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Maryland Certification Tests

  • With few exceptions, all teachers applying for their initial Maryland certificate are required to present Maryland's qualifying scores on Praxis I, Academic Skills Assessments and the appropriate Praxis II, Content and Pedagogy Assessments.
    Praxis I Academic Skills Assessments - Visit MSDE's Certification home page www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/certification/certification_branch/
    Praxis II Content and Pedagogy Assessment - Visit MSDE's Certification home page www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/certification/certification_branch/

  • Information regarding registration, fees, and locations can be found by visiting www.ets.org/teachingandlearning/index.html

  • For accurate score reporting: EACH TIME you take a test, designate MSDE as a score recipient by coding R7403 on your registration form and sending a photocopy of your qualifying test results to the BCPSS Office of Certification. Be sure to attach a note stating why the test results are being sent. The Office of Certification is not notified by ETS or by MSDE of your test results.
  • IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SO.

    To submit scores for test(s) previously taken, you must provide:

    • a notation on an official college transcript; or
    • an original score report; or
    • a copy of your score report; or
    • written verification from a State Department of Education on official letterhead.
    IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SO. Although Maryland requires the Praxis series, any passing NTE score(s) on test(s) taken prior to July 1, 2000 will be accepted.

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