Score Requirements
Below are minimum score requirements that can be allowed for admission to a teacher preparation program. Students may use any combination of reading, writing, and math scores in the process of applying for admission into UA Teacher Education Preparation Programs:
If it is determined that you must take a section of the Praxis Core, Praxis has teamed with Khan Academy to provide free prep materials (OTE note: These materials through Kahn are awesome! Try them before anything else.) You can access them on the Praxis Core website.
Students also have the option to take the ACT Residual with Writing at the University of Arkansas testing center.
Registration may be completed online through the Testing Center.
Option 1 |
Option 2 |
Option 3 |
Option 4 |
ACT |
SAT |
GRE |
Praxis Core |
| Reading: 20 | Reading: 544 | Reading: 151 | 5713/Reading: 156 |
| Writing: 7* | Writing: 5 | Writing: 4 | 5723/Writing: 162 |
| Math: 20 | Math: 533 | Math: 153 | 5733/Math: 150 |
*Students who took the writing test between September 2015 and June 2016 received a subject-level Writing score reported on a 1-36 scale. The equivalent to the required score of 7 is a 19. Linking the Current and Former ACT Writing Tests (PDF, 4 pages)
The Office of Teacher Education now provides access to Praxis Core and Praxis II study guides and practice tests through Edmentum. For more information and instructions on how to access this resource, email teach-ed@uark.edu