Students who have successfully mastered the PDK Educators Rising cirriciulum will be eligible to receive the following college credits upon enrollment in the Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education or the Bachelor of Science in Middle and Secondary Education Degree at PennWest. The student must successfully master the competencies and skills outlined in the Ed Rising curriculum by attaining the micro-credentials and/or passing the NOCTI associated with CIP 13.0101 (Commendable or Highly Skilled) or, as an alternative to the NOCTI, passing the ParaPro Assessment with a minimum cut score of 459. Students must be enrolled in the Ed Rising curriculum to receive credit for the micro-credentials. The student will be required to provide appropriate documentation (NOCTI/ParaPro results or micro-credential attainment) to the Office of the Registrar (registrar@pennwest.edu).

To participate in this program, a student must apply and be admitted to PennWest University. Students must submit their PennWest University admission application and all admission requirements to the Office of Admissions with PennWest. During the application process, students must submit a signed Letter of Intent (see Appendix A). The letter of intent must be submitted to the following email address: (registrar@pennwest.edu) and include, “Attention to: Transfer Credit."

Students who have successfully mastered the below programs, will be eligible to receive the following nine college credits upon enrollment in the Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education or the Bachelor of Science in Middle and Secondary Education Degree at SRU. The student must successfully master the competencies and skills outlined in the Ed Rising curriculum by attaining the micro-credentials and/or passing the NOCTI associated with CIP 13.0101 (Commendable or Highly Skilled) or, as an alternative to the NOCTI, passing the ParaPro Assessment with a minimum cut score of 459. Students must be enrolled in the Ed Rising curriculum and subsequently at Slippery Rock University to receive transfer credit. The student will be required to provide appropriate documentation (NOCTI/ParaPro results or micro-credential attainment) to the Transfer Admission Office at SRU.

To participate in this agreement, a student must apply and be admitted to SRU. Students must submit their SRU admission application and all admission requirements to the Office of Admissions with SRU. During the application process, students must submit a signed Letter of Intent (see Appendix A). The letter of intent must be submitted to the Transfer Admissions Office at SRU.

Students who have successfully completed the programs listed below will be eligible to receive nine (9) college credits upon enrollment in the Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education, Middle Grades Education, or Health and Physical Education, as well as in the following programs offered by Saint Vincent College (SVC): Art Education, Biology Education, Chemistry Education, English Education, History Education, Mathematics Education, Physics Education, Psychology Education, and Spanish Education.

To qualify, students must demonstrate mastery of the competencies and skills outlined in the Educators Rising curriculum by earning the corresponding micro-credential and/or achieving a Commendable or Highly Skilled rating on the ParaPro NOCTI associated with CIP 13.0101, or, as an alternative, by passing the ParaPro Assessment with a minimum cut score of 459, which is the qualifying score in Pennsylvania.

Completers of the Educators Rising through PDK who enroll at Mercyhurst University will receive credit toward fulfillment of Mercyhurst University degree requirements. “Completers” means students have earned proficiency in the Educators Rising Program. Completers must demonstrate completion of the required Educators Rising micro-credentials through the award of badges by Digital Promise. 

To qualify for credit, students must successfully master the competencies and skills outlined in the EdRising Curriculum by earning the required micro-credentials and/orpassing the NOCTI assessment associated with CIP 13.0101 at thelevel of Commendable or Highly Skilled, or as an alternative to NOCTI, pass the ParaPro Assessment with aminimum cut score of 459. Students are required to submit appropriate documentation(NOCTI/ParaPro results or micro-credential certificates) to theOffice of Admissions at Gannon; students must demonstratecompletion of Educators Rising micro-credentials through theaward of badges by Digital Promise. 

Acceptance will be granted to Eligible Students who complete the requirements for high school graduation. The students must apply to the University and complete all necessary requirements. Eligible Students will complete the signed Letter of Intent to the Educators Rising Program. The Educators Rising Program is offered by PDK, but oversight of the individual student’s completion of the programs is conducted by the student’s relevant high school or similar program. PDK is not responsible for the implementation or completion of the Educators Rising curriculum. Additionally, students must demonstrate completion of the required Educators Rising micro-credentials through the award of badges by Digital Promise.

Students who have successfully mastered the below courses will be eligible to receive the following twelve college credits upon enrollment in the Bachelor of Science Degrees in the College of Education and Social Work. The student must successfully master the competencies and skill outlined in the Ed Rising curriculum by attaining the micro-credentials and/or passing the NOCTI associated with CIP 13.0101 (Commendable or Highly Skilled) or, as an alternative to the NOCTI, passing the ParaPro Assessment with a minimum cut score of 459. Students must be enrolled in the Ed Rising curriculum and subsequently at Carlow University to receive transfer credit. The student will be required to provide appropriate documentation (NOCTI/ParaPro results or micro-credential attainment) to the Transfer Admission Office at Carlow University. Students must demonstrate completion of Educators Rising micro-credentials through the award of badges by Digital Promise.