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and
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ACET Program Staff Asst.
240-567-4061
Email:
ACET@montgomerycollege.edu
Ms. Debra Poese
Director, School of Education

Submit completed materials to:
Ms. Debra Poese
Director, School of Education
Montgomery College
51 Mannakee Street, CS118
Rockville, Maryland 20850

TESTING INFORMATION
ACET Program Entrance Requirement

General Preparation:
All candidates applying for the ACET program are required to present qualifying scores at or above the minimum on one of the standardized tests listed below:

• SAT composite score of 1100 (total of Critical Reading and Mathematics scores)*  OR
• ACT composite score of 24  OR
• GRE composite score of 1000  OR
• Praxis I (Pre-Professional Skills Test) (composite score of 527)

* For tests taken before April 1995 a total of 1000 is accepted.

Content Knowledge:
Each candidate is also required to successfully complete the Praxis II exams in the subject he or she is planning to teach. For Spanish certification, the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) examinations will also be accepted. Intermediate high scores on both the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and the Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) are needed.

The following exams with codes meet the subject assessment requirement for the discipline.   You should not take the Pedagogy part of the exam at this time.

Want more information on Praxis?  
Everything you need to know about taking Praxis exams can be found at:
www.ets.org/praxis