Center for Professional Practice

ADMISSION AND SCREENING

PRAXIS 1

All education majors need to take and pass the Praxis I test for admission to all education programs. There are two ways to take the Praxis I tests. One is written; and the other is computer-based. It is the same test. The written test is scheduled twice a semester. You can find this schedule online at www.ets.org or on the brochure in Hawkins Hall, Room 303. The computer-based test is given daily. You will have to call a participating testing site to schedule an appointment to take the computer-based test.

Please visit www.ets.org/praxis to get registration information and test dates.

There are study guides for Praxis I at any public library or any book store. You can pick up a PLATO packet from Hawkins Hall, Room 303 which gives you a website to take a practice Reading and Math test (this handout is only available to Towson students). Remember that a composite score of 527 is acceptable for passing the Praxis I tests. The individual passing scores are: Reading 177, Writing 173 and Mathematics 177.

The revised admission standards allows our candidates to use one of the choices below an an option to take, pass, and submit one of the following in order to be admitted to Towson University's teacher education programs:

1. Praxix 1
2. SAT taken after 2005, math and critical reading composite score of 1100
3. SAT taken between 4/95 and 2005, math and verbal composite score of 1100
4. SAT taken prior to 4/95, math and verbal composite score of 1000
5. ACT composite score of 24
6. GRE math and verbal composite score of 1000

Helpful Websites:

www.ets.org/praxis - Information on registering for Praxis I and Praxis II and computer based testing centers.

www.certification.msde.state.md.us - Information on Maryland State Teacher Certification and Praxix.

PRAXIS 2

PRAXIS 2 is not required for graduation from Towson, although 99% of our interns take it during their internship. The results of PRAXIS 2 show how well our Towson interns perform on national testing.