14 Del. Admin. Code § 1519-3.0
Current through Reigster Vol. 28, No. 6, December 1, 2024
Section 1519-3.0 - Determining an Applicant's GPA3.1 The GPAs specified in Sections 4.0 and 5.0 of this regulation shall be based on a 4.0 scale. If the applicant's GPA is not based on a 4.0 scale, the applicant's GPA shall be calculated by assigning a 4.0 scale value to each applicable letter or percent grade earned and averaging the courses as provided below. Courses with a pass or fail grade shall not be included in the calculation of an applicant's GPA. | Letter Grade Earned | Percent Grade Earned | 4.0 Scale Value |
| A+ | 97-100 | 4.0 |
| A | 93-96 | 4.0 |
| A- | 90-92 | 3.7 |
| B+ | 87-89 | 3.3 |
| B | 83-86 | 3.0 |
| B- | 80-82 | 2.7 |
| C+ | 77-79 | 2.3 |
| C | 73-76 | 2.0 |
| C- | 70-72 | 1.7 |
| D+ | 67-69 | 1.3 |
| D | 65-66 | 1.0 |
| F | Below 65 | 0.0 |
3.2 If the applicant completed an educator preparation program at a Regionally Accredited college or university in the content area for which the Standard Certificate is sought, the applicant's overall GPA shall be used to determine whether the applicant meets the requirement in subsections 4.1.1 or 5.1.1.3.3 Alternatively, if the applicant did not complete an educator preparation program at a Regionally Accredited college or university, but the applicant completed a minimum of 24 college semester credits from a Regionally Accredited college or university in the content area for which the Standard Certificate is sought and the applicant completed an alternative routes for licensure and certification program or holds an Emergency Certificate in the content area for which the Standard Certificate is sought, the applicant's GPA in the content area shall be used to determine whether the applicant meets the requirement in subsections 4.1.1 or 5.1.1.3.3.1 For applicants of the Secondary Science Teacher Standard Certificate (14 DE Admin. Code 1543), the applicant's GPA in the secondary curricular area of the Standard Certificate sought shall be used.3.3.2 For applicants of the World Language Teacher Standard Certificate (14 DE Admin. Code 1565), the applicant's GPA in the target language of the Standard Certificate sought shall be used.3.4 If the applicant did not complete an educator preparation program at a Regionally Accredited college or university and is applying for an Elementary Teacher Standard Certificate (14 DE Admin. Code 1521), the applicant's GPA shall be based on 15 credits in the content area of the sub-test for which multiple measures consideration is sought and an additional 3 credits from each of the other 3 content areas for a total of 24 credits.14 Del. Admin. Code § 1519-3.0
27 DE Reg. 37 (7/1/2023) (final)