Sunday, December 08, 2024 08:40 AM

Licensure Tests

Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) Licensure Tests and Passing Scores

Effective January 1, 2023, the HTSB shall accept all official passing scores from HTSB-approved exams completed within five (5) years prior to the application of licensure. Official passing scores from HTSB-approved exams that are older than five (5) years will be accepted on a case-by-case basis (New Business Item 22-28).
If you are in a Hawaiʻi preparation program, then your Hawaiʻi preparation provider will tell you what test(s) to take prior to your clinical experience (e.g. Student Teaching).
 
PLEASE NOTE: If you are completing an out-of-state teacher education program, and you did not achieve licensure in your state, you will need to complete additional testing requirements listed in NBI 21-13 linked here.
 
Hawai’i ETS Website: If you are using tests for your licensure and/or Add a Teaching Field application, the HTSB accepts only approved Praxis tests on the Hawai’i ETS website. Each state has different licensure tests, do not go to the general ETS Praxis page. If you need confirmation of the test you need to take, send a message using your Contact HTSB tab in your HTSB profile, telling us what license field you want to add, and we will confirm the test code by return message.    

Testing Websites

Testing Information

 

World Languages (Praxis linked here/ACTFL linked here)

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 Intermediate Mid Intermediate Mid
OR Praxis 5665   164
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 Intermediate Mid Intermediate Mid
OR Praxis 5665   164
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 Intermediate High Intermediate High
OR Praxis 5174   162
German K-6, 6-8, 6-12, K-12 ACTFL Intermediate High Intermediate High
OR Praxis 5183   163
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 Intermediate High Intermediate High
OR Praxis 5195   168
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