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Institutional Pass Rate

All candidates for teaching certification in early childhood (Birth –Grade2), elementary (Grades 1-6), secondary (Grades 7-12), and special subjects(all grades) teachers are required to pass the New York State Teachers Certification Examinations (NYSTCE’s) administered by Pearson Inc., on behalf of the New York State Education Department . Listed below are Hofstra University’s passing rates for combined undergraduate and graduate initial preparation programs.

Hofstra University 

N.Y. State Teacher Cert. Exams (NYSTCE’s) Test Field/Category

 # Tested

# Passed 

Pass Rate

2009-10

495

473

96%

2008-09

499

487

98%

2007-08

560

547

98%