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A speech-language pathology exam guide for the ETS selected-response format, ASHA certification planning, clinical decision-making, screening, assessment, treatment, and treatment evaluation.
Praxis 5331 preparation should connect graduate SLP knowledge with applied clinical decisions across speech sound production, fluency, voice, resonance, motor speech, language, pragmatics, cognition, AAC, hearing, and feeding and swallowing.
Use these official structure points to organize Speech-Language Pathology Praxis study.
ETS lists Praxis 5331 as a 150-minute exam.
The current ETS test page lists 132 selected-response questions.
The study companion lists three equally weighted 44-question categories.
The exam is used for ASHA CCC-SLP certification and by state boards or school credentialing agencies.
ASHA lists 162 as the current certification passing score on the 100-200 score scale.
Praxis 5331 is designed around knowledge important for independent speech-language pathology practice. Candidates should practice turning assessment data, client history, symptoms, age, setting, and intervention goals into defensible clinical decisions.
The ETS test page identifies the big nine areas of practice, including speech sound production, fluency, voice, resonance and motor speech, receptive and expressive language, pragmatics, cognitive communication, AAC, hearing, and feeding and swallowing.
ASHA lists 162 as the current passing score for certification, but state licensure and school credentialing requirements should still be verified. Preparation should include score-report planning and the correct recipient codes before test day.
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Praxis Speech-Language Pathology 5331 is the ETS national examination in speech-language pathology and is used for ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology certification, state licensure, and school-based speech-language pathology credentials. ETS lists a 150-minute computer-delivered exam with 132 selected-response questions, and ASHA lists 162 as the current passing score for certification purposes on the 100-200 score scale.
The current ETS study companion divides Praxis 5331 into three equally weighted categories: Foundations and Professional Practice at 44 questions, or 33 1/3%; Screening, Assessment, Evaluation, and Diagnosis at 44 questions, or 33 1/3%; and Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of Treatment at 44 questions, or 33 1/3%. Preparation should connect foundational knowledge, professional practice, screening, assessment, treatment, treatment evaluation, and clinical decision-making across the big nine areas: speech sound production; fluency; voice, resonance, and motor speech; receptive and expressive language; social aspects of communication; cognitive aspects of communication; augmentative and alternative communication; hearing; and feeding and swallowing.
ETS lists Praxis 5331 as a 150-minute exam.
The current ETS test page lists 132 selected-response questions.
ASHA lists 162 as the current passing score for certification purposes on the 100-200 score scale.
The exam covers foundational knowledge, professional practice, screening, assessment, treatment, treatment evaluation, and applied knowledge across major SLP practice areas.
ASHA guidance generally places the exam near completion of graduate academic coursework and clinical practicum, though candidates should follow their program, certification, and state requirements.
List each SLP practice area and connect it to screening, assessment, treatment, treatment evaluation, documentation, counseling, and referral decisions.
Practice school, hospital, clinic, private-practice, pediatric, adult, and medically complex scenarios so content knowledge transfers across employment settings.
Use questions that require choosing the next assessment step, treatment target, service delivery option, progress measure, or ethical response.
Confirm ASHA, state board, graduate program, and school credential score-recipient requirements before registering.
Use the guide to self-serve, or talk to a coordinator if you need help mapping timelines, official requirements, or troubleshooting day-of logistics.
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