Performance on External Examinations
College of Education
Educator Certification: GACE
Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs) in the College of Education have been continuously accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) (now Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)) since 1955. EPPs are also reviewed and approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GAPSC).
Students in all EPPs must pass the Georgia Assessment for the Certification of Educators (GACE) exams to satisfy program admission requirements and to qualify for an institutional recommendation for certification upon program completion. GACE Content Knowledge Assessment Tests must be passed for program completers to be recommended to the GAPSC for initial certification.
Based on the quality of student cohorts and historical successes with respect to GACE pass rates, the College of Education uses a benchmark of 90% to indicate success. EPP completers continue to consistently meet and exceed the thresholds set by the College of Education.
| Georgia Assessment for the Certification of Educators (GACE) Pass Rates among Georgia College students | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GACE Assessment | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| Elementary Education Test I | 100% | 100% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Elementary Education Test II | 100% | 100% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Middle Grades Language Arts | 100% | 100% | 95% | 100% | 88% | 100% | 85% | 96% | 86% | 100% |
| Middle Grades Reading | 100% | |||||||||
| Middle Grades Mathematics | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 86% | 84% | 100% | 84% | 83% | 74% |
| Middle Grades Science | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 94% | 81% | 84% | 92% | 94% |
| Middle Grades Social Science | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| English Test I | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 93% | 75% | 87% | 83% | 78% |
| English Test II | 100% | 100% | 92% | 86% | 95% | 93% | 82% | 73% | 60% | 56% |
| Mathematics Test I | 50% | 71% | 89% | 83% | 88% | 83% | 67% | 50% | ||
| Mathematics Test II | 60% | 62% | 80% | 75% | 88% | 62% | 100% | 0% | ||
| Biology Test I | 0% | 75% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 89% | 77% | 100% | 33% | |
| Biology Test II | 0% | 100% | 80% | 100% | 100% | 89% | 85% | 100% | 50% | |
| Chemistry Test I | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||
| Chemistry Test II | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 80% | 100% | |||
| Political Science Test I | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||
| Political Science Test II | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||
| History Test I | 100% | 93% | 92% | 86% | 91% | 93% | 80% | 50% | 86% | |
| History Test II | 100% | 92% | 100% | 96% | 85% | 87% | 73% | 0% | 75% | |
| Agricultural Education Test I | ||||||||||
| Agricultural Education Test II | ||||||||||
| Business Education Test I | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Business Education Test II | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | |
| Special Ed Gen Curriculum Test I | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 98% | 100% | 95% | 89% | 74% |
| Special Ed Gen Curriculum Test II | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 95% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 96% | 89% |
| Spec Ed Adapted Curriculum Test I | 100% | |||||||||
| Spec Ed Adapted Curriculum Test II | 100% | |||||||||
| Spec Ed Reading Eng L A and Soc Stud | 100% | |||||||||
| Special Education Math and Science | 100% | |||||||||
| Media Specialist Test I | 100% | 60% | 83% | 100% | 100% | 89% | 83% | 95% | 100% | 92% |
| Media Specialist Test II | 86% | 83% | 75% | 93% | 100% | 75% | 100% | 89% | 100% | 100% |
| Art Education Test I | 0% | 0% | 43% | 88% | 62% | 43% | 25% | 86% | 0% | 33% |
| Art Education Test II | 0% | 67% | 100% | 57% | 50% | 50% | 67% | 0% | 40% | |
| Music Test I | 92% | 100% | 100% | 90% | 71% | 44% | 78% | 75% | 67% | 57% |
| Music Test II | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 83% | 75% | 100% | 92% | 100 | |
| Health and Physical Ed Test I | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 92% | 82% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| Health and Physical Ed Test II | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 94% | 100% | 100% |
| Spanish Test I (Reading/Writing) | 100% | 100% | 100% | 75% | 100% | 83% | ||||
| Spanish Test II (Listening/Speaking) | 33% | 80% | 86% | 75% | 50% | 83% | 0 | |||
| French Test I (Reading/Writing) | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||||||
| French Test II (Listening/Speaking) | 0% | 0% | 50% | 100% | 100% | |||||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 100% | 92% | 100% | 96% | 100% | |||||
| Educational Leadership | 75% | 100% | 98% | 85% | 77% | 90% | 89% | 92% | ||
| Instructional Technology | 50% | 75% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 75% | ||
| Educational Leadership | 50% | 100% | ||||||||
| Service | 96% | |||||||||