ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission to Teacher Education is attained when ALL of the following are met: (Please refer to the Teacher Education Handbook for Checklist)
1. The student has met specific criteria set forth by the WVDE Licensure Testing Directory.
2. The student has completed a minimum of twenty-four (24) semester hours with a grade point average of 2.75 or higher.
3. The student has successfully completed Education 110: Foundations of Education including the 20-hour field experience with a favorable evaluation.
4. The student has submitted to the Department of Teacher Education three (3) completed reference Checklists for Admission (see Appendix: Faculty Evaluation of Student in the Handbook) from full-time faculty members. (Two from professional education faculty and one from content area faculty).
5. Prospective candidates are required to perform 40 hours of volunteer service with school age children or youth with at least 10 of these in a school setting (see Appendix: Volunteer Hours in the Handbook). This volunteer service must be completed as a requirement for Admission to Teacher Education. For the remaining 30 hours the candidate proposes the type of volunteer service he/she will complete and, if they have a preference, the site at which the remaining hours will take place. All placements must have prior approval from a faculty member of the Department of Teacher Education. A dispositional form with signed time logs is completed for volunteer service. An evaluation of each service is completed by the responsible person at the service site. All 40 hours can be completed in a K-6 setting.
6. The student has completed the formal Application for Admission to Teacher Education (see Appendix: Application for Admission to Teacher Education in the Handbook) and has submitted the application to the Director of Teacher Education.
7. The candidate has been interviewed and accepted by Education Faculty. (The Interview will not be scheduled without meeting the aforementioned requirements!)
Interview Protocol: Professional behavior, dress, and appearance as well as promptness are expected. You will be asked a series of questions based on your beliefs and knowledge of education. You should also be prepared to answer questions relating to your teaching philosophy and research paper.
8. Suggested cut-off dates for Admission to the Teacher Education Program:
• August 1st for the fall semester
• December 1st for the spring semester.
Students must submit their applications for admission to Teacher Education in order for an interview to be scheduled. The Director may consider late applicants if items 1-6 are met prior to the beginning of classes of each semester.
Only Education 110, 120, 160, 200, 280, 321, 333; PHED 334; SPED 310, 311; and READ 270 of the Professional Education sequence may be taken before admission to Teacher Education.