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The Praxis tests required for teaching and speech-language pathology licensure in Maryland, sourced from ETS.
Updated 4/18/2026
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Discount applied in cart. # Maryland Certifying State or National Agency Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists American Speech-Language-Hearing Association College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) National Association of School Psychologists Educator Preparation Program Requirement [GO](https://praxis.ets.org/state-requirements/maryland-tests.html) - [Required Tests](https://praxis.ets.org/state-requirements/maryland-tests.html) - [Overview](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Page-Show?cid=maryland-overview) ## Tests Required by Maryland State Agency Maryland Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers & Speech-Language Pathologists Maryland Department of Education Please visit the Maryland State Department of Education website for further information about licensure assessments at [mdcert.org](https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DEE/Certification/index.aspx) Find your certification area below to determine which test(s) you need to take. For test preparation materials, select the “View test details” link. If you are ready to register, you may add up to 4 tests to your cart before continuing on to scheduling. ## Tests required for all licensure areas All teacher licensure applicants who do not have a GPA of 3.0 on their most recently earned degree must present qualifying scores on the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) Reading (5713) and Writing (5723) subtests or one of the alternative assessments listed below. Scores on the prior version of the Core Academic Skills for Educators (5712, 5722) will be accepted as long as the tests were taken on or before June 30, 2020. In place of the Core tests, Maryland will accept the following options from candidates: - The PPST taken prior to September 2014: combined math, reading and writing score of 527 - The SAT taken after January 1, 2019: Evidence-Based Reading & Writing and Math score of 1180. - The SAT taken after April 1995 through December 31. 2018: combined math and verbal (critical reading) score of 1100 - The SAT taken prior to April 1995: math and verbal (critical reading) score of 1000 - The ACT composite score of 24 (ACT composite score is the average of the tests) - The GRE General Test: composite of the combined verbal and quantitative score of 297. Candidates who took the GRE test prior to September 2011 will use the old composite score of 1000. ## Tests Required for All Teacher Licensure Areas To be certified in: All Areas You need to take...  Core Academic Skills For Educators: Reading (5713)$90.00 Qualifying score: 156 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5713) Add to Cart Added and  Core Academic Skills For Educators: Writing (5723)$90.00 Qualifying score: 162 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5723) Add to Cart Added or ## Tests required for specific licensure areas ## Early Childhood (PreK-3) To be certified in: Early Childhood Education You need to take...  Early Childhood Education (5025)$130.00 Qualifying score: 156 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5025) Add to Cart Added and  Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)$156.00 Qualifying score: 159 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5205) Add to Cart Added or ## Elementary Education (1-6) To be certified in: Elementary Education You need to take...  Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)$156.00 Qualifying score: 159 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5205) Add to Cart Added and  Elementary Education: Content Knowledge for Teaching (7811; subtests 7812, 7813, 7814, 7815) (7811)$209.00 Qualifying score: [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=7811) Add to Cart Added Or select individual subtests  Elementary Education: Reading and Language Arts CKT (7812)$78.00 Qualifying score: 161 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=7812) Add to Cart Added  Elementary Education: Mathematics CKT (7813)$78.00 Qualifying score: 150 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=7813) Add to Cart Added  Elementary Education: Science—CKT (7814)$64.00 Qualifying score: 154 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=7814) Add to Cart Added  Elementary Education: Social Studies—CKT (7815)$64.00 Qualifying score: 161 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=7815) Add to Cart Added or ## Middle School Education (4-9) To be certified in: Middle School English You need to take...  Middle School English Language Arts (5047)$156.00 Qualifying score: 164 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5047) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Middle School Mathematics You need to take...  Middle School Mathematics (5164)$130.00 Qualifying score: 157 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5164) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Middle School Science You need to take...  Middle School Science (5442)$130.00 Qualifying score: 152 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5442) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Middle School Social Studies You need to take...  Middle School Social Studies (5589)$130.00 Qualifying score: 149 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5589) Add to Cart Added or Accepted through August 31, 2026  Middle School Social Studies (5089)$156.00 Qualifying score: 154 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5089) Add to Cart Added or ## Secondary Education (7-12) To be certified in: Agriculture You need to take...  Agriculture (5701)$130.00 Qualifying score: 147 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5701) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Biology You need to take...  Biology (5236)$130.00 Qualifying score: 154 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5236) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Chemistry You need to take...  Chemistry (5246)$130.00 Qualifying score: 146 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5246) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Computer Science You need to take...  Computer Science (5652)$130.00 Qualifying score: 149 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5652) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Earth/Space Science You need to take...  Earth and Space Sciences (5572)$130.00 Qualifying score: 154 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5572) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Economics You need to take...  Economics (5911)$130.00 Qualifying score: 150 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5911) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: English You need to take...  English Language Arts: Content and Analysis (5039)$156.00 Qualifying score: 168 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5039) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Geography You need to take...  Geography (5921)$130.00 Qualifying score: 168 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5921) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: History You need to take...  