diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ef70b719a8d8..3ef8b5a0fea0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ### Features
 
+* `[jest-jasmine2]` Adds error throwing and descriptive errors to `it`/ `test` 
+  for invalid arguements. `[jest-circus]` Adds error throwing and descriptive 
+  errors to `it`/ `test` for invalid arguements. 
 * `[jest-matcher-utils]` Add `isNot` option to `matcherHint` function
   ([#5512](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/5512))
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/Utils.js b/integration-tests/Utils.js
index 3fb045589a1f..bad044ad6faf 100644
--- a/integration-tests/Utils.js
+++ b/integration-tests/Utils.js
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ const extractSummary = (stdout: string) => {
 // unifies their output to make it possible to snapshot them.
 // TODO: Remove when we drop support for node 4
 const cleanupStackTrace = (output: string) => {
-  return output.replace(/^.*at.*[\s][\(]?(\S*\:\d*\:\d*).*$/gm, '      at $1');
+  return output
+    .replace(/.*(?=packages)/g, '      at ')
+    .replace(/^.*at.*[\s][\(]?(\S*\:\d*\:\d*).*$/gm, '      at $1');
 };
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/integration-tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/failures.test.js.snap b/integration-tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/failures.test.js.snap
index 28b3ea19ed4b..b773dd6645e9 100644
--- a/integration-tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/failures.test.js.snap
+++ b/integration-tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/failures.test.js.snap
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ exports[`works with async failures 1`] = `
     +   \\"foo\\": \\"bar\\",
       }
       
-      at ../../packages/expect/build/index.js:104:76
+      at packages/expect/build/index.js:104:76
 
 "
 `;
diff --git a/integration-tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/globals.test.js.snap b/integration-tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/globals.test.js.snap
index 809211cb5725..280ee77d5556 100644
--- a/integration-tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/globals.test.js.snap
+++ b/integration-tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/globals.test.js.snap
@@ -20,6 +20,77 @@ Ran all test suites.
 "
 `;
 
+exports[`cannot test with no implementation 1`] = `
+"FAIL __tests__/only-constructs.test.js
+  ● Test suite failed to run
+
+    Missing second argument. It must be a callback function.
+
+      1 | 
+      2 |     it('it', () => {});
+    > 3 |     it('it, no implementation');
+      4 |     test('test, no implementation');
+      5 |   
+      
+      at packages/jest-jasmine2/build/jasmine/Env.js:390:15
+      at __tests__/only-constructs.test.js:3:5
+
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`cannot test with no implementation 2`] = `
+"Test Suites: 1 failed, 1 total
+Tests:       0 total
+Snapshots:   0 total
+Time:        <<REPLACED>>
+Ran all test suites.
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`cannot test with no implementation with expand arg 1`] = `
+"FAIL __tests__/only-constructs.test.js
+  ● Test suite failed to run
+
+    Missing second argument. It must be a callback function.
+
+      1 | 
+      2 |     it('it', () => {});
+    > 3 |     it('it, no implementation');
+      4 |     test('test, no implementation');
+      5 |   
+      
+      at packages/jest-jasmine2/build/jasmine/Env.js:390:15
+      at __tests__/only-constructs.test.js:3:5
+
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`cannot test with no implementation with expand arg 2`] = `
+"Test Suites: 1 failed, 1 total
+Tests:       0 total
+Snapshots:   0 total
+Time:        <<REPLACED>>
+Ran all test suites.
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`function as descriptor 1`] = `
+"PASS __tests__/function-as-descriptor.test.js
+  Foo
+    ✓ it
+
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`function as descriptor 2`] = `
+"Test Suites: 1 passed, 1 total
+Tests:       1 passed, 1 total
+Snapshots:   0 total
+Time:        <<REPLACED>>
+Ran all test suites.
+"
+`;
+
 exports[`only 1`] = `
 "PASS __tests__/only-constructs.test.js
   ✓ test.only
@@ -121,55 +192,3 @@ Time:        <<REPLACED>>
 Ran all test suites.
 "
 `;
-
-exports[`tests with no implementation 1`] = `
-"PASS __tests__/only-constructs.test.js
-  ✓ it
-  ○ skipped 2 tests
-
-"
-`;
-
-exports[`tests with no implementation 2`] = `
-"Test Suites: 1 passed, 1 total
-Tests:       2 skipped, 1 passed, 3 total
-Snapshots:   0 total
-Time:        <<REPLACED>>
-Ran all test suites.
-"
-`;
-
-exports[`tests with no implementation with expand arg 1`] = `
-"PASS __tests__/only-constructs.test.js
-  ✓ it
-  ○ it, no implementation
-  ○ test, no implementation
-
-"
-`;
-
-exports[`tests with no implementation with expand arg 2`] = `
-"Test Suites: 1 passed, 1 total
-Tests:       2 skipped, 1 passed, 3 total
-Snapshots:   0 total
-Time:        <<REPLACED>>
-Ran all test suites.
-"
-`;
-
-exports[`function as descriptor 1`] = `
-"PASS __tests__/function-as-descriptor.test.js
-  Foo
-    ✓ it
-
-"
-`;
-
-exports[`function as descriptor 2`] = `
-"Test Suites: 1 passed, 1 total
-Tests:       1 passed, 1 total
-Snapshots:   0 total
-Time:        <<REPLACED>>
-Ran all test suites.
-"
-`;
diff --git a/integration-tests/__tests__/globals.test.js b/integration-tests/__tests__/globals.test.js
index e141b0e9c715..79cc76beaac8 100644
--- a/integration-tests/__tests__/globals.test.js
+++ b/integration-tests/__tests__/globals.test.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ test('only', () => {
   expect(summary).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
 
