies must be at the upper division level (3xx or 4xx).

Fine Arts

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	Passing Score(s)
Art	K-6, 6-12, K-12	Praxis 5134	158
Music	K-6, 6-12, K-12	Praxis 5113	139

Health and Physical Education

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	Passing Score(s)
Career and Technical Education – Public and Human Services	K-6, 6-12	Praxis 5122	153
Health	K-6, 6-12, K-12	Praxis 5551	142
Physical Education	K-6, 6-12, K-12	Praxis 5091	155

Language Arts

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	Passing Score(s)
English	6-8	Praxis 5047	164
English	6-12	Praxis 5038	167
Reading	K-6, 6-12, K-12	Praxis 5204	159
Reading Specialist	P-3, K-6, 6-12, K-12	Praxis 5301*	164

* – NOTE: You CANNOT use this test to add the field of Reading Specialist to a license. It should only be used by applicants who have completed a SATEP in Reading SPECIALIST if required by the preparation program.

Mathematics

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	Passing Score(s)
Algebra I	6-12	Praxis 5162*	157
Mathematics	6-8	Praxis 5169	164
Mathematics	6-12	Praxis 5161*	160
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Note: Please see the Add a Teaching Field page for more information on adding the STEM field.	K-6	Praxis 5051 AND one of the following: Praxis 5440 OR Praxis 5435 OR Praxis 5161 OR Praxis 5169	159 150 152 160 164
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Note: Please see the Add a Teaching Field page for more information on adding the STEM field.	6-8	Praxis 5051 AND one of the following: Praxis 5440 OR Praxis 5169	159 150 164
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Note: Please see the Add a Teaching Field page for more information on adding the STEM field.	6-12	Praxis 5051 AND one of the following: Praxis 5435 OR Praxis 5161	159 152 160

* – Please note, for initial licensing, you must take the exam for the field in which you are completing your student teaching. You must follow the same policy if adding a field using experience for one year of teaching in the field, the Praxis test must be in the same field as the year of experience.

Principles of Learning and Teaching

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	Passing Score(s)
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Early Childhood	PK-3, PK-K	Praxis 5621	157
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades K-6	K-6	Praxis 5622	160
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 5-9 (Used for Middle Level licenses in Hawaii grades 6-8)	6-8	Praxis 5623	160
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 7-12 (Used for Secondary Level license in Hawaii grades 6-12)	6-12	Praxis 5624	157

Science

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	Passing Score(s)
Biology	6-12	Praxis 5235*	151
Chemistry	6-12	Praxis 5245*	154
Earth and Space Science	6-12	Praxis 5571*	147
Geography	6-12	Praxis 5921	151
Physics	6-12	Praxis 5265*	153
Science	6-8	Praxis 5440	150
Science Note: Choose ONE of the five PRAXIS tests shown on the right for field Science 6-12.	6-12	Praxis 5435* OR Praxis 5265* OR Praxis 5235* OR Praxis 5245* OR Praxis 5571*	152 153 151 154 147
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Note: Please see the Add a Teaching Field page for more information on adding the STEM field.	K-6	Praxis 5051 AND one of the following: Praxis 5440 OR Praxis 5435 OR Praxis 5161 OR Praxis 5169	159 150 152 160 164
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Note: Please see the Add a Teaching Field page for more information on adding the STEM field.	6-8	Praxis 5051 AND one of the following: Praxis 5440 OR Praxis 5169	159 150 164
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Note: Please see the Add a Teaching Field page for more information on adding the STEM field.	6-12	Praxis 5051 AND one of the following: Praxis 5435 OR Praxis 5161	159 152 160

Social Studies

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	Passing Score(s)
Economics	6-12	Praxis 5911	150
Geography	6-12	Praxis 5921	151
Government/Political Science	6-12	Praxis 5931	149
Psychology	6-12	Praxis 5391	154
Social Studies	6-8	Praxis 5089	152
Social Studies Note: Choose ONE of the five PRAXIS tests shown on the right for field Social Studies 6-12.	6-12	Praxis 5081* OR Praxis 5911* OR Praxis 5921* OR Praxis 5931* OR Praxis 5952*	154 150 151 149 154
Sociology	6-12	Praxis 5952	154

