The basic skills requirement assesses a candidate’s competency levels in reading, writing, and mathematics.
Some states require a basic skills exam for admissions into a teacher licensure program, and/or for eligibility for teacher licensure; therefore, what is deemed acceptable for meeting the basic skills requirement varies by the state in which a Relay candidate is seeking to enroll and/or obtain licensure. For details on which exams meet the basic skills requirement for your program, please review the table below or visit your locations page under our Relay Locations guides.
You will also find directions on how to access a score report which is considered an acceptable unofficial score report record.
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Relay Program(s) |
The basic skills testing requirement may be met in any one of the following ways in the below states and Relay programs |
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Connecticut |
Connecticut Post-Baccalaureate Certification Program |
All applicants must submit basic skills scores to be eligible for admissions.
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Delaware |
Delaware Alternative Route to Certification Program |
Applicants with a GPA below the state minimum of 3.00 who are using basic skills for admissions eligibility must submit qualifying scores on the Praxis Core, ACT, SAT, or GRE exam. Passing Praxis Core (Reading, Math, and Writing subsections)
ACT minimum score:
SAT minimum score:
GRE minimum score:
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New Jersey |
New Jersey Certificate of Eligibility (CE) Certification Program |
All applicants must submit basic skills scores to be eligible for admissions, unless being admitted with a Limited CE and all other admissions requirements met. Passing Praxis Core (Reading, Math, and Writing subsections)
SAT minimum cut score:
ACT minimum cut score:
GRE minimum cut score:
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Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania Post-Baccalaureate Certification Program or Pennsylvania Teacher Intern Program |
Applicants with a GPA below the state minimum of 3.00 and above a 2.80 must submit qualifying scores on the Praxis Core, SAT or ACT to be eligible for admissions. Passing Praxis Core (Reading, Math, and Writing subsections)
SAT minimum cut score:
ACT minimum cut score:
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Washington DC |
Washington DC: 2-Year M.A.T. Degree and Washington DC Advanced Certificate in Special Education** |
To be eligible for licensure, any student with an undergraduate GPA lower than 3.0 must submit passing scores on a qualifying basic skills exam. Passing Praxis Core (Reading, Math, and Writing subsections)
SAT minimum cut score:
ACT minimum cut score:
GRE minimum cut score:
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*Unless passing or minimum scores on a basic skills exam are required to enroll in an educator preparation program in your state, your scores will not have an impact on whether you receive an offer of admission from Relay (i.e., they are only for data collection purposes).
**Basic skills are required for certification/licensure but are NOT required for admissions into these program.
Accessing ACT Scores
The below directions apply to individuals who took the ACT in spring 2008 or later. If you took the ACT earlier than spring 2008, you will have to order and pay for your score report from the vendor.
NOTE: If you already have a score report (official or unofficial) in your personal records, you can upload that report to meet the basic skills requirement.
If you took the ACT in spring 2008 or after, your score report is on the ACT’s website.
- Go to: https://services.actstudent.org/OA_HTML/actibeCAcdLogin.jsp and enter your username and password. Forgot your username or password? Use the “forgot username or password” links under the Sign In button or contact ACT for additional support.
- Save your score report as a PDF. Click your score report and go to “Printer-Friendly Version”. Select “print” on your browser and choose “Save as PDF” as your printer option.
- Submit to Relay via the application portal.
If you forgot (or don’t have access to) the email address you used when creating your ACT account, you will not be able to retrieve your username and/or password without calling ACT. In this case, if you have access to a different score report (SAT, GRE, or Praxis Core), we recommend using that report. If you do not have access to a different report, you should call ACT.
Accessing SAT Scores
The below directions apply to individuals who took the SAT within the last 5 years. If you took the SAT over 5 years ago, you will have to order and pay for your score report from CollegeBoard.
NOTE: If you already have a score report (official or unofficial) in your personal records, you can upload that report to meet the basic skills requirement.
