The Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) has set minimum admission requirements for all initial teacher certification candidates. The minimum required scores are listed below. Test scores cannot be used if they are more than five years old (by the beginning of the semester for which the applicant intends to enroll in the teacher education program). If you take the Praxis outside the state of Kentucky, you must have your official scores sent to the University of Louisville, code 1838 and to the Kentucky Department of Education, code R7283(A).
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT
Successful completion of one (1) of the assessments of basic knowledge:
*The ACT Residual exam is NOT accepted by the state of Kentucky for teacher education admission purposes. Students using ACT scores must submit official scores from the National ACT exam.
An applicant may use a combination of ACT and CASE minimum scores to meet the requirements above
If an applicant has a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, the educator preparation provider may admit the applicant to an approved undergraduate initial certification educator preparation program if the applicant is within five points of one or more of the corresponding minimum scores on the CASE assessment only:
- Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE): Reading (5713) – 151;
- Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE): Writing (5723)– 157; and
- Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE): Mathematics (5733) – 145
For more information regarding the PRAXIS, please visit: www.ets.org/praxis/ky/requirements.