If an applicant is unable to submit evidence of having a certificate showing graduation from an 8th grade or its equivalent, the applicant shall pass an examination in elementary school subjects given by the Department of Education, and obtain an equivalent certificate.
49 Pa. Code § 3.23
The provisions of this § 3.23 issued under section 15-A.4(b) of the act of June 19, 1931 (P. L. 589, No. 202) (63 P. S. § 566.4(b)).