STUDENT HANDBOOK FOR TEACHING EDUCATION

ADMISSION TO POST-BACCALAUREATE

TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS
(Elementary 1-6, Secondary 9-12, All Level K-12)

Students must meet the Admission to Teacher Education Programs requirements, as well as the following requirements to be accepted in the Teacher Education Program.  These include:

1.     Submit an Application for Admission to Teacher Education.

2.     Submit official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended.

3.     Verification of completed baccalaureate program with a grade point average (g.p.a.) of at least 3.0 in the degree major

4.     An overall g.p.a. of at least 2.8

            5a. Elementary certification applicants must submit a score of 23 on the ACT or a

                 comparable score on one of the following standardized tests: SAT, GRE, GMAT,

                 LSAT or Miller Analogies or pass all portions of the C-BASE with a score of 300

                 and a score of 235 or higher on each subtest.

            5b. Secondary/All-Level certification applicants must submit a passing score on the

                  appropriate PRAXIS II subject exam.

6.     Submission of three recommendation forms with 80% ratings of average of higher by persons who can comment on your academic teaching or professional ability.

7.    Completion of three education courses with a g.p.a. of at least 3.0. If the applicant has not completed any education course within the past five years, he/she can enroll for one semester at his/her own risk while in the process of applying. EDU 234 (3 hrs.) Psychology and Education for the Exceptional Child I – must have been taken within the last 5 years - not required to be taken at William Jewell College.

8.     A face to face structured interview with members of the Department of Education  faculty must be successfully completed by all Elementary and Secondary certification applicants

9.     Submit $50 application fee submitted to the Evening and Continuing Education Division.

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THE FOLLOWING COURSES MUST BE TAKEN AT WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE:

    Elementary

                          EDU 211    (2 hrs)          Techniques of Teaching in the Elementary School

                                EDU 302    (4 hrs.)         Teaching Reading in Elementary School

                          EDU 303    (2 hrs.)         Analysis and Correction of Reading Disorders

                              EDU 309    (5 hrs.)    Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher

                          EDU 312    (2 hrs.)         Methods of Teaching Elementary Science

                                EDU 313    (2 hrs.)         Social Studies Elementary for Teachers

                          EDU 314    (2 hrs.)         Methods of Teaching an Integrated Curriculum

                          EDU 410   (8-10 hrs.)    Student Teaching for Elementary School Teachers        

                        *EDU 423   (2 hrs.)           Student Teaching in the Middle School

(*must be taken with EDU 410 if applying for Middle School Certification)

            Secondary

                                  EDU 307   (2 hrs.)          Teaching Reading in Content Areas

                          EDU 310   (2 hrs)           Instructional Methodology

                          EDU 311   (2 hrs.)          Clinical Field Experience

                                  EDU 3XX  (2-4 hrs.)       Content Area Methods Course

                                *EDU 423   (2 hrs.)     Student Teaching in the Middle School 

(*must be taken with EDU 424 if applying for Middle School Certification)

                          EDU 424   (8-10 hrs.)     Student Teaching in the Secondary School or

                          EDU 425   (10 hrs.)        All-Level Student Teaching