Required Exams Due Dates
Target Semester | Due Date |
Fall 2026 | February 24th, 2026 |
Winter 2027 | September 15th, 2027 |
All education students are required to take PRAXIS, Literacy, and Google exams. Contact the Content Area Program with questions or concerns.
How to Prepare for Exams & Praxis
We strongly recommend that you complete all exams before Student Teaching Interviews.
1. Research Praxis Exams
2. Schedule Praxis Exams
3. Take & Pass Praxis Exams
4. Literacy Exam Requirements
5. Google Exam Requirements
Research Praxis Exams
Students are responsible to research, understand, and register for their own PRAXIS exams.
State PRAXIS Requirements
Additional PRAXIS Information
If you are unsure which PRAXIS exam to take, first contact your program director. If you are still unsure after speaking with your program director, Sister Price is also available as a resource to help clarify PRAXIS requirements.
Be aware that PRAXIS requirements may change at any time. Make sure you are taking the correct and most current test.
NOTE: If you are having trouble registering for the exam due to technological issues, we cannot help you register. You will need to contact the testing agency, ETS. If you are still having issues two weeks before the deadline, contact our office.
State PRAXIS Requirements
Additional PRAXIS Information
If you are unsure which PRAXIS exam to take, first contact your program director. If you are still unsure after speaking with your program director, Sister Price is also available as a resource to help clarify PRAXIS requirements.
Be aware that PRAXIS requirements may change at any time. Make sure you are taking the correct and most current test.
NOTE: If you are having trouble registering for the exam due to technological issues, we cannot help you register. You will need to contact the testing agency, ETS. If you are still having issues two weeks before the deadline, contact our office.
Praxis Study Supports
Praxis Study Supports
Schedule Praxis Exams
Research State PRAXIS Registration Information.
Find test dates & test centers for State PRAXIS Exams.
Note: When scheduling your Praxis exam, please ensure you select Brigham Young University-Idaho as a score recipient.
Find test dates & test centers for State PRAXIS Exams.
Note: When scheduling your Praxis exam, please ensure you select Brigham Young University-Idaho as a score recipient.
Take & Pass Praxis Exams
If you are interested in possibly having your PRAXIS Exam fees waived, please review the following instructions and fill out the form linked in the instructions below.
PRAXIS Fee Waiver
ONLINE OPTIONS:
BYU-Idaho offers limited on-campus PRAXIS testing dates. These exams are administered in the BYU-Idaho Testing Center. When scheduling your PRAXIS exam, available on-campus dates will appear if they are being offered at that time.
Please note that BYU-Idaho does not offer on-campus PRAXIS testing year-round, and dates are limited. Students are responsible to check available testing dates when registering.
If you plan to take your PRAXIS exams during your off-track, the PRAXIS website will display additional in-person testing locations.
Change the 5th tab to say Google Certification instead of Tech Competency Requirements
Update the dialog inside to read “To better prepare candidates to use classroom technology, we require all education majors to obtain certification in the Google Certified Educator Level 1 program. After completing the exam, candidates will receive a certificate of completion by email within a 72 hour period. Email the certificate to studentteaching@byui.edu. We encourage all candidates to obtain their certification as soon as possible to be able to better apply the technology to practicums and assignments throughout their program.”
PRAXIS Fee Waiver
ONLINE OPTIONS:
- Many Praxis exams can be taken on-line through a proctored situation set up by the testing agency, ETS.
- Testing at home offers more availability of testing dates.
- Research this possibility though the dates and centers link listed above.
BYU-Idaho offers limited on-campus PRAXIS testing dates. These exams are administered in the BYU-Idaho Testing Center. When scheduling your PRAXIS exam, available on-campus dates will appear if they are being offered at that time.
Please note that BYU-Idaho does not offer on-campus PRAXIS testing year-round, and dates are limited. Students are responsible to check available testing dates when registering.
If you plan to take your PRAXIS exams during your off-track, the PRAXIS website will display additional in-person testing locations.
Change the 5th tab to say Google Certification instead of Tech Competency Requirements
Update the dialog inside to read “To better prepare candidates to use classroom technology, we require all education majors to obtain certification in the Google Certified Educator Level 1 program. After completing the exam, candidates will receive a certificate of completion by email within a 72 hour period. Email the certificate to studentteaching@byui.edu. We encourage all candidates to obtain their certification as soon as possible to be able to better apply the technology to practicums and assignments throughout their program.”
- All PRAXIS Exams and BYU-Idaho exams must be taken and passed as a prerequisite to Student Teaching.
- PRAXIS Exams must be taken and passed by mid-term prior to your target Student Teaching semester.
- PRAXIS scores are emailed to candidates.
- As a recommendation, save your PRAXIS results as soon as you are given your scores. There is a significant fee to access your PRAXIS scores from ETS after a year has passed.
Literacy Exam Requirements
Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment is required for all education majors. ELED, ECSE and SPED candidates have been required to pass this assessment for some time. The State has now completed the equivalent exam for secondary education majors. Candidates must pass this (these) exam(s) before being allowed to student teach. The exams will be able to be completed through the BYU-Idaho testing center as part of ED 441 or ED 461.
Secondary candidates are encouraged to take ED 461 two semesters before student teaching so that if they do not pass the exam as part of their Ed 461 class, they will have time to retake the exam before student teaching deadlines.
Elementary, ECSE & SPED K-12 candidates are encouraged to take Ed 441, two semesters before student teaching so that if they do not pass the exam as part of their Ed 441 class, they will have time to retake the exam before student teaching deadlines.
If ED 441 or ED 461 are taken in the final semester prior to Student Teaching, the student will be allowed an extension through the end of the semester to take and pass the related Literacy exams. Failure to pass the exams will result in removal from the next semester's Student Teaching roster.
Google Educator Certification Program
To better prepare candidates to use classroom technology, we require all education majors to obtain certification in the Google educator certification program. This certification replaces the old Technology Competency Assessments (TCA).
When candidates complete one of these certifications, they should submit, either electronically or in hard copy, the certificate of completion to the Student Teaching Services Office (studentteaching@byui.edu or Hinckley 325). Although candidates aren’t required to be certified until the semester before student teaching, we encourage all candidates to obtain their certification as soon as possible so as to be able to better apply the technology to practicums and assignments throughout their program.
Google Certification
Google Certification Level 1
Cost: $10.00
Time: 180 minutes
When candidates complete one of these certifications, they should submit, either electronically or in hard copy, the certificate of completion to the Student Teaching Services Office (studentteaching@byui.edu or Hinckley 325). Although candidates aren’t required to be certified until the semester before student teaching, we encourage all candidates to obtain their certification as soon as possible so as to be able to better apply the technology to practicums and assignments throughout their program.
Google Certification
Google Certification Level 1
Cost: $10.00
Time: 180 minutes