Teacher Testing RequirementsTeacher Support :

Who must take Minnesota Teacher Licensure tests?
All applicants for a first-time Minnesota teaching license must complete the required teacher licensure tests and achieve the Board of Teaching adopted score. As of September 1, 2002, passing scores on the Praxis I and Praxis II are required of all candidates applying for a first-time Minnesota teaching license.

What are the licensure testing requirements for individuals adding a field to a Minnesota teaching license?
All applicants adding a licensure field to an existing Minnesota teaching license must complete the appropriate Praxis II: Subject Assessment and Specialty Area Test requirement for the added field. Candidates holding, or who have held a Minnesota standard teaching license before September 1, 2001, are not required to take the tests of basic skills (PPST) or the examination of professional knowledge (PLT).

• Praxis I: Academic Skills Assessments (PPST)
• Praxis II: Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT).
• Praxis II: Subject Assessments and Specialty Area Tests.

Note: For purposes of teacher testing requirements, school administrators, school counselors, school social workers, school nurses, school psychologists, and educational speech-language pathologist are not considered teachers, and therefore are not subject to teacher licensure testing requirements.