-test('tests with no implementation', () => {
+test('cannot test with no implementation', () => {
   const filename = 'only-constructs.test.js';
   const content = `
     it('it', () => {});
@@ -120,9 +120,10 @@ test('tests with no implementation', () => {
 
   writeFiles(TEST_DIR, {[filename]: content});
   const {stderr, status} = runJest(DIR);
-  expect(status).toBe(0);
+  expect(status).toBe(1);
 
   const {summary, rest} = extractSummary(stderr);
+
   expect(rest).toMatchSnapshot();
   expect(summary).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ test('only with expand arg', () => {
   expect(summary).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
 
-test('tests with no implementation with expand arg', () => {
+test('cannot test with no implementation with expand arg', () => {
   const filename = 'only-constructs.test.js';
   const content = `
     it('it', () => {});
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ test('tests with no implementation with expand arg', () => {
 
   writeFiles(TEST_DIR, {[filename]: content});
   const {stderr, status} = runJest(DIR, ['--expand']);
-  expect(status).toBe(0);
+  expect(status).toBe(1);
 
   const {summary, rest} = extractSummary(stderr);
   expect(rest).toMatchSnapshot();
diff --git a/packages/jest-circus/src/__tests__/circus_it_test_error.test.js b/packages/jest-circus/src/__tests__/circus_it_test_error.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..da2e8d234e00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jest-circus/src/__tests__/circus_it_test_error.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+let circusIt;
+let circusTest;
+
+//using jest-jasmine2's 'it' to test jest-circus's 'it'. Had to differentiate
+//the two with this aliaser.
+
+const aliasCircusIt = () => {
+  const {it, test} = require('../index.js');
+  circusIt = it;
+  circusTest = test;
+};
+
+aliasCircusIt();
+
+//A few of these tests require incorrect types to throw errors and thus pass
+//the test. The typechecks on jest-circus would prevent that, so
+//this file has been listed in the .flowconfig ignore section.
+
+describe('test/it error throwing', () => {
+  it(`it doesn't throw an error with valid arguments`, () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      circusIt('test1', () => {});
+    }).not.toThrowError();
+  });
+  it(`it throws error with missing callback function`, () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      // $FlowFixMe: Easy, we're testing runitme errors here
+      circusIt('test2');
+    }).toThrowError('Missing second argument. It must be a callback function.');
+  });
+  it(`it throws an error when first argument isn't a string`, () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      // $FlowFixMe: Easy, we're testing runitme errors here
+      circusIt(() => {});
+    }).toThrowError(`Invalid first argument, () => {}. It must be a string.`);
+  });
+  it('it throws an error when callback function is not a function', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      // $FlowFixMe: Easy, we're testing runitme errors here
+      circusIt('test4', 'test4b');
+    }).toThrowError(
+      `Invalid second argument, test4b. It must be a callback function.`,
+    );
+  });
+  it(`test doesn't throw an error with valid arguments`, () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      circusTest('test5', () => {});
+    }).not.toThrowError();
+  });
+  it(`test throws error with missing callback function`, () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      // $FlowFixMe: Easy, we're testing runitme errors here
+      circusTest('test6');
+    }).toThrowError('Missing second argument. It must be a callback function.');
+  });
+  it(`test throws an error when first argument isn't a string`, () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      // $FlowFixMe: Easy, we're testing runitme errors here
+      circusTest(() => {});
+    }).toThrowError(`Invalid first argument, () => {}. It must be a string.`);
+  });
+  it('test throws an error when callback function is not a function', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      // $FlowFixMe: Easy, we're testing runitme errors here
+      circusTest('test8', 'test8b');
+    }).toThrowError(
+      `Invalid second argument, test8b. It must be a callback function.`,
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/jest-circus/src/index.js b/packages/jest-circus/src/index.js
index e77a72f79518..0fbdfd218c0b 100644
--- a/packages/jest-circus/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-circus/src/index.js
@@ -38,8 +38,22 @@ const beforeAll = (fn: HookFn) => _addHook(fn, 'beforeAll');
 const afterEach = (fn: HookFn) => _addHook(fn, 'afterEach');
 const afterAll = (fn: HookFn) => _addHook(fn, 'afterAll');
 
