Ive heard different things about the GPA requirement from different people and schools. Whats the deal with that?
These regulations are stipulated by the state so ESU has only a little bit of leeway in regard to minimum grade point averages. Still, there is some ambiguity about the state regulations and so other institutions in Pennsylvania may have slightly different interpretations of the Pennsylvania regulations. In addition, to clarify the regulation, Pennsylvania has put out several memoranda since the original regulation. Consequently, the differences may just be due to the time you happened to inquire about the requirement and chances are the answers would be roughly the same if you asked today. As a reference, Memorandum 07 states that “Pennsylvania currently requires an overall GPA requirement of a 3.0 for entry…and exit” so this is the current interpretation followed by ESU. To provide some context and history, the legislation governing certification in Pennsylvania (known as Chapter 354; see section 24) specifies that candidates must maintain the following “overall” GPA “in each certi
