Pennsylvania Statutes Title 24 P.S. Education § 12-1216. Evaluation of applications for certification

(1) For applicants whose initial preparation culminated in a bachelor's degree or higher prior to October 7, 2000, the grade point average in effect on the date of application for certification.

(2) For applicants whose initial preparation culminates in a bachelor's degree or higher on or after October 7, 2000, the grade point average in effect on the date of graduation.

(d)(1) A teacher preparation program approved by the Department of Education shall not require a student enrolled in the program to obtain a passing score on an assessment administered pursuant to 22 Pa. Code § 49.18 (relating to assessment) as a condition of program completion or graduation or include the student's score on the assessment as a component of the student's grade in any course, provided that the observational assessment of professional knowledge and practice may be included as a component of a student's student teaching grade.

(2) Subject to section 1207.3(a),  1 a teacher preparation program approved by the Department of Education shall not include a student's score on the assessment of basic skills administered pursuant to 22 Pa. Code § 49.18 as a component of a student's grade in any course.

(3) For purposes of this subsection: