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Aug 31, 2024
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Undergraduate Catalog 2010-2011 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Middle Level Teacher Education, BS
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Teacher Candidacy Screening
Students are accepted to the University as Education majors, but progress beyond 48 credits may occur only upon application for Teacher Candidate status. Acceptance into Teacher Candidacy permits the student to engage in junior-level Education course work.
The following outline presents criteria for the teacher certification candidacy programs.
- Verification of at least 48 semester hours in order to meet PDE chapter 354.23 regulations.
- Verification of at least 3.00 GPA in Education, teaching area, and overall, with verification of “C” or above in education and teaching areas taken by the time of application.
- Clearances: Valid Criminal History Clearance (Act 34), Child Abuse Clearances (Act 151), and FBI Finger print Clearance Act (Act 114) indicating, “no record”, as well as TB test results. Any citation on the Act 34, Act 151 or Act 114 may result in unsuccessful screening.
- Passing scores on the PRAXIS Series I examinations. (PSST Reading, Writing, Mathematics)
- Completed recommendations from instructors.
- Satisifactory completion of a candidacy interview process.
More specific criteria for teacher candidacy to each program is shown below. More information is provided by the Undergraduate Program Director at scheduled meetings each semester. Teacher Candidacy Requirements:
Middle Level Education (English/Language Arts & Reading) Curriculum
Middle Level Education (Mathematics) Curriculum
Middle Level Education (Science) Curriculum
Middle Level Education (Social Studies) Curriculum
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