The Praxis Social Studies Content Knowledge (5081) exam is a test required by many states for credential candidates planning to teach at social studies at a secondary school level. It is a single, computer-delivered test that includes questions from six content domains.
The content categories are US History, World History, Government/Civics/Political Science, Geography, Economics, and Behavioral Sciences.
The test consists of selected-response questions only and consist of no more than 60 percent knowledge, recall and recognition questions, and no less than 40 percent higher-order thinking questions.
2023-24 Praxis Social Studies Testing Costs*
Below is an overview of the 2023-24 Praxis Social Studies (5081) testing fees for computer-based testing.
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Service |
Fees |
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Registration |
$130 test registration fee |
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Change to test center or date |
Additional $40 fee |
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Phone Registration |
Additional $35 fee |
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Additional score reports |
$50 per report |
2023-24 Praxis Social Studies Test Dates*
Computer-based testing for the Praxis Social Studies (5081) exam is available by appointment. Alternatively, online-proctored testing is offered remotely.
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Praxis Social Studies (5081) Test Dates |
Results Release Dates |
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11/26/23 - 11/28/23 |
12/5/23 |
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11/29/23 - 12/2/23 |
12/8/23 |
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12/3/23 - 12/5/23 |
12/12/23 |
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12/6/23 - 12/9/23 |
12/15/23 |
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12/10/23 - 12/12/23 |
12/19/23 |
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12/13/23 - 12/16/23 |
12/22/23 |
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12/17/23 - 12/19/23 |
12/26/23 |
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12/20/23 - 12/23/23 |
12/29/23 |
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12/24/23 - 12/26/23 |
1/2/24 |
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12/27/23 - 12/30/23 |
1/5/24 |
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12/31/23 - 1/2/24 |
1/9/24 |
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1/3/24 - 1/6/24 |
1/12/24 |
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1/7/24 - 1/9/24 |
1/16/24 |
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1/10/24 - 1/13/24 |
1/19/24 |
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1/14/24 - 1/16/24 |
1/23/24 |
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1/17/24 - 1/20/24 |
1/26/24 |
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1/21/24 - 1/23/24 |
1/30/24 |
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1/24/24 - 1/27/24 |
2/2/24 |
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1/28/24 - 1/30/24 |
2/6/24 |
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1/31/24 - 2/3/24 |
2/9/24 |
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2/4/24 - 2/6/24 |
2/13/24 |
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2/7/24 - 2/10/24 |
2/16/24 |
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2/11/24 - 2/13/24 |
2/20/24 |
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2/14/24 - 2/17/24 |
2/23/24 |
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2/18/24 - 2/20/24 |
2/27/24 |
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2/21/24 - 2/24/24 |
3/1/24 |
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2/25/24 - 2/27/24 |
3/5/24 |
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2/28/24 - 3/2/24 |
3/8/24 |
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3/3/24 - 3/5/24 |
3/12/24 |
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3/6/24 - 3/9/24 |
3/15/24 |
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3/10/24 - 3/12/24 |
3/19/24 |
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3/13/24 - 3/16/24 |
3/22/24 |
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3/17/24 - 3/19/24 |
3/26/24 |
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3/20/24 - 3/23/24 |
3/29/24 |
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3/24/24 - 3/26/24 |
4/2/24 |
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3/27/24 - 3/30/24 |
4/5/24 |
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3/31/24 - 4/2/24 |
4/9/24 |
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4/3/24 - 4/6/24 |
4/12/24 |
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4/7/24 - 4/9/24 |
4/16/24 |
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4/10/24 - 4/13/24 |
4/19/24 |
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4/14/24 - 4/16/24 |
4/23/24 |
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4/17/24 - 4/20/24 |
4/26/24 |
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4/21/24 - 4/23/24 |
4/30/24 |
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4/24/24 - 4/27/24 |
5/3/24 |
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4/28/24 - 4/30/24 |
5/7/24 |
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5/1/24 - 5/4/24 |
5/10/24 |
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5/5/24 - 5/7/24 |
5/14/24 |
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5/8/24 - 5/11/24 |
5/17/24 |
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5/12/24 - 5/14/24 |
5/21/24 |
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5/15/24 - 5/18/24 |
5/24/24 |
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5/19/24 - 5/21/24 |
5/28/24 |
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5/22/24 - 5/25/24 |
5/31/24 |
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5/26/24 - 5/28/24 |
6/4/24 |
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5/29/24 - 6/1/24 |
6/7/24 |
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6/2/24 - 6/4/24 |
6/11/24 |
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6/5/24 - 6/8/24 |
6/14/24 |
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6/9/24 - 6/11/24 |
6/18/24 |
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6/12/24 - 6/15/24 |
6/21/24 |
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6/16/24 - 6/18/24 |
6/25/24 |
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6/19/24 - 6/22/24 |
6/28/24 |
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6/23/24 - 6/25/24 |
7/2/24 |
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6/26/24 - 6/29/24 |
7/5/24 |
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6/30/24 - 7/2/24 |
7/9/24 |
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7/3/24 - 7/6/24 |
7/12/24 |
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7/7/24 - 7/9/24 |
7/16/24 |
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7/10/24 - 7/13/24 |
7/19/24 |
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7/14/24 - 7/16/24 |
7/23/24 |
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7/17/24 - 7/20/24 |
7/26/24 |
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7/21/24 - 7/23/24 |
7/30/24 |
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7/24/24 - 7/27/24 |
8/2/24 |
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7/28/24 - 7/30/24 |
8/6/24 |
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7/31/24 - 7/31/24 |
8/9/24 |
*This information is subject to change. All test-takers should visit the official Praxis website at https://www.ets.org/praxis to confirm fees, registration, and testing requirements before enrolling.
