Passing Scores for Teaching Certification in the State of Maine

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Passing Scores for Teaching Certification in the
State of Maine

Praxis I

	Reading	Writing	Math
PPST Paper Test	176	175	175
CBT PPST	176	175	175

Applicants for initial teacher certification must achieve a composite score of 526 on the three sections of the PPST, with no single score on any section being more than three points lower than the required score above.

Praxis II

The qualifying scores on PRAXIS II content area exams are as follows:

Cert. Code	Endorsement	Grade Level	PRAXIS II TEST Code	PRAXIS II	Minimum Score
020	General Elementary	K-8	0014	Elem. Education: CK	145
029	Early Childhood	K-3	0021	Educ. Of Young Children	166
071	Library Media Specialist	K-12	0310	Library Media Specialist	590
075	Guidance Counselor	K-12	0420	School Guidance & Counseling	570
092	Literacy Specialist	K-12	0300	Reading Specialist	530
100	Secondary English	7-12	0041	English, Language, Literature & Composition: CK	160
100	Middle School English	5-8	0049	Middle School English Language Arts	155
200	Secondary Social Studies	7-12	0081	Social Studies: CK	157
200	Middle School Social Studies	5-8	0089	Middle School Social Studies	153
282	Teacher Disabled Students	Birth to Age 5	0353	Educ. of Exceptional Students: Core CK	157
282	Teacher Disabled Students	K-8	0353	Educ. of Exceptional Students: Core CK	157
282	Teacher Disabled Students	7-12	0353	Educ. of Exceptional Students: Core CK	157
286	Students w/ Severe Disabilities	K-12	0321	Spec. Ed.: Teaching Students w/ Mental Retardation	140
291	Blind/Visually Impaired	K-12	N/A	N/A	N/A
292	Deaf/Hearing Impaired	K-12	N/A	N/A	N/A
293	Speech & Hearing Clinician	K-12	0880	Teaching Speech to Students w/Language Impairments	540
300	Secondary Mathematics	7-12	0061	Mathematics: CK	126
300	Middle Mathematics	5-8	0069	Middle School Mathematics	148
340	Middle Science	5-8	0439	Middle School Science	142
350	Secondary Physical Science	7-12	0481	Physical Science: CK	147
395	Secondary Life Science	7-12	0235	Biology: CK	150
410	Latin	K-12	0600	Latin: CK	610
420	French	K-12	0173	French: CK	157
430	German	K-12	0181	German: CK	156
440	Spanish	K-12	0191	Spanish: CK	158
510	Physical Education	K-12	0091	Physical Education: CK	149
520	Health	K-12	N/A	N/A	N/A
614	Music	K-12	0113	Music: CK	151
620	Visual Arts	K-12	0133	Art: CK	151
625	Theater	K-12	N/A	N/A	N/A
640	Business Education	K-12	0100	Business Education	560
650	Bilingual	K-12	0360	ESL	540
660	ESL	K-12	0360	ESL	540
670	Home Economics	K-12	0120	Family & Consumer Science	570
700	Industrial Arts	K-12	0050	Technology Education	570

Principles of Learning and Teaching

The qualifying scores on Principles of Learning and Teaching are as follows:

Endorsement or Certificate Grade Level	Principles of Learning & Teaching Test Code	Minimum Score
K-3	0521	172
K-8	0522	166
5-8	0523	163
7-12	0524	N/A
K-12	0522 or 0524	166
9-12	0524	N/A

If you have additional questions please send email to John Harrington at john.harrington@umpi.edu

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Updated December 20, 2007