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Praxis Subject Assessments: the tests for your teaching field

A Praxis Subject Assessment checks what you know about the field you’ll teach or work in. ETS lists over 120 Praxis subject tests, from Agriculture to World Languages, and your state decides which ones you need for each license. The ones we cover run from 2 hours to 4 hours 35 minutes, on a computer at home or at a test center.

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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

What is a Praxis Subject Assessment?

ETS’s 2025-2026 score guide counts several kinds of test as Praxis Subject Assessments: the subject and specialty-area tests, the Content Knowledge for Teaching tests, the Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) tests and the ParaPro Assessment. Some are all multiple choice; others add written answers, which take longer to score.

Most are scored from 100 to 200, and each state sets its own passing score for each test.

ETS: Understanding Your Praxis Scores 2025-2026 (PDF) ↗What Subject Assessments cost →

Is Praxis II the same as a Praxis Subject Assessment?

ETS doesn’t use the name Praxis II on its current pages, in its Study Companions or in its 2026-27 Bulletin. Its tests for a teaching field are called Subject Assessments, or subject tests. If a program or form asks for “Praxis II”, ask which Subject Assessment and code it means.

Which Praxis Subject Assessment do you need?

  1. Find your state and license area on our state pages or ETS’s state requirements page.
  2. Write down the exact test code. Some subjects have more than one test.
  3. Check the code is still current. ETS’s test list no longer includes Social Studies: Content Knowledge (5081), Earth and Space Sciences (5571) or Family and Consumer Sciences (5122); the current versions are 5581, 5572 and 5123. Special Education 5354 and 5543 aren’t on the list either.
  4. Get that test’s free Study Companion before you study.
Praxis requirements by state →Free Study Companions →ETS: All Praxis tests ↗

The subject tests we cover

Each page gives the test’s length, fee and content categories, and which of the states we cover list it.

Elementary education (5001 and 8002-8006) →Early childhood (5025) →Special education (5355 and others) →Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) →Teaching reading and reading specialist →English language arts →Math →Biology and other sciences →Social studies and history →ESOL →Physical education and health →Spanish →Music and art →Business, marketing, FCS and computer science →Speech-language pathology and audiology →School psychologist →School counselor →School leadership (SLLA) →ParaPro and ParaPathways →

Other subject tests

ETS’s score guide lists many tests we don’t have pages for, including Agriculture (5701), Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge (5511), French: World Language (5174), German: World Language (5183), Gifted Education (5358), Journalism (5224), School Librarian (5312) and Theatre (5641). Pennsylvania and Arkansas both name Fundamental Subjects (5511) for certain certificates; their rules are on our state pages.

Pennsylvania →Arkansas and other states →

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OverviewThe Praxis exam: Core, Subject Assessments and your state’s rulesScoresPraxis scores: how they work and when you get themSign upPraxis test sign up: how to register and scheduleCostHow much does the Praxis test cost?At homeCan you take the Praxis test online at home?Praxis CorePraxis Core: the reading, writing and math testsPLTPraxis PLT: Principles of Learning and TeachingElementary educationElementary education Praxis tests: 5001 and the new FundamentalsEarly childhoodThe early childhood Praxis testSpecial educationSpecial education Praxis testsParaProThe Praxis paraprofessional test: ParaPro and ParaPathwaysSLP and audiologyThe SLP Praxis and the audiology PraxisReading testsPraxis reading specialist and teaching reading testsESOLThe Praxis ESOL testMathMath Praxis testsScienceThe biology Praxis test and other science testsSocial studiesSocial studies Praxis testsEnglishPraxis English language arts testsPE and healthPraxis physical education and health testsSpanishThe Spanish Praxis testMusic and artArt and music Praxis testsBusiness and CTEBusiness education Praxis and other career and technical testsSchool psychologistThe Praxis school psychology testSchool counselorThe school counselor Praxis testSchool leadershipSLLA and other Praxis tests for principalsPennsylvaniaPennsylvania Praxis tests and scoresNorth CarolinaPraxis in North CarolinaMissouriMissouri Praxis testsLouisianaLouisiana Praxis tests and required scoresTennesseeTennessee Praxis testsNew JerseyNew Jersey Praxis tests and scoresColoradoColorado Praxis tests and scoresConnecticutConnecticut Praxis requirementsNevadaNevada Praxis requirementsBy statePraxis passing scores and requirements by stateIs it hard?Is the Praxis hard?Contact ETSETS Praxis customer service: how to reach ETSTest centersWhere to take the Praxis examStudy guideThe official Praxis study guide: ETS’s Study CompanionPractice testFree Praxis practice test: 20 Core-style questionsWhere to learnPraxis test prep: courses, apps and free official materialStudy plannerHow to study for Praxis Core
Sources: ETS, Pennsylvania Department of Education and 5 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.