Clearances

Clearances are required for all field placement experiences, which are handled through the CIFE office. To find a list of required clearances, please follow this link: CLEARANCES

Final Certification Testing

To qualify for a teaching certificate in Pennsylvania, a student must meet all testing requirements established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).  All test scores should be sent to PDE and to Penn State.

Elementary and Early Childhood Education

PECT: PreK-4

Middle Level

Students testing for Middle Level Education will need to take both the Core Assessment and the concentration area test for certification.

All options/concentrations of Grades 4-8: Core Assessment (Praxis 5152)

• English (Praxis 5156)
• Math (Praxis 5158)
• Social Studies (Praxis 5157)

Secondary Education

• English (Praxis 5038)
• Math (Praxis 5165)
• Science
  • Biology (Praxis 5236)
  • Chemistry (Praxis 5246)
  • Earth and Space (Praxis 5572)
  • Physics (Praxis 5266)
• Social Studies (Praxis 5581)

Special Education

Students testing for Special Education will need to take both the Fundamental Subject Knowledge Praxis and Foundational Knowledge and Applications Praxis for certification.

Fundamental Subjects Content Knowledge (Praxis 5511)

Foundational Knowledge and Applications (Praxis 5355)

World Language Education

Students testing for World Language Education will need to take both the Fundamental Subject Knowledge Praxis and ACTFL OPI and WPT tests for certification.

Fundamental Subjects Content Knowledge (Praxis 5511)

More information pertaining to the ACTFL will be provided to WLED students by the WLED Department.