The Education Department requires current clearances for all students who are Applying to the Teacher Certification Department to become declared. Links for each clearance are listed below.
Act 33 Child Abuse History Clearance
Act 34 Criminal History Clearance
FBI Fingerprinting Clearance- (Cogent Systems Website) register online first.
Information regarding fingerprinting sites is on the Cogent Systems web site under Print Locations.
Fingerprinting information is also available on the PA Department of Education website.
To access the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Background Clearance Page, click here.
School of Arts & Sciences
Clearances
