You must pass the PECT or Praxis II exams, which consist of tests that measure your knowledge of your respective teaching discipline, before you may student teach. Current certification testing requirements can be found on the PDE website.
All certification tests must be attempted and scores on file with the EPP Office by January 1 or August 1 of the semester in which you are student teaching. You are eligible to student teach and graduate with unpassed certification tests, but may not be certified through PDE until they are passed. Please see PDE Certification Testing Requirements for the certification you are seeking. Please note the outright passing score in orange. If you do not achieve a passing score, you may also qualify as passing based on the GPA sliding scale, dependent upon your final cumulative GPA.
- You can register for the PECT exams by going to the Pennsylvania Educator Certification Tests website.
- You can register for the Praxis II exams by going to the Praxis website.
- See if you are eligible to have the Praxis testing fees waived.
- You may qualify to retake an exam free of charge. Please see applications and guidelines on the “Forms and Documents” page.
- Prepare for the Praxis Exams.