Pennsylvania Department of Education Grade Requirements

Pennsylvania Department of Education New Regulations-IMPORTANT!

IMPORTANT: NEW REGULATORY CHANGES AFFECTING ELIGIBILITY FOR PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION.

Beginning September 1, 2003, applications for teacher certification will be evaluated in accordance with the following requirements of Chapter 354 established by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education

Grade Point Average (GPA) requirements: overall GPA as noted on transcript

EFFECTIVE WITH ALL APPLICATIONS RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 1, 2005: 3.0 GPA

NOTE: All references to a GPA are relative to a 4.0 scale.  Applicants with credits on other scales must have the equivalent GPA.

What This Means to You

• If your present grade point average (GPA) is less than a 2.92, you will not earn a minimum 3.0 GPA at the end of this semester EVEN IF you receive straight A?s in your student teaching placements.
• If your present GPA is higher than a 2.92, you may still not earn a 3.0 GPA IF you receive less than A's in your student teaching placements.
• You CAN bring up your GPA to the minimum requirement of 3.0 by:
• Holding your graduation until the next semester.
• Repeat courses in the spring semester in which you received less than a B grade.
• REMEMBER that as your earned credits increase, your GPA must increase proportionately to meet the graduation/certification requirement.  Thus, as you use the QPA Calculator, remember to subtract the number of credits being repeated from the total earned credits before you add them in as courses you are taking as you move through the calculator process.
• If you have any questions, please contact your supervisor or Dr. Donna Patterson, Associate Dean/Director of Field Services.

Below is a QPA/GPA requirement chart based upon a 120 credit scale.

Student Teaching QPA/GPA Chart