World and U.S. History: Content Knowledge (5941)$130.00 Qualifying score: 160 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5941) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Mathematics You need to take...  Mathematics (5165)$130.00 Qualifying score: 159 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5165) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Physical Science You need to take...  Physical Science (5485)$130.00 Qualifying score: 157 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5485) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Physics You need to take...  Physics (5266)$130.00 Qualifying score: 145 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5266) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Political Science You need to take...  Government/Political Science (5931)$130.00 Qualifying score: 149 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5931) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Social Studies You need to take...  Social Studies: Content and Interpretation (5086)$156.00 Qualifying score: 153 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5086) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Theatre You need to take...  Theatre (5641)$130.00 Qualifying score: 151 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5641) Add to Cart Added ## All Grades (PreK-12) To be certified in: Art You need to take...  Art: Content and Analysis (5135)$156.00 Qualifying score: 161 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5135) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: English to Speakers of Other Languages You need to take...  English to Speakers of Other Languages (5362)$130.00 Qualifying score: 163 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5362) Add to Cart Added and  Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)$156.00 Qualifying score: 159 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5205) Add to Cart Added or To be certified in: Health You need to take...  Health Education (5551)$130.00 Qualifying score: 155 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5551) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Music You need to take...  Music: Content and Instruction (5114)$156.00 Qualifying score: 162 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5114) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Physical Education You need to take...  Physical Education: Content and Design (5095)$156.00 Qualifying score: 169 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5095) Add to Cart Added ## Montessori Professional Certificate To be certified in: Montessori Professional Certificate You need to take...  Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)$156.00 Qualifying score: 159 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5205) Add to Cart Added ## World Languages (PreK-12) To be certified in: Chinese You need to take...  Chinese (Mandarin): World Language (5665)$170.00 Qualifying score: 165 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5665) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: French You need to take...  French: World Language (5174)$170.00 Qualifying score: 162 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5174) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: German You need to take...  German: World Language (5183)$170.00 Qualifying score: 163 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5183) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Latin You need to take...  Latin (5601)$130.00 Qualifying score: 152 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5601) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Spanish You need to take...  Spanish: World Language (5195)$170.00 Qualifying score: 168 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5195) Add to Cart Added ## Administrator To be certified in: Supervisor of Instruction, Assistant Principal, Principal You need to take... Must use SLS website to register  School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) (6990)$425.00 Qualifying score: 151 [Continue to website](https://www.ets.org/sls/register.html) Add to Cart Added Experienced administrators with at least 5 years of experience and completers of Maryland approved administrator licensure programs are not required to take SLLA. ## Special Education (All certification levels must take the same test.) To be certified in: Special Education You need to take...  Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355)$130.00 Qualifying score: 145 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5355) Add to Cart Added and  Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)$156.00 Qualifying score: 159 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5205) Add to Cart Added or ## Career & Technical Education (7-12) To be certified in: Business Education You need to take...  Business Education: Content Knowledge (5101)$130.00 Qualifying score: 154 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5101) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Family and Consumer Sciences You need to take...  Family and Consumer Sciences (5123)$130.00 Qualifying score: 151 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5123) Add to Cart Added To be certified in: Technology Education You need to take...  Technology and Engineering Education (5053)$130.00 Qualifying score: 157 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5053) Add to Cart Added ## Specialist To be certified in: School Psychologist You need to take...  School Psychologist (5403)$156.00 Qualifying score: 155 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5403) Add to Cart Added ## Reading Option To be certified in: Reading You need to take...  Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)$156.00 Qualifying score: 159 [View test details](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-ETS-Praxis-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=5205) Add to Cart Added ### See also links to other Praxis web pages and resources - [The Praxis® Tests Information Bulletin (PDF)](https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-ets-praxisLibrary/default/dw9a9e7357/pdfs/praxis-information-bulletin.pdf) - [Find Tests & Prep](https://praxis.ets.org/storehome.html) - [Schedule Your Test](https://praxis.ets.org/test-taker/register-process.html) - [Accommodations for Test Takers with Disabilities or Health-related Needs](https://praxis.ets.org/test-takers/disability-accommodations.html) - [Need Assistance](https://praxis.ets.org/contact.html)  For more information about educator requirements in Maryland: - Maryland [Certification website](https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DEE/index.aspx) Other Programs used in Maryland [Previous](https://praxis.ets.org/state-requirements/maryland-tests.html#carousel-474141ea6882fa373680b807bc) ## School Leadership Series Assess your knowledge for certification in school and district leadership [Learn more](https://www.ets.org/sls.html) ## ParaPro Assessment Demonstrate your knowledge and skills for classroom assistance [Learn more](https://www.ets.org/parapro.html) ## PPAT Measure your application of skills and knowledge in the classroom [Learn more](https://www.ets.org/ppat.html) [Next](https://praxis.ets.org/state-requirements/maryland-tests.html#carousel-474141ea6882fa373680b807bc) ## Want to compare scores across states? 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