Education Minor (With Teaching License)

Admission to Teacher Education

A student must satisfy the following criteria to be admitted to teacher education:

1. Satisfactory completion of EDU 3150: Schools and Society and EDU 3250: Educational Psychology with an average grade point of 2.50 or above
2. Cumulative GPA of 2.50 at time of application to the Teacher Education Program
3. Completion of the Praxis I Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) and
4. Approval of the education faculty

A student whose application for admission is denied may either reapply when all criteria are satisfactorily met or petition the faculty of the education department to reconsider their decision. If admission is again denied, the student has the right to appeal to the School of Education Academic Affairs Committee.

Admission to Student Teaching

Application for admission to student teaching must be made at the beginning of the term preceding student teaching. Students should complete the application process during a student teaching intake meeting as scheduled by the education department.

Applicants must satisfy the following criteria:

1. Admission to teacher education
2. Senior standing at the time of student teaching
3. Recommendation from the student’s major department
4. Completion of major (5-12, 9-12, and K-12 candidates), completion of major and specialty area (K-6 and 5-8 specialty) and completion of all education coursework
5. Major GPA and education course GPA of 3.0 or above
6. Specialty area GPA of 3.0 or above and
7. Approval of the education faculty

A student whose application for student teaching is denied may either reapply when all criteria are satisfactorily met or petition the faculty of the education department to reconsider their decision. If admission is again denied, the student has the right to appeal to the Academic Affairs Committee.

Grade Policies

No course in which the grade received is less than C- may be used to meet any licensure requirement. Student teaching courses, other than EDU 5900 (student teaching seminar), are graded pass (P), pass and not recommended for licensure (PNR), or no credit (N).