TEACHER CERTIFICATION is a PROCESS that begins now!
GPA – All candidates for certification graduating after Sept 1, 2016 must have a GPA of 3.0 to be recommended for a teaching license by the TCNJ Certification Office.
Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators
The New Jersey Department of Education requires ALL candidates to demonstrate basic skills on a Commissioner approved test of basic reading, writing, and math OR can present one of the following:
1) SAT score of 1660 or higher
2) a score of 23 or higher on the ACT,
3) a minimum score of 4 on the analytical writing section and a combined score of 310 on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).
· If you don’t have a qualifying score on one of the exams above, you must pass the Praxis: Core Academic Skills for Educators test in Reading, Writing and Math. (this test used to be known as the Praxis I and is used by many colleges as an entrance exam.)
· The Certification Office can provide you with the information you need to request your SAT scores from CollegeBoard. There is a fee charged by CollegeBoard to order copies.
· The Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators does not replace the Praxis II Content area exams.
(Praxis II tests must be attempted before JFE or Student Teaching assignments can be made.)
· Exam information and registration is provided by the Educational Testing Service (www.ets.org). http://www.ets.org/praxis/about/core/content/
INDIVIDUAL TESTS - $85 each#5712: READING - Passing score 156
#5722: WRITING - Passing score 162
#5732: MATH - Passing score 150 / OR THE COMBINED TEST - $135
# 5751 is the same set of tests but contains all three parts
PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators STUDY GUIDES and PREPARATION
· PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators are available in the campus Library or you can obtain your own materials:
o http://www.barronseduc.com/1438003781.html
http://www.amazon.com/Praxis-Core-Academic-Skills-Educators/dp/1576859789
o http :// www . ets .org/ praxis /prepare/materials/5712
http :// www . ets .org/ praxis /prepare/materials/5722
http :// www . ets .org/ praxis /prepare/materials/5732
FREE SITES to study for Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators:
· www.coursehero.com, www.Quizlet .com, www.kahnacademy.org
CONTACT INFORMATION: TCNJ Certification Office
Education Building, Suite 106, PO Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628
Email: or
Phone: 609.771.2318 or 609.771.2369