The following are requirements for admission into the Elementary or Secondary Education Program:
A. Prerequisite courses and fieldwork: To submit an application to a Teacher Education program, applicants must have satisfactorily completed or currently be completing the following prerequisite courses and their related field work experiences with a minimum grade of C or 2.0.
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Course
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# of hours
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EDU220 Foundations of Education: Learning and Schooling
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20
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PSY211 Child Psychology (Elementary)
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PSY212 Adolescent Psychology (Secondary)
Or
PSY 214 Psychology of the School-aged Child (K-12 Programs Only)
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10
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EDU345 Adapting to Adolescent Learners (Secondary)
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20
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EDU301 Adapting for Diversity
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20
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EDU302 Adapting for Exceptionalities
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20
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B. Basic Skills: Applicants must demonstrate basic competency in reading, mathematics, and writing by passing all three sections of the “Basic Skills Test” of the Michigan Tests for Teacher Certification (MTTC). (Preparation and registration materials are available at www.mttc.nesinc.com. Tutorial support is available through Concordia’s Academic Resources Center.)
C. Writing Sample: Applicants must complete an extemporaneous writing assignment, which is assessed by the Dean or a faculty member designated by the Dean. If the writing sample raises concerns about a candidate’s writing ability, a plan for strengthening those skills must be prepared by the candidate and the Director of the Academic Resource Center and submitted for the Dean’s approval. The candidate’s eventual admission into the professional semester will be contingent upon successful completion of that plan.
D. GPA: Applicants must hold a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher in order to submit an application.
E. Degree Plan: Applicants must submit a semester by semester plan for meeting all graduation and certification requirements, prepared in consultation with an academic advisor.
F. Faculty Recommendations: Two positive recommendations from faculty members are required for admission. One must be prepared by an instructor from one of the prerequisite education courses (listed above.) The other is to be prepared by a faculty member of the division offering the candidate’s major (or, for elementary education candidates with two minors, from a division offering one of the minors.) Recommendation forms are available on the School of Education website and should be given directly to selected faculty members by the applicant.
G. Admission Interview: Interviews are conducted by the Elementary or Secondary Education Coordinator and a second School of Education faculty member. They are scheduled by the Dean’s administrative assistant following confirmation of all requirements.
H. Professional Organization Membership: The candidate must submit evidence of current membership within a professional organization (regional, state or national) appropriate to his/her area of planned certification/endorsement
Following the interview, all application materials submitted by the applicant, the interviewers’ recommendations, and all other items in the applicant’s SOE file will be reviewed by the Dean for final approval of admission into Program. In each case, the applicant will either be admitted or denied admission. There is no conditional or provisional admission.
If denied admission, the Dean will inform the applicant in writing as to the reason. The applicant may appeal the decision in writing to the Vice President of Academic Affairs within two weeks from the time of notification. A Review Council, convened by the Vice President, will hear the appeal as quickly as possible and render a decision within two days of the hearing. The Council’s decision may be further appealed in writing to the University’s President, whose decision will be final.
Continuance in Teacher Education Program
In order to maintain admission to Program, a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better must be maintained. If a candidate’s cumulative GPA falls below 2.5, admission to Program will be immediately suspended and the candidate will be ineligible to continue in professional studies courses. Readmission may be granted by the Dean when the candidate achieves a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
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