State Licensure Exam Results Upon completion of our Professional Education Unit programs at Towson University, our candidates are recommended for certification to the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). Before a student can be certified to teach in the state of Maryland, they must also pass a content relevant PRAXIS II examination. Please visit this site to learn about the Maryland Passing Scores. To maintain National Recognition with their respective Specialized program Associations (SPA), each program s Praxis II pass rate must exceed 80% every year. The table below reports pass rate information for the PRAXIS II examinations that relate to our program majors. Please note that all of Towson's teacher education unit programs have exceeded this 80% pass rate expectation. While reviewing this information, please keep in mind that passing the Praxis II examination is a certification requirement, and not a requirement for graduation, and that many students who complete a Towson University Professional Education Unit program may be pursuing certification in a neighboring or nearby state where Praxis II is not a certification requirement. Please also note that ETS (the administrator of these examinations) will not publish pass rate information for annual cohorts that have fewer than 10 candidates. Assessment Information Academic Year Number Taking Assessment Number Passing Assessment Institutional Pass Rate Art Content and Analysis (5135) 2016-2017 31 28 90% *Previously (0135) 26 26 100% 22 22 100% 36 36 100% 28 28 100% Biology Content Knowledge (0235) 2016-2017 3 * * 7 * * 10 10 100% 9 * * 9 * * Chemistry Content Knowledge II (0245) 2016-2017 4 * * 3 * *
Chinese (Mandarin) World Language (5665) 2016-2017 Core Academic Skills for Ed: Math (5732) 2016-2017 262 262 100% 36 36 100% 13 13 100% Core Academic Skills for Ed: Reading (5712) 2016-2017 262 262 100% 37 37 100% 13 13 100% Core Academic Skills for Ed: Writing (5722) 2016-2017 256 255 100% 39 39 100% 13 13 100% Early Childhood Content Knowledge (5022) 2016-2017 36 36 100% 122 122 100% 140 140 100% 105 105 100% Early Childhood Education (5025) 2016-2017 134 134 100% 78 77 99% 1 * * Earth and Space Sciences - Content Knowledge (0571) 2016-2017 2 * * 6 * *
3 * * Elementary Ed Content Area Exercises (0012) Elementary Ed Content Knowledge (0014) Elementary Ed Instructional Practice and Application (CD) (5015) Discontinued 2 * * 29 29 100% 279 279 99% 271 268 99% Elem Ed: Instructional Practice and Applications (5019) 2016-2017 213 210 99% 230 229 100% 185 184 99% English Language Arts: Content and Analysis (5039) 2016-2017 28 28 100% 27 27 100% 16 16 100% 21 21 100% English Language Lit Comp Content & Analysis (0044) English Language Lit Comp Content Knowledge (0041) 19 18 95% English Language Lit Comp Pedagogy (0043) French: World Language (5174) 2016-2017 2 * * 1 * *
Health Education (5551) 2016-2017 10 10 100% 4 * * 7 * * 5 * * Life Science: Pedagogy (0234) Mathematics Pedagogy (0065) Mathematics Content Knowledge (5161) 2016-2017 12 10 83% *Previously (0061) 8 * * 14 13 93% 12 11 92% 18 17 94% Middle School Eng Lang Arts (5047) 2016-2017 10 8 80% 4 * * 8 * * 5 * * Middle School Mathematics (5169) 2016-2017 9 * * 11 11 100% 12 12 100% 6 * * Middle School Science (0439) Discontinued 2 * * 3 * * Middle School Science (5440) 2016-2017 10 9 90% 7 * * 8 * * Middle School Social Studies (5089) 2016-2017 9 * * 9 * *
10 8 80% 5 * * Music Analysis (0112) Music Content Knowledge (0113) Music Content & Instruction (5114) Physical Education: Content Knowledge (0091) 2016-2017 23 21 91% 19 18 95% 24 22 92% 26 25 96% Physical Ed Content and Design (5095) Physical Science Pedagogy (0483) 2016-2017 16 16 100% 26 26 100% 32 32 100% 18 17 94% 26 24 92% Physics Content Knowledge (5265) 2016-2017 1 * * *Previously (0265) 1 * * 5 * * 4 * * Praxis I Mathematics (0730) 2016-2017 131 131 100% Discontinued 334 330 99%
381 379 99% 445 445 100% Praxis I Reading (0710) 2016-2017 126 123 98% Discontinued 331 327 99% 381 375 98% 446 442 99% Praxis I Writing (0720) 2016-2017 133 132 99% Discontinued 330 328 99% Principles Learning and Teaching 7-12 (5624) 376 375 100% 446 444 100% 2016-2017 70 70 100% *Previously (0624) 69 69 100% 74 74 100% 78 78 100% 76 76 100% Principles Learning and Teaching Early Child II (0621) 95 95 100% Princ Learning and Teaching Early Child (5621) 2016-2017 119 118 99% 96 95 99% 115 113 98% 123 123 100% Principles Learning and Teaching K-6 (5622) 2016-2017 211 211 100% *Previously (0622) 236 236 100% 218 218 100% 281 281 100% 269 269 100%
SE Core Knowledge & Applications (5354) 2016-2017 153 153 100% *Previously (0354) 144 144 100% SE Knowledge Based Core Principles (0351) 140 140 100% 185 185 100% 92 92 100% Social Studies: Content Knowledge (0081) Social Studies: Pedagogy (0084) Social Studies Content and Interpretation (5086) 2016-2017 18 17 94% *Previously (0086) 20 20 100% 23 23 100% 19 19 100% 22 19 86% Spanish Content Knowledge (0191) Spanish Productive Language Skills (0192) Spanish: World Language (5195) 2016-2017 1 * * 1 * * No data is reported for cohorts with N < 10 World and U.S. History CK (5941) 2016-2017 2 * * 2 * *
OPI French (ACT1006) OPI German (ACT1007) 2016-2017 2 * * OPI Mandarin (ACT1013) 2016-2017 OPI Spanish (ACT1018) 2016-2017 1 * * 4 * * OPIC French (ACT3003) 2016-2017 1 * * 1 * * WPT Chinese (ACT2002) 2016-2017 3 * * WPT French (ACT2005) 2016-2017 1 * * WPT German (ACT2006) 2016-2017
WPT Spanish (ACT2015) 6