The School of the Arts and Professions
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
- Students who wish to major in teacher education must have an
overall and major content grade-point average of 2.75 for admission
to and retention in the program.
- Grades of "C" or above must be attained in each required course
of the major, the specialized content area combined with the
education courses.
- The PRAXIS I examination (scheduled and administered
by Educational Testing Services) must be taken, passed, and scores
must be submitted to the Education Department as a pre-condition
for admission to teacher education.
- The PRAXIS II examination (scheduled and administered
by Educational Testing Services) must be taken, passed, and scores
must be submitted to the Education Department as a pre-condition
for the teacher internship experience.
ALL PERSONS WHO ARE PREPARING TO TEACH MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES, WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER, IN ADDITION
TO THEIR SPECIALIZATION REQUIREMENTS:
Course No. /Title
Credits
EDCI 200A or B Introduction to Contemporary Education — 3
EDCI 305 Human Growth and Development — 3
PSYC 200 Introduction to Psychology — 3
PSYC 307 Educational Psychology — 3
EDCI 311 Comprehensive Assessment in Education (Content Majors)
— 3
EDCI 402A or B Fundamentals of Reading* — 3
EDCI 406 Classroom Management (Content Majors) — 3
EDSP 200A or B Introduction to Special Education — 3
EDCI 421 (Elementary, Middle) Curriculum and Instructional Methods
for Teaching Content-Specific Areas — 3
(Note: Consult this catalog for the appropriate letter
that designates your specific field.)
EDCI 423 (Middle, Secondary) Curriculum and Instructional Methods
for Teaching Content-Specific Areas — 3
EDCI 440, or EDCI 450, or EDCI 470, or EDCI
480, or EDCI 490 or EDSP 442/450
Teaching Internship1 — 6 + 6
(Note: Consult this catalog for the appropriate letter
that designates your school level.)
EDCI 400 Senior Seminar in Education or EDSP 400 — 3 (Concurrently
taken with Teaching Internship)
*TEACHING OF READING
State Requirement (Effective 2001)
6 Semester Hours for all Content Majors who are preparing to
teach in their subject fields
12 Semester Hours for all Special Education Majors
1The teacher internship is a full-time experience, and
no classes, except for the Senior Seminar, are to be taken with
it. Interns must follow the school day and holiday schedule of the
school system in which their internships occur. Interns must provide
their own transportation.
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