Teacher Licensure State Requirements - Pennsylvania

Become a Teacher in Pennsylvania

Are you looking to make a difference? Completing a teacher certification program will help you meet the requirements to become a teacher and connect with your students.

Before becoming a licensed teacher in Pennsylvania, you must meet all of Pennsylvania’s teacher certification requirements, including:

• Possession of a bachelor’s degree.
• Completion of a teacher preparation program that is approved to lead to teacher certification in the home state of the program.
• Clearing all three required background checks.
• Passing all of the required Praxis content exams as well as the basic skills exam.
• A 3.0 GPA on a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree transcript.
• Six semester hour credits (or the equivalent) in college-level mathematics.
• Three semester hour credits in college-level English composition.
• Three semester hour credits in college-level English/American literature.

Note: Listed requirements are current and are subject to change at any time, even during enrollment.

For the most current information about becoming a licensed teacher in Pennsylvania, please check the Pennsylvania Department of Education website:
Pennsylvania Department of Education Web site
(717) 787-3356
ra-teachercert@state.pa.us