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Clearances

The following clearances must be maintained for clinical experience in a PA classroom:
PA State Police Request for Criminal Records Check (Act 34)
Department of Public Welfare Child Abuse History Clearance (Act 151)
Federal criminal History Record Information (CHRI) through the Department of Education
Immunizations: vary by School District

Exams

Basic Skills Exam should be completed by the end of the A.A. program in order to transfer into a 4-year Education program.
PAPA or Praxis Core Academic Skills for Education
Content Knowledge Exam is specific to a candidate’s core content area and will be completed as part of a 4-year Education program.
Pennsylvania Educator Certification Tests (Elementary)
Praxis Subject Assessment (Middle Grades, Secondary)

Requirements

Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
Course content consistent with a major in the licensure area.

Clinical/Field Experiences

By the end of Bachelor’s degree program:
Minimum of 100 hours verified clinical experience
Student teaching 12-week clinical setting approved by district.

License Application

Pennsylvania Initial License Application

Contact Information

Pennsylvania Dept. of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
https://www.education.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
 

Clearances

Fingerprint Clearance submitted to the state.
Immunizations: vary by School District

Exams

Content Knowledge Exam is specific to a candidate’s core content area and will be completed as part of a 4-year Education program.
Praxis Subject Assessment

Clinical/Field Experiences

By the end of Bachelor’s degree program:
Minimum of 100 hours verified clinical experience
Student teaching 12-week clinical setting approved by district.

License Application

Delaware Department of Education
https://www.doe.k12.de.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=3497

Contact Information

Delaware Department of Education
The Townsend Building
401 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901-3639
https://www.doe.k12.de.us/
 

Clearances

Maryland Fingerprint Clearance Card

Exams

Basic Skills Exam should be completed by the end of the A.A. program in order to transfer into a 4-year Education program.
Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Test
Content Knowledge Exam is specific to a candidate’s core content area and will be completed as part of a 4-year Education program.
Praxis Subject Assessment

Requirements

Basic Skills test scores or a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 on the most recently earned degree

Clinical/Field Experiences

By the end of Bachelor’s degree program:
Minimum of 100 hours verified clinical experience
Student teaching 12-week clinical setting approved by district.
 

License Application

Maryland Department of Education
http://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DEE/Certification/apply/Out-of-State.aspx

Contact Information

Maryland State Dept. of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2595
https://www.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx#gsc.tab=0
 

Clearances

Fingerprint Clearance submitted to the state.
Immunizations: vary by School District

Exams

Basic Skills Exam should be completed by the end of the A.A. program in order to transfer into a 4-year Education program.
Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Test
Content Knowledge Exam is specific to a candidate’s core content area and will be completed as part of a 4-year Education program.
Praxis Subject Assessment

Requirements

All teacher candidates must meet Physiology and Hygiene requirement fulfilled by:
Basic Military Training
Or, Couse in Biology, Health, or Nutrition (suggested free elective: BIO 124)
Or, 35-question test administered in the county office of education

Clinical/Field Experiences

By the end of Bachelor’s degree program:
Minimum of 100 hours verified clinical experience
Student teaching 12-week clinical setting approved by district.

License Application

https://nj.gov/education/license/process/OutofStateLicense.htm

Contact Information

New Jersey Dept. of Education
PO Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
609-292-2070
https://www.nj.gov/education/license/
 

Clearances

Fingerprinting for Certification

Exams

Certification Exams

Requirements

Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above in Bachelor’s level or above

Clinical/Field Experiences

Complete a comparable approved teacher preparation program.

License Application

http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/teachrecotherprogram.html#fn1

Contact Information

New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
http://www.nysed.gov/contact-NYSED
 

Clearances

National Criminal Background Check

Exams

Certification Exams

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an approved educator preparation program

Clinical/Field Experiences

Complete a comparable approved teacher preparation program.

Contact Information

Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701
512-463-9734
 

Teaching certification in all other states is determined by their individual state requirements. At this time, we have not determined eligibility for other states.