The following policies and procedures of the Teacher Education Program are for the purpose of helping students as they plan their program in education.  It is the student's responsibility to follow the policies and procedures as listed and to meet all deadlines. Students may not enroll in 300 or 400 level professional education courses until they are admitted into the Teacher Education Program. All candidates must meet the following criteria to gain admittance into the Teacher Education Program.

Complete a formal application
Achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
Complete at least 38 hours in the Liberal Studies Program

Accomplish one of the following:

Minimum ACT composite score of 25 (or SAT score of 1140)

Minimum raw CAAP (College Assessment of Academic Proficiency) scores of:
reading - 60
writing - 62
math - 56

Minimum PPST (Preprofessional Skills Test) scores of:
reading - 173
writing - 172
math - 172

Registration for the PPST is at www.ets.org/praxis

Taken these courses with a grade of C or higher
EDUC 208 Foundations & History of American Education
EDUC 244 Developmental Psychology

Submit five recommendations
Elementary education major:
one recommendation must come from an education instructor of a professional core
one recommendation must come from an advisor or chair of the department
one recommendation must come from a liberal arts/general studies instructor
two recommendations may come from instructors at colleges
previously attended, work references, or community references.
Secondary education major:
one recommendation must come from a major advisor
one recommendation must come from the content area department chair
one recommendation must come from a liberal arts/general studies instructor
two recommendations may come from instructors at colleges
previously attended, work references, or community references.

Submit two dispositions
one disposition must come from your advisor
one disposition must come from your content area instructor 

Submit signed Candidate’s Statement of Commitment regarding Disposition
Achieve an average of 3.00 or higher in early field experience.
Interview with the Teacher Education Committee

Receive a vote of approval from the Teacher Education Committee based on the above criteria