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Zach Snow-Cocroft
Class of 2015
Bowie Miao
Class of 2017
Cameron Tucker
Class of 2014
All undergraduate students who complete degrees in elementary education and special education are required to pass the Praxis II Specialty Area Exam in order to be eligible for N.C. Teacher licensure. This comprehensive multiple choice and essay examination is a standardized test typically taken at the end of the four year program of study. Questions include items related to theory and pedagogy, instructional practices and application of elementary education or special education content and curriculum. The tables below also reflect those students electing to complete Praxis Specialty Exams in other areas in order to add additional teaching licenses in the areas of Reading Specialist, Mathematics, Physics, and Special Education: Severe Populations. Pass rates for the last three years are as follows:
| ATTEMPTED | PASSED | % | |
| Elementary* | 54 | 54 | 100% |
| Special Education | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| Middle Grades Math | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Middle Grades Science | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Secondary Math** | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Physics Content Knowledge | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Special Ed: Teaching Students with Mental Retardation | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Reading Specialist | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| Total | 77 | 77 | 100% |
| Elementary | 35 | 34 | 97% |
| Special Education | 15 | 15 | 100% |
| Total | 50 | 49 | 98% |
| Elementary | 40 | 38 | 95% |
| Special Education | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| Total | 47 | 45 | 96% |
| * Reflects two add-on licenses in Elementary Education | |||
| ** Score received an “E” for the ETS “Recognition of Excellence” |
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