Special Education

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	Passing Score(s)
Special Education	PK-3, P-12, K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	Praxis 5354*	151
Special Education – Blind/Visually Impaired	PK-3, P-12, K-6, 6-12, K-12	Praxis 5282*	163
Special Education – Deaf/Hard of Hearing	PK-3, P-12, K-6, 6-12, K-12	Praxis 5272*	158
Special Education – Mild/Moderate	PK-3, P-12, K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	Praxis 5543*	158
Special Education – Severe/Profound	PK-3, P-12, K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	Praxis 5545*	158

World Languages

African Languages

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	OPI Passing Score(s)	WPT Passing Score(s)
Afrikans	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Akan-Twi	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Hausa	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Igbo	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Somali	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Swahili	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Yoruba	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A

Asian Languages

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	OPI Passing Score(s)	WPT Passing Score(s)
Cantonese	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	Intermediate Mid
Chinese	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL OR Praxis 5665	Intermediate Mid 164	Intermediate Mid
Japanese	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate Mid	Intermediate Mid
Korean	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate Mid	Intermediate Mid
Mandarin	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL OR Praxis 5665	Intermediate Mid 164	Intermediate Mid
Wu	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A

European Languages

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	OPI Passing Score(s)	WPT Passing Score(s)
Albanian	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate Mid	Intermediate Mid
Azerbajani	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Bulgarian	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Czech	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Dutch	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	Intermediate High
French	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL OR Praxis 5174	Intermediate High 162	Intermediate High
German	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL OR Praxis 5183	Intermediate High 163	Intermediate High
Hungarian	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Italian	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	Intermediate High
Norwegian	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Polish	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	Intermediate High
Portuguese	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	Intermediate High
Romanian	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Russian	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	Intermediate Mid
Serbian-Croatian	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	Intermediate High
Slovak	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Spanish	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL OR Praxis 5195	Intermediate High 168	Intermediate High
Swedish	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A

Filipino Languages

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	OPI Passing Score(s)	WPT Passing Score(s)
Cebuano	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Chavacano	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Ilocano	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Tagalog	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Tausug	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A

Latin American Languages

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	OPI Passing Score(s)	WPT Passing Score(s)
Haitian-Creole	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A

Middle Eastern Languages

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	OPI Passing Score(s)	WPT Passing Score(s)
Amharic	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic)	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate Mid	Intermediate Mid
Hebrew	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Kurdish-Kurmanji	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Persian Farsi	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	Intermediate Mid
Sindhi	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Sinhalese	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Tajik	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Turkish	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	Intermediate Mid
Turkmen	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A

Other Languages

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	OPI Passing Score(s)	WPT Passing Score(s)
American Sign Language	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	Praxis ASPLI	170

South Asian Languages

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	OPI Passing Score(s)	WPT Passing Score(s)
Baluchi	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Dari	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Gujarati	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Hindi	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	Intermediate High
Punjabi	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Tamil	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Telugu	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Urdu	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	Intermediate Mid

South East Asian Languages

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	OPI Passing Score(s)	WPT Passing Score(s)
Bengali	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Burmese	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Cambodian	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Hmong/Mong	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	Intermediate High
Indonesian	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Lao	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Malay	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Nepali	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Thai	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	N/A
Vietnamese	K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	ACTFL	Intermediate High	Intermediate High

Other

Teaching Field	Grade Level(s)	Available Test(s)	Passing Score(s)
School Librarian	K-6, 6-12, K-12	Praxis 5311*	148
Teacher Leader	Not Applicable	GACE Teacher Leader Assessment (303)	31
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages	PK-3, K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12	Praxis 5362	140

* – Please note, you CANNOT use this test to add the field of School Librarian to a license. It should only be used by applicants who completed a State Approved Teacher Education Program (SATEP) in Library Science.

See Teaching Field Categories for information about specific Teaching Fields that can be added to an existing License. For more information about adding a teaching field, please see the Add a Teaching Field page.

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