-const test = (testName: TestName, fn?: TestFn) =>
-  dispatch({fn, name: 'add_test', testName});
+const test = (testName: TestName, fn: TestFn) => {
+  if (typeof testName !== 'string') {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Invalid first argument, ${testName}. It must be a string.`,
+    );
+  }
+  if (fn === undefined) {
+    throw new Error('Missing second argument. It must be a callback function.');
+  }
+  if (typeof fn !== 'function') {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Invalid second argument, ${fn}. It must be a callback function.`,
+    );
+  }
+  return dispatch({fn, name: 'add_test', testName});
+};
 const it = test;
 test.skip = (testName: TestName, fn?: TestFn) =>
   dispatch({fn, mode: 'skip', name: 'add_test', testName});
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/__tests__/it_test_error.test.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/__tests__/it_test_error.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f1727645ffd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/__tests__/it_test_error.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+describe('test/it error throwing', () => {
+  it(`it throws error with missing callback function`, () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      it('test1');
+    }).toThrowError('Missing second argument. It must be a callback function.');
+  });
+  it(`it throws an error when first argument isn't a string`, () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      it(() => {});
+    }).toThrowError(`Invalid first argument, () => {}. It must be a string.`);
+  });
+  it('it throws an error when callback function is not a function', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      it('test3', 'test3b');
+    }).toThrowError(
+      `Invalid second argument, test3b. It must be a callback function.`,
+    );
+  });
+  test(`test throws error with missing callback function`, () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      test('test4');
+    }).toThrowError('Missing second argument. It must be a callback function.');
+  });
+  test(`test throws an error when first argument isn't a string`, () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      test(() => {});
+    }).toThrowError(`Invalid first argument, () => {}. It must be a string.`);
+  });
+  test('test throws an error when callback function is not a function', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      test('test6', 'test6b');
+    }).toThrowError(
+      `Invalid second argument, test6b. It must be a callback function.`,
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Env.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Env.js
index 179529922ada..1f382ddb3e96 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Env.js
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Env.js
@@ -424,6 +424,21 @@ export default function(j$) {
     };
 
     this.it = function(description, fn, timeout) {
+      if (typeof description !== 'string') {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Invalid first argument, ${description}. It must be a string.`,
+        );
+      }
+      if (fn === undefined) {
+        throw new Error(
+          'Missing second argument. It must be a callback function.',
+        );
+      }
+      if (typeof fn !== 'function') {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Invalid second argument, ${fn}. It must be a callback function.`,
+        );
+      }
       const spec = specFactory(
         description,
         fn,
diff --git a/packages/jest-message-util/src/index.js b/packages/jest-message-util/src/index.js
index 91db678e0d56..a990cde4aa65 100644
--- a/packages/jest-message-util/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-message-util/src/index.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type StackTraceOptions = {
 };
 
 const PATH_NODE_MODULES = `${path.sep}node_modules${path.sep}`;
-const PATH_EXPECT_BUILD = `${path.sep}expect${path.sep}build${path.sep}`;
+const PATH_JEST_PACKAGES = `${path.sep}jest${path.sep}packages${path.sep}`;
 
 // filter for noisy stack trace lines
 const JASMINE_IGNORE = /^\s+at(?:(?:.*?vendor\/|jasmine\-)|\s+jasmine\.buildExpectationResult)/;
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ const formatPaths = (
 
 const getTopFrame = (lines: string[]) => {
   for (const line of lines) {
-    if (line.includes(PATH_NODE_MODULES) || line.includes(PATH_EXPECT_BUILD)) {
+    if (line.includes(PATH_NODE_MODULES) || line.includes(PATH_JEST_PACKAGES)) {
       continue;
     }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1e32c1df1b78..4fb55bb21993 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4534,10 +4534,6 @@ jest-docblock@^21, jest-docblock@^21.0.0, jest-docblock@^21.2.0:
   version "21.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jest-docblock/-/jest-docblock-21.2.0.tgz#51529c3b30d5fd159da60c27ceedc195faf8d414"
 
-jest-get-type@^21.2.0:
-  version "21.2.0"
-  resolved "https://onedrive.pkgs.visualstudio.com/_packaging/odsp-npm/npm/registry/jest-get-type/-/jest-get-type-21.2.0.tgz#f6376ab9db4b60d81e39f30749c6c466f40d4a23"
-
 jest-haste-map@^21:
   version "21.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jest-haste-map/-/jest-haste-map-21.2.0.tgz#1363f0a8bb4338f24f001806571eff7a4b2ff3d8"
@@ -4549,39 +4545,6 @@ jest-haste-map@^21:
     sane "^2.0.0"
     worker-farm "^1.3.1"
 
-jest-message-util@^21.2.1:
-  version "21.2.1"
-  resolved "https://onedrive.pkgs.visualstudio.com/_packaging/odsp-npm/npm/registry/jest-message-util/-/jest-message-util-21.2.1.tgz#bfe5d4692c84c827d1dcf41823795558f0a1acbe"
-  dependencies:
-    chalk "^2.0.1"
-    micromatch "^2.3.11"
-    slash "^1.0.0"
-
-jest-mock@^21.2.0:
-  version "21.2.0"
-  resolved "https://onedrive.pkgs.visualstudio.com/_packaging/odsp-npm/npm/registry/jest-mock/-/jest-mock-21.2.0.tgz#7eb0770e7317968165f61ea2a7281131534b3c0f"
-
-jest-util@^21.2.1:
-  version "21.2.1"
-  resolved "https://onedrive.pkgs.visualstudio.com/_packaging/odsp-npm/npm/registry/jest-util/-/jest-util-21.2.1.tgz#a274b2f726b0897494d694a6c3d6a61ab819bb78"
-  dependencies:
-    callsites "^2.0.0"
-    chalk "^2.0.1"
-    graceful-fs "^4.1.11"
-    jest-message-util "^21.2.1"
-    jest-mock "^21.2.0"
-    jest-validate "^21.2.1"
-    mkdirp "^0.5.1"
-
-jest-validate@^21.2.1:
-  version "21.2.1"
-  resolved "https://onedrive.pkgs.visualstudio.com/_packaging/odsp-npm/npm/registry/jest-validate/-/jest-validate-21.2.1.tgz#cc0cbca653cd54937ba4f2a111796774530dd3c7"
-  dependencies:
-    chalk "^2.0.1"
-    jest-get-type "^21.2.0"
-    leven "^2.1.0"
-    pretty-format "^21.2.1"
-
 jquery@^3.2.1:
   version "3.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jquery/-/jquery-3.2.1.tgz#5c4d9de652af6cd0a770154a631bba12b015c787"
@@ -6237,13 +6200,6 @@ prettier@^1.10.1:
   version "1.10.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prettier/-/prettier-1.10.1.tgz#01423fea6957ea23618d37d339ef0e7f7c967fc6"
 
-pretty-format@^21.2.1:
-  version "21.2.1"
-  resolved "https://onedrive.pkgs.visualstudio.com/_packaging/odsp-npm/npm/registry/pretty-format/-/pretty-format-21.2.1.tgz#ae5407f3cf21066cd011aa1ba5fce7b6a2eddb36"
-  dependencies:
-    ansi-regex "^3.0.0"
-    ansi-styles "^3.2.0"
-
 pretty-format@^4.2.1:
   version "4.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pretty-format/-/pretty-format-4.3.1.tgz#530be5c42b3c05b36414a7a2a4337aa80acd0e8d"