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The effort to integrate the domain of critical thinking in the national education curriculum of prospective science teachers is often hampered due to lack of information about the essential aspects of critical thinking skills (CTS) and critical thinking dispositions (CTD) that needed by prospective science teacher today. This study aims to bring out the effort to identify the profiles of CTS and CTD among prospective science teachers in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. A total of 180 samples from three educational institutions for prospective science teachers were involved in data collection using two instruments, the California Critical Thinking Test (CCTST) and the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI). The results of the study show that: (1) CTS prospective science teacher in the aspects of reasoning (deductive and inductive) are in the strong categories, in the aspect of analysis are in the medium category, and in the aspects of inference and evaluation are in the weak categories; (2) CTD prospective science teacher in the aspects of inquisitiveness, maturity, and self-confidence are in the strong categories; in the aspects of systematicity and open-mindedness are in the medium category; and in the aspects of analyticy and truth-seeking are in the weak category; (3) there is a significant and positive correlation between CTS and CTD students of science teacher candidates with a coefficient of 0.542.