Praxis II

All students who complete a teacher education program after August 31, 2004, must take the Praxis II: Subject Assessments required by Wisconsin for their licensure area in order to qualify for a state education license.

It is important to note that no candidate may be waived from taking the required Praxis II test for their licensure area. This includes all scenarios of program completion including but not limited to:

• Educators licensed prior to September 2004 returning to complete a license program in a new subject area
• Educators licensed prior to September 2004 returning to complete programs to add on age levels that were not covered by their previous licenses
• All educators who complete initial licensing programs after August 31, 2004 and all subsequent programs (that require a Praxis II test) they complete
• Students completing licensing programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Students completing licensing programs as special students

Educators who complete state approved professional education programs in other states after August 31, 2004 will need to document that they have passed the specific Praxis II test(s) required by Wisconsin in their licensure area(s) to obtain an initial educator or professional educator license in Wisconsin. A one-year, non-renewable license may be issued to applicants from other states who need to take and pass the appropriate Praxis II test(s).

Visit the ETS Web site to check for available dates, locations and practice tests.

Students may take the Praxis II exam at any location in the state that offers the test. If your first choice is full, you will automatically be assigned to a test center within 125 miles of your first choice.

Students who are taking an exam in Session 1 will report at 7:30 a.m. Students taking an exam in Session 2 will report at 10:45 a.m. Test takers are required to stay the entire two hours even if the test is completed earlier than other candidates.

Test descriptions, sample questions with answers and test taking strategies are available on the ETS site. Praxis II workshops will be offered through the UW Oshkosh Reading Study Center, N/E 201, (920) 424-1031. Study guides are available for check out in the Reading Study Center or Polk Library. You may also purchase study guides from ETS or the University Bookstore.

Passing scores have been determined by the State of Wisconsin. All students must achieve passing scores on the Praxis II exam prior to admission II (one semester before student teaching).

This is the fastest and easiest way to confirm available dates and receive immediate confirmation.

Register online

This form is available in the Praxis Registration Bulletin available in the Testing Center, Polk Library or in N/E 113. Registration deadlines are approximately one month prior to the test date.

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, in accordance with PI34, Wisconsin Administrative Code, requires that all students completing a Wisconsin professional education program and out-of-state applicants who completed their programs after August 31, 2004 take the specific Praxis II: Subject Assessments listed below that correspond to the license(s) they will be issued:

If you are unsure of what test to sign up for, please contact Bonnie Gaskill or Jean Inda, N/E 113, (920) 424-0115, gaskill@uwosh.edu.

For more information on both the PPST (Praxis I) and Praxis II tests, visit the ETS site. Click on PRAXIS for information about registration and test preparation.  An additional source for test preparation is the UW Oshkosh Reading Study Center.