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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.

Praxis II Subject Assessments

Licensure Area Test Code Test Name

Biology

20235

Biology: Content Knowledge (calculators prohibited)

Chemistry

20245

Chemistry: Content Knowledge (calculators prohibited)

English

10041

English: English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content Knowledge

Mathematics

10061

Mathematics: Content Knowledge (graphing calculator required)

Physics

10265

Physics: Content Knowledge (calculators prohibited)

Spanish

10191

Spanish: Content Knowledge (contains listening section)

Spanish (both parts needed)

20192

Spanish: Productive Language Skills (contains speaking section)

Technology Education

10050

Technology Education (calculators prohibited)

 

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