Missouri University of Science and Technology, Teacher Education Program

Teacher Education
101 W. 14th Street
Room 106
Rolla, MO 65409
(573) 341-4692
lbradley@mst.edu

Certification

DESE Curriculum Frameworks
dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/frameworks

DESE The Show-Me Standards
dese.mo.gov/standards

Testing Dates

The PRAXIS II, C-BASE and ACT are required to be completed before becoming a certified teacher in Missouri.ifyou need testing materials or assistance scheduling a test, come by the Teacher Education office.

PRAXIS II Various scores required
Test Date	Registration Deadline	Late Registration
9/13/08	8/14/08	8/21/08
11/15/08	10/16/08	10/23/08
1/12/09	12/11/08	12/18/08
*3/14/09	2/12/09	2/19/09
4/25/09	3/23/09	4/2/09
6/13/09	5/14/09	5/21/09
7/25/09	6/225/09	7/2/09
*Missouri S&T will NOT be a test location on this date. The PRAXIS II Subject Assessment should be taken in the area of certification relating to the chosen major field study. This is required by the state of Missouri to become a certified teacher. Study guides are available in the Teacher Education office or the Missouri S&T Library. For more information, contact Cheryl Downey-Eber, Missouri S&T Testing Center,203Norwood Hall. 341-4222, or e-mail cherylde@mst.edu. You can register online at ets.org/praxis.

PRAXIS Test Area	Test Number	Minimum Score
Agriculture	10700	520
Art Education	10133	153
Biology	20235	150
Business	0100	590
Chemistry	20245	152
Early Childhood Education*	20021	166
Earth/Space Science	20571	147
Elementary Education	10011	164
English	10041	158
World Language French	0173	161
German	0182	161
Health Education	20550	620
Family & Consumer Science	10120	600
Marketing	10560	660
Mathematics	10061	137
Physical Education	10091	153
Physics	10265	141
PLT Grades 5-9 (Middle School)	30523	160
PLT Grades 7-12	30524	160
Social Science	10081	152
Spanish	0191	158
Special Education**	10350	160
Speech and Communication***	0220	530
Speech Pathology	20330	600
Special Education/Early Childhood	10690	620
Technology Education	10050	570
Early childhood special education majors take this test All other special ed. fields, BD, LD, EMR, etc., take this test **Speech and theatre

C-BASE Score of 265 composite and all areas required information about the CBASE
Test Date	Registration Deadline
9/27/08	9/12/08
12/6/08	11/21/08
1/31/09	1/16/09
3/28/09	3/18/09
6/20/09	6/5/09
$55 Testing fee. For more information, contact Cheryl Downey-Eber, Missouri S&T Testing Center,203Norwood Hall. 341-4222, or e-mail cherylde@mst.edu.

ACT Score of 22 required
Test Date	Registration Deadline	Late Registration
9/13/08	8/12/08	8/13-8/22/08
10/25/08	9/19/08	9/20-10/3/08
12/13/08	11/7/08	11/8-11/20/08
2/7/09	1/6/09	1/7-1/16/09
4/4/09	2/27/09	2/28-3/13/09
6/13/09	5/8/09	5/9-5/22/08
Web site: actstudent.org

Other requirements for certification are a 2.5 GPA and all required courses as listed on advisement sheet.