Decision Point 4 Requirements

Teacher Education Decision Point 4

(A) Overall GPA of at least 2.5 in all courses

(B) Completion of all content area courses with at least 2.5 GPA and 2.5 in sub-areas.

(D) Completion of Phase Three of PGP (for those who declared a teaching major in fall of 2004 or after). For information on PGP, see the URLs listed on the Decision Point 2 Requirements page (and seek assistance in Teacher's College).

(E) Satisfactory completion of the following Praxis II subject assessment (The current passing score is 147)

Test Name

Social Studies: Content Knowledge

Test Code

0081

Number of Questions

130

Time

2 hours

Format

Multiple-choice questions

Content Categories		Approximate Number of Questions	Approximate Percentage of Examination
I.	United States History.	29	22 %
II.	World History	29	22 %
III.	Government/Civics/Political Science	21	16 %
IV.	Geography	19	15 %
V.	Economics	19	15 %
VI.	Behavioral Sciences	13	10 %

NOTE: You must personally contact ETS to register for the exam. Information regarding registration and testing sites and dates is available at http://www.ets.org/praxis/prxreg.html A description of the exam (with a few sample questions) is available at http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/PRAXIS/pdf/0081.pdf