Student Testing and Assessment

Communication Skills

Students applying for admission to the Institute of Professional Educator Development must satisfy the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction requirement for Communication Skills as defined in PI 34.021(1)(a) by meeting one of the following requirements:

1. Praxis CORE

If taken as the designated assessment of communication skills, all three sections (Reading, Writing, and Mathematics) of the Praxis CORE Academic Skills for Educators exam must be passed prior to applying for admission to the program. It is recommended that students register for the exam at least two months ahead of the desired test date. Teacher Education must have an Official Score Report in order to process applications for admission; without an Official Score Report, your application for admission will be returned to you and you will have to wait to apply until the next open enrollment period.

The Praxis CORE is only delivered by computer. Computer based tests are offered almost every month during a two-week period. Score reports take approximately four weeks to arrive (keep this in mind when scheduling your test and your anticipated date for application for admission to the program).

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has set the pass rate scores for the Praxis CORE as follows:

• Reading (5712) Passing Score: 156
• Writing (5722) Passing Score: 162
• Math (5732) Passing Score: 150

When registering for Praxis CORE, use the UW-Parkside four digit code of 1860 to ensure a timely delivery of the Official Score Report to Teacher Education. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the program has a copy of the test results. Please note it is the student's responsibility to keep their copy of the original score report; the program will not archive score reports.

NOTE: The Praxis CORE Academic Skills for Educators assessment is NOT the same as the Praxis I exam. Praxis I is no longer accepted by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction after August 31, 2014.  

PRAXIS CORE REGISTRATION PAGE

2. ACT

Teacher candidates applying for admission may use their ACT test scores if they received a composite score of 23 with a minimum score of 20 on English, Math and Reading AND the score is within the previous 10 years.

3. SAT

Teacher candidates applying for admission may use their SAT test scores if they received a minimum score of 510 on Critical Reading, 480 on Writing, and 520 on Math AND the score is within the previous 10 years.

4. GRE

Revised General Test - Teacher candidates applying for admission may use their GRE Revised General Test scores if they received a minimum score of 450 on Verbal Reasoning, 3 on Analytical Writing, and 540 on Quantitative Reasoning (prior to August 1, 2011) or a minimum score of 150 on Verbal Reasoning, 3 on Analytical Writing, and 145 on Quantitative Reasoning (after August 1, 2011) AND the score is within the previous 10 years.

5. Alternative Option 

Successful completion of ENGL 101 and MATH 102 MATH 104 or MATH 111 with a grade of C+ or higher (grade of CR accepted for Spring 2020 semester only).