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Teacher Certification Exam Pass-Rates1
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All graduates of teacher preparation programs must pass a state or national teacher certification exam in order to be granted Provisional Certification in Teacher Education to teach in New York and most other states. The following table presents the pass rates by 2000-2001 SUNY Cortland graduates on the New York State Teacher Certification Examination (NYSTCE) and the National Teacher Exams (NTE).
Professional Knowledge/Pedagogy is assessed by the NYSTCE Assessment of Teaching Skills-Written (ATS-W) or the NTE Professional Knowledge Exam (PK).
Content Knowledge is assessed by the NYSTCE Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST) or the NTE Communication Skills and General Knowledge (CS & GK) test.
* Program Completer Pass Rates: SUNY Cortland vs. Statewide
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SUNY Cortland |
Statewide |
| Test Field/Category |
Number Tested |
Number Passed |
Pass Rate |
Pass Rate |
Professional Knowledge/Pedagogy
ATS-W (or NTE) |
626 |
608 |
97% |
96% |
Other Content Areas
LAST (or NTE) |
630 |
612 |
97% |
95% |
*Program Completers in this table are defined as graduates receiving a degree between 7/1/2000-6/30/2001 and who have taken the NYSTCE or NTE exams. While most of our students take one of these exams, it is not a degree requirement at SUNY Cortland.
SUNY Cortland's pass rates for these exams are among the highest in New York. Cortland graduates more students in teacher education programs - 663 in 2000-2001 - than any other college or university in the state. Cortland is second in the entire Middle States region in granting teacher education degrees (Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2001 Completions Survey).
SUNY Cortland has the largest comprehensive teacher education program in New York and the tenth largest among public institutions in the United States (Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2001 Completions Survey). The exceptional pass rates by Cortland graduates on the state and national certification exams demonstrates that the College has maintained the highest standards while attracting large numbers of students to its outstanding teacher education programs.
The College's traditional programs in childhood and physical education are long standing and highly recognized throughout the nation. Through its conceptual framework and placement of student teachers, SUNY Cortland is committed to preparing teachers to meet statewide demands within urban and rural areas.
SUNY Cortland's Education Department faculty includes a leading national expert on character education, Dr. Thomas Lickona, who directs the campus-based Center for 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility). For the past five years, the Center has offered Character Education Institutes to teams of school personnel from across the United States.
Within SUNY, Cortland is the only college or university which provides disabilities education in five distinct areas: therapeutic recreation, special education, speech pathology and audiology, adapted physical education, and psychology of exceptionality (Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder). The College has started the groundwork for an Institute of Disabilities Studies to better infuse this area of study into its teacher education programs.
SUNY Cortland supports the third largest Migrant Educational Outreach
Program in New York which provides educational, health and social services
advocacy and support to school-aged children of Migrant workers and their
families in the schools, after school, at their homes and in the camps.
These data are presented in compliance with Section 207 of Title II of the Higher Education Act. back to top
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