NC Education Code · Regulation
Title 16 — root / Chapter 06 — 16 NCAC 06C .0391
Plain English summary
This rule establishes the standardized test score thresholds (SAT and ACT) that exempt prospective educator preparation program applicants from taking the Praxis Core preprofessional skills tests. Exemptions apply in full or in part depending on total composite scores and individual subtest scores, with different SAT cutoffs for tests taken before or after March 2016. The State Board of Education is authorized to adjust cut scores if testing vendors rescale their assessments.
Key requirements
- A student seeking admission to an Educator Preparation Program (EPP) shall be exempt from taking and passing the preprofessional skills test described in Rule .0392 of this Section if he or she meets one of the following conditions
- If a student takes the SAT prior to March 2016, Individuals with a total SAT score of 1100 are exempt from Praxis Core testing requirements
- If a student takes the SAT prior to March 2016, Individuals with a total SAT score of less than 1100 but a score of at least 550 on the Verbal test are exempt from the Preprofessional Skills Tests in Reading and Writing
- If a student takes the SAT prior to March 2016, Individuals with a total SAT score of less than 1100 but a score of at least 550 on the Math test are exempt from the Preprofessional Skills Test in Mathematics
- If a student takes the SAT after March 2016, Individuals with a total SAT score of 1170 are exempt from Praxis Core testing requirements
- If a student takes the SAT after March 2016, Individuals with a total SAT score of less than 1170, but a score of at least 600 on the evidence-based reading and writing test are exempt from the Preprofessional Skills Tests in Reading and Writing
- If a student takes the SAT after March 2016, Individuals with a total SAT score of less than 1170 but a score of at least 570 on the Math test are exempt from the Preprofessional Skills Test in Mathematics
- Individuals with a composite ACT score of 24 or higher are exempt from Praxis Core testing requirements
- Individuals with a composite ACT score of less than 24, but with a score of at least 24 on the English test are exempt from the Preprofessional Skills Tests in Reading and Writing
- Individuals with a composite ACT score of less than 24, but a score of at least 24 on the Math test are exempt from the Preprofessional Skills Test in Mathematics
- In the event that either the College Board or ACT changes the scaling of their respective assessments, the SBE shall use concordance information from the testing vendor to establish new cut scores for exemption from the Praxis assessments
Affected parties
- Students seeking admission to Educator Preparation Programs
- Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs)
- State Board of Education (SBE)
- Teacher candidates with prior SAT or ACT scores