Once the Pre-PAC assessment is submitted, results are immediately available to the test candidate. The results provide an overall percentage score, a breakdown of scores corresponding to domains, and the indication whether pre-professional certification was achieved. The national cut score for pre-professional certification eligibility is established annually by AAFCS, is posted to this website by August 1 of each year, and remains in effect until June 30 of the following academic year.
Pre-Professional Certification Scores for 2023 - 2024 (effective 8/01/2023- 6/30/2024)
| Broad Field Family & Consumer Sciences |
68%
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| Culinary Arts |
60%
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| Early Childhood Education |
68%
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| Education Fundamentals |
72%
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| Family & Community Services |
72%
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| Fashion, Textiles and Apparel |
60%
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| Food Science Fundamentals |
60%
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| Housing and Furnishings |
60%
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| Interior Design Fundamentals |
65%
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| Leadership Essentials |
62%
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| Nutrition, Food, and Wellness |
60%
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| Personal and Family Finance |
65%
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Scores can be used to demonstrate competency, pinpoint weaknesses or gaps in performance, improve programs and curricula, and demonstrate accountability to stakeholders. Through articulation agreements, scores may be used as the basis for advanced placement and/or credit-by-exam at post-secondary institutions. Thus, local and state entities have latitude for independently establishing passing or qualifying scores for other purposes.