- Education of Young Children
- Test code 5024.
- Passing score 160.
- Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)
- Test code 5205**
- Passing score 159
- Special Education: Preschool/Early Childhood (5691)
- Test code 5691
- Passing score 159
Preparation Materials:
- https://www.ets.org/s/praxis/pdf/5024.pdf
- https://www.ets.org/s/praxis/pdf/5205.pdf
- https://www.ets.org/s/praxis/pdf/5691.pdf
*For tips on signing up, see our Praxis Subject Exam Registration Quick Steps*
**All K-3 teachers must meet the READ Act requirements within their first years of teaching. Passing the 5205 exam meets this requirement. Learn more at http://www.cde.state.co.us/coloradoliteracy.
Starting October 1, 2021, the Colorado Department of Education is requiring a new reading exam for Elementary Teacher Licensure to replace the 5002 exam.
- Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205) **
- Test code: 5205
- Passing score 159
- Elementary Education: Mathematics Subtest*
- Test code: 5003 or 5903
- Required score: 157
- Test code: 5003 or 5903
- Elementary Education: Social Studies Subtest*
- Test code: 5004 or 5904
- Required score: 155
- Test code: 5004 or 5904
- Elementary Education: Science Subtest*
- Test code: 5005 or 5905
- Required score: 159
- Test code: 5005 or 5905
**All K-3 teachers must meet the READ Act requirements within their first years of teaching. Passing the 5205 exam meets this requirement. Learn more at http://www.cde.state.co.us/coloradoliteracy.
***Elementary Education Reading & LA Subtest (5002) will be accepted by CDE if taken prior to October 1, 2021. Test code: 5002; required score: 157.
Elementary Praxis Preparation Materials
- ETS Test Preparation Sites:
- Khan Academy resources for the Elementary Social Studies Exam: https://www.coloradomesa.edu/teacher-education/documents/elem-socst-5004-khan-resources.pdf
- Elementary Math content resources: https://www.mathhelp.com/praxis-elementary-5001-5003/
Registration Tips:
- Must pass all 4 subjects to be eligible for licensure.
- You can take or retake the subject exams separately by using the exam codes above.
- To sign up, see our Praxis Subject Exam Registration Quick Steps.
English Language Arts - Secondary
- ELA test code: 5038
- Required score: 167
- English Preparation Materials
- Math test code: 5161
- Required score: 152
- Math Preparation Materials
- Science test code: 5435
- Required score: 152
- Science Preparation Materials
- Social Studies test code: 5081
- Required score: 150
- Social Studies Preparation Materials
- Spanish test code: 5195
- Required score: 163
- Spanish Preparation Materials
*For tips on signing up, see our Praxis II Registration Quick Steps*
Art: Content and Analysis Grades K-12
- Art test code: 5135
- Required score: 158
- K-12 Art Preparation Materials
Music Grades K-12
- Music test Code: 5113
- Required score: 161
- K-12 Music Preparation Materials
Physical Education Grades K-12
- PE test code: 5091
- Required score: 148
- K-12 PE Preparation Materials
*For tips on signing up, see our Praxis II Registration Quick Steps*
The PLACE exam was replaced by the Praxis II in 2017. Applicants who completed the PLACE exam PRIOR to May 6, 2017 may still use their PLACE scores for their licensure application. PLACE exam scores will be accepted by CDE until May 6, 2022.
Passing score for all PLACE exams is 220.
Praxis Subject Exam Registration
- Register through the ETS website
- Colorado's agency code: 7040
- Recipient code for CMU: 4484
- The code for the test center located at Colorado Mesa University: 5307Praxis Testing Offered at-Home, at CMU, or Offsite:
- To register to test at CMU see the Praxis Website at https://www.ets.org/praxis/co/requirements
- In response to COVID-19, the CMU Testing Center is only scheduling testing 30 days in advance.
- At the beginning of each month, new testing dates at the CMU Testing Center become available.
- ETS is offering at-home testing options. You do have to create a proctored environment at home. More information can be found at https://www.ets.org/s/cv/praxis/at-home/
- For rescheduling and other at-home test information, see the ETS website at https://www.ets.org/s/cv/praxis/at-home/faq/
- To locate another testing center see https://www.prometric.com/site-openings.
Help Paying for Praxis
Exam Fees & Fee Waiver
- Praxis testing fee information is available at https://www.ets.org/praxis/about/fees/
- Exam fee waivers are available for qualifying candidates based a candidate's FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR) that shows an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $3,000 or less.
- To apply for an exam fee waiver, see https://www.ets.org/praxis/about/fees/fee_waivers/
Scholarship
- Study.com Praxis Scholarship: https://study.com/academy/popular/studycom-praxis-scholarship-application-form-information.html
Prepare for the Praxis
- Praxis study tools are also available at the CMU Library: Access Praxis preparation materials
- Praxis Webinars
Colorado Department of Education Licensure Information
- CDE Endorsement Exam Requirements: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprof/endorsementrequirements
- CDE Initial Licensure Checklist: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprof/checklist-initialteacher
Praxis CORE
(Undergraduate Students ONLY)
If you are applying to the Teacher Education program after taking EDUC 115/215, you must take the Praxis CORE and be admitted to teacher education prior to taking 300-level or higher EDUC classes. To learn more about taking Praxis Core see our CTE Admission Testing page. To learn more about applying to Teacher Ed, see How to Apply.