| May 3, 2001 |
Contact: Rick
Cameron |
Graduates from the Tift College of Education of Mercer University passed the state's certification tests for 1999-2000 with flying colors, according to statistics recently published by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.
Students from Mercer's full-time undergraduate programs had a 100 percent passage rate on the reading, mathematics and writing sections of the Praxis I examination, which features complex multiple-choice and essay questions that measure breadth and depth of knowledge. Mercer graduates also exceeded the statewide passage rate for early childhood, middle grades, learning disabilities and several academic subject areas.
A complete copy of Mercer's teacher assessment passage rates is published online at http://www.mercer.edu/education/reportcard.html.
The University's largest school, the Tift College of Education is composed of four divisions: teacher education, humanities, social sciences and information systems. The College offers the Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Science in Social Science, Bachelor of Liberal Studies, Master of Education and Specialist in Education. Courses are offered on the Macon and Atlanta campuses, as well as at Extended Education Centers in Griffin, Douglas County, Eastman and Covington.
Mercer University has been named one of the leading colleges and universities in the South by U.S. News & World Report for 11 consecutive years. With campuses in Macon and Atlanta, it is the only independent university of its size in the country to offer programs in liberal arts, business, engineering, education, medicine, pharmacy, law, theology and nursing. The University has an enrollment this year of 7,400 students.
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