If you took the SAT within the last 5 years, your score report should be accessible from the College Board’s website.
- Go to: https://studentscores.collegeboard.org/home and enter your username and password.
- Download your score report as a PDF.
- If you are not able to download your score report, save it as a PDF by selecting “print” on your browser and choosing the “Save as PDF” as the printer option.
- Submit to Relay via the application portal.
If you forgot your username or password, but know your email address from when you took the SAT:
- Use the “forgot username or password” links under the Sign In button.
- Refer to the directions above on how to download your score report as a PDF and submit it.
If you forgot your username, password, and the email address you used when creating your College Board account:
- Create a new account here
- Enter the same address and zip code based on where you lived when you took the SAT
- If College Board is able to match your information in their system, it will allow you to reset your password without having to log into the email address you used when first creating the account.
- Refer to the directions above on how to download your score report as a PDF and submit it.
Accessing Praxis Core Scores
You should be able to access your test scores via your Praxis account. To access it, you must log in to your Praxis account and click on your score report. If you do not already have a Praxis account, you must create one to view your scores. You will be able to view, print, and download your scores for ten years from the score report date.
NOTE: If you already have a score report (official or unofficial) in your personal records, you can upload that report to meet the basic skills requirement.
If you took the Praxis Core within the past ten years, your score reports should be accessible from the ETS website.
- Go to: https://www.ets.org/portal/site/iserpraxis/ and enter your username and password.
- Download your score report as a PDF.
- If you are not able to download your score report, save it as a PDF by selecting “print” on your browser and choosing the “Save as PDF” as the printer option.
- Submit to Relay via the application portal.
If you forgot your username or password, but know your email address from when you took the Praxis Core:
- Use the “forgot username or password” links under the Sign In button.
- Refer to the directions above on how to download your score report as a PDF and submit it.
Accessing GRE Scores
- For tests taken on or after July 1, 2016, scores are reportable for five years following your test date. For example, scores for a test taken on July 3, 2019, are reportable through July 2, 2024.
- For tests taken prior to July 1, 2016, scores are reportable for five years following the testing year in which you tested (July 1–June 30). For example, scores for a test taken on May 15, 2016, are reportable through June 30, 2021.
- GRE scores earned prior to July 2014 are no longer reportable. GRE scores earned in July 2014 are reportable until June 30, 2020.
NOTE: If you already have a score report (official or unofficial) in your personal records, you can upload that report to meet the basic skills requirement.
How to access your GRE scores:
- Go to the page here. Click the blue button in the middle of the page “Create or Log In to your ETS Account Now.”
- Enter your username and password.
- Download your score report as a PDF.
- If you are not able to download your score report, save it as a PDF by selecting “print” on your browser and choosing the “Save as PDF” as the printer option.
- Submit to Relay via the application portal.
If you forgot your username or password, but know your email address from when you took the GRE:
- Use the “forgot username or password” links under the Sign In button.
- Refer to the directions above on how to download your score report as a PDF and submit it.
If you have never created an online GRE account with ETS:
- Go to this page here. Click the blue button in the middle of the page “Create or Log In to your ETS Account Now.”
- Select “Create an Account” under the “New Users” section
- You should be able to access your scores once the account has been created.
- Refer to the directions above to submit your scores.
Acceptable Unofficial Records
An unofficial record could include a picture, a screenshot, or a scan of your testing record. Unofficial records are considered acceptable as long as the record is clearly legible and contains the test name, your first and last name, your scores on individual test sections (i.e., reading, math, and writing), and the testing date.
Before submission, please check the document’s image quality. All of the information should be easy to read, and all pages/portions of the score report included. Ensure that the report is oriented correctly so it can be read without rotating the document. If you are taking a photograph of a score report, you may want to use a free document scanning app on your phone (i.e., Genius Scan, Adobe Scan) which automatically converts the picture to a PDF.
Please see a sample of an acceptable unofficial score report below:
