Penn State Record of Application for Certification Candidates

The PSU record of application is for all teacher education certification candidates who have applied through the Pennsylvania Department of Education Teacher Management System (TIMS).

Penn State Requirements for Certification

1. A completed PSU Record of Application form is required in order for Penn State to Affirm and Recommend your Teacher Information Management System (TIMS) application to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).

The PSU Record of Application is to be completed AFTER you have completed your TIMS application.
TIMS does not indicate when new applications are waiting for Affirmation and Recommendation; the PSU Record of Application is our signal that your application is ready in TIMS to be Affirmed and Recommended.

2. After you have submitted your online TIMS application, please send the completed form to :

Advising and Certification Center
228 Chambers Building
University Park, PA 16802
FAX: 814-865-0489

3. You will need to provide your TIMS PPID as well as your TIMS application ID, so please make note of them. Your PPID can be viewed in TIMS from the Demographic Information page, and the application ID can be viewed from your dashboard.

4. The Certifying Officer for Penn State will not Affirm and Recommend your TIMS application for certification without the PSU Record of Application.

5. The TIMS Health form can be completed ahead of time, scanned, and uploaded during the application process.

6. Praxis II tests for May 2013 graduates are:

Early Childhood Education N-3, Elementary Education K-6 - two exams by ETS:

Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge (0511 paper/ 5511 computer) and

Early Childhood Education test 0020 -for Early Childhood Education N–3 or
Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment test 5011/0011
-for Elementary Education K–6

ALL K-12 areas - two exams by ETS:

Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge (0511 paper/ 5511 computer) and a subject area:

Agriculture K–12 Agriculture 0780
Art K–12 Art: Content Knowledge 5134/ 0134
Environmental Education K–12 Environmental Education 0831
French K–12 French: World Language 5174
German K–12      German: World Language 5183
Health K–12 Health Education 5550/0550
Health and Physical Education K–12    Health and Physical Education: Content Knowledge 5856/0856
Music K–12      Music: Content Knowledge 5113
Reading Specialist K–12    Reading Specialist 5301
Spanish K–12 Spanish: World Language 5195

Secondary Education - one exam in subject area by ETS:

Biology 7–12 Biology: Content Knowledge 5235/ 0235
Chemistry 7–12      Chemistry: Content Knowledge 5245/ 0245
Communication 7–12      Communication 0800
Earth & Space Science 7–12      Earth and Space Sciences: Content Knowledge 5571/ 0571
English 7–12      English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content Knowledge 5041/ 0041
General Science 7–12      General Science: Content Knowledge 5435/ 0435
Mathematics 7–12      Mathematics: Content Knowledge (Graphing calculator required.) 5061/ 0061
Physics 7–12      Physics: Content Knowledge 5265/ 0265
Social Studies 7–12      Social Studies: Content Knowledge 5081/ 0081