Certification Requirements Met
All students completing a teacher preparation program at Penn State must meet program course requirements by passing with a C grade or higher, maintain a 3.0 GPA overall in the program, and pass a PDE-required content exam. The following tables of data present five years of completers with Praxis or Pearson testing pass rates and the average pass score. For programs that have less than 5 students per year, the completer data have been aggregated into one or more blocks to preserve student privacy.
Program Completers with GPA and Certification Exam Pass Rates
AY 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
| CEAED PK-4 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completers | 243 | 230 | 204 | 205 | 245 |
| GPA | 3.69 | 3.61 | 3.65 | 3.69 | 3.68 |
| PA certified | 218 | 198 | 189 | -178 | 181 |
| Pass Rate | 95% | 94% | 93% | - | |
| PECT 8006 | 224 | 224 | 218 | - | |
| PECT 8007 | 217 | 217 | 218 | - | |
| PECT 8008 | 218 | 219 | 217 | - |
| English 4-8 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completers | 7 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| GPA | 3.44 | 3.65 | 3.41 | 3.73 | 3.63 |
| PA Certified | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Pass Rate | 83% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Praxis 5153 | 178 | 174 | 174 | 181 | 176 |
| Praxis 5154 | 157 | 170 | 165 | 158 | 159 |
| Praxis 5155 | 170 | 167 | 176 | 172 | 164 |
| Praxis 5156 | 172 | 169 | 168 | 176 | 168 |
| Math 4 - 8 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completers | 2 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 16 |
| GPA | low | 3.56 | 3.59 | - | |
| PA certified | low | 13 | 9 | 16 | 11 |
| Pass Rate | low | 100% | 100% | - | |
| Praxis 5153 | low | 184 | 171 | - | |
| Praxis 5154 | low | 160 | 161 | - | |
| Praxis 5155 | low | 185 | 178 | - | |
| Praxis 5158 | low | 190 | 184 | 182 | 177 |
| Social Studies 4 - 8 | 2015-2020 combined |
|---|---|
| Completers | 9 |
| GPA | 3.64 |
| PA certified | 9 |
| Pass Rate | 100% |
| Praxis 5153 | 180 |
| Praxis 5154 | 178 |
| Praxis 5155 | 187 |
| Praxis 5157 | 171 |
| Biology 7 - 12 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2019 combined | 2019-2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completers | 7 | 7 | 9 | ||
| GPA | 3.48 | 3.30 | 3.52 | ||
| PA Certified | 6 | 6 | -7 | ||
| Pass Rate | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Praxis 5235 | 171 | 176 | 176 | ||
| Chemistry 7 - 12 | 2015-2017 combined | 2017-2019 combined | 2019-2020 | ||
| Completers | 8 | 5 | - | ||
| GPA | 3.64 | 3.62 | - | ||
| PA Certified | 8 | 5 | - | ||
| Pass Rate | 100% | 100% | - | ||
| Praxis 5245 | 177 | 175 | - | ||
| Earth & Space Science 7-12 | 2017-2021 combined | - | - | ||
| Completers | 8 | - | - | ||
| GPA | 3.35 | - | - | ||
| PA certified | 7 | - | - | ||
| Pass Rate | 100% | - | - | ||
| Praxis 5571 | 161 | - | - | ||
| Physics 7-12 | 2014-2021 combined | - | - | ||
| Completers | 12 | - | - | ||
| GPA | 3.49 | - | - | ||
| PA certified | 12 | - | - | ||
| Pass Rate | 100% | - | - | ||
| Praxis 5265 | 151 | - | - | ||
| General Science 7-12 | 2014-2019 combined | ||||
| Completers | Not provided as a stand alone program. | Only SCIED and AG completers are eligible | |||
| GPA | N/A | ||||
| PA certified | 21 | ||||
| Pass Rate | 100% | ||||
| Praxis 5435 | 155 |
| English 7-12 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completers | 27 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 |
| GPA | 3.51 | 3.72 | 3.71 | 3.60 | 3.65 |
| PA certified | 19 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
| Pass Rate | 96% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 100% |
| Praxis 5153 | 181 | 182 | 182 | 180 | 184 |
| Mathematics 7-12 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completer | 18 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 19 |
| GPA | 3.49 | 3.67 | 3.38 | 3.64 | 3.58 |
| PA certified | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| Pass Rate | 94% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| Praxis 5153 | 173 | 175 | 170 | 181 | 171 |
| Social Studies 7-12 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completers | 26 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 28 |
| GPA | 3.53 | 3.53 | 3.54 | 3.56 | 3.52 |
| PA certified | 24 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 24 |
| Pass Rate | 92% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| Praxis 5153 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 172 | 169 |
| French PK-12 | 2017-2021 combined | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completers | 6 | ||||
| GPA | 3.74 | ||||
| PA certified | 4 | ||||
| Pass Rate | 100% | ||||
| ACTFL OPI | Intermediate High | ||||
| ACTFL WPT | Intermediate High | ||||
| German PK-12 | 2017-2021 combined | ||||
| Completers | 3 | ||||
| GPA | 3.84 | ||||
| PA certified | 3 | ||||
| Pass Rate | 100% | ||||
| ACTFL OPI | Intermediate High | ||||
| ACTFL WPT | Intermediate High | ||||
| Spanish PK-12 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2021 combined | |
| Completers | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
| GPA | 3.66 | 3.56 | 3.81 | 3.82 | |
| PA certified | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| Pass Rate | 100% | 87.5% | 100% | 100% | |
| ACTFL OPI | Advanced Low | Intermediate High | Advanced Low | Advanced Medium | |
| ACTFL WPT | Advanced Low | Advanced Low | Advanced Low | Advanced Low |