New Jersey Licensure & Credentials - GPA / Certification Test Requirements

GPA/PRAXIS TEST SCORE FLEXIBILITY RULES

GPA / CERTIFICATION TEST REQUIREMENTS
Effective November 1, 2004, the following information is necessary in applying the new flexibility in GPA / certification test requirement.
			Where the GPA is less than 2.75, but equal to or higher than 2.50, and the passing score meets or exceeds the following scores, the GPA requirement will be met.	Where the GPA is 3.50 or higher, and the passing score is no less than the following scores, the test requirement will be met.
CODE	TEST	Current Passing Score	Passing Score + 10%	Passing Score - 5%
10133	Art: Content Knowledge	150	165	143
10100	Business Education	580	638	551
10014	Elementary Education: Content Knowledge	141	155	134
10049	Middle School English Language Arts	156	172	148
20069	Middle School Mathematics	152	167	144
20089	Middle School Social Studies	158	174	150
10439	Middle School Science	145	160	138
10041	Eng. Lang., Lit., & Comp.: Content Knowledge	162	178	154
10120	Family and Consumer Sciences	550	605	523
20173	French: Content Knowledge	156	172	148
20181	German: Content Knowledge	157	173	149
10191	Spanish: Content Knowledge	159	175	151
20856	Health & Physical Ed: Content Knowledge	151	166	143
GPA / CERTIFICATION TEST REQUIREMENTS
Effective November 1, 2004, the following information is necessary in applying the new flexibility in GPA / certification test requirement.

			Where the GPA is less than 2.75, but equal to or higher than 2.50, and the passing score meets or exceeds the following scores, the GPA requirement will be met.	Where the GPA is 3.50 or higher, and the passing score is no less than the following scores, the test requirement will be met.
10560	Marketing Education	630	693	599
10061	Mathematics: Content Knowledge	137	151	130
10113	Music: Content Knowledge	153	168	145
10091	Physical Education: Content Knowledge	148	163	141
10200	Introduction to the Teaching of Reading	560	616	532
10432	General Science: Content Knowledge, Part 2	142	156	135
20232	Biology: Content Knowledge Part 2	147	162	140
20241	Chemistry: Content Knowledge	134	147	127
20571	Earth Science: Content Knowledge	153	168	145
10261	Physics: Content Knowledge	135	149	128
10081	Social Studies: Content Knowledge	157	173	149
10220	Speech Communication	560	616	532
10640	Theatre	570	627	542
10050	Technology Education	570	627	542
GPA / CERTIFICATION TEST REQUIREMENTS
Effective November 1, 2004, the following information is necessary in applying the new flexibility in GPA / certification test requirement.
	EFFECTIVE 12/1/2007		Where the GPA is less than 2.75, but equal to or higher than 2.50, and the passing score meets or exceeds the following scores, the GPA requirement will be met.	Where the GPA is 3.50 or higher, and the passing score is no less than the following scores, the test requirement will be met.
CODE	TEST	Current Passing Score	Passing Score + 10%	Passing Score - 5%
10022	Early Childhood: Content Knowledge	159	175	151
10435	General Science: Content Knowledge	152	167	144
20235	Biology: Content Knowledge	152	167	144
20245	Chemistry: Content Knowledge	152	167	144
10265	Physics: Content Knowledge	141	155	134