Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education 217 met the minimum admission criteria listed below. Meeting the minimum requirements only qualifies a student to be considered for admission. Students are admitted two times per year: fall semester and spring semester. Applicants are evaluated using a 100 point system using GPA, Praxis II/CAAP writing scores, and interviews. Minimum Admission Requirements 1. Formal Application submitted online and provisional Admission form submitted to Teacher Education Advisement Center (ED 230) by the deadline date. Transcripts of all college course work must accompany the application along with a current degree evaluation. 2. At least 40 semester hours of general education and relevant prerequisite courses. Those intending to teach Special Education or teach at the elementary level, please note: The Professional Education component of the Special Education major and the Elementary Education major requires four semesters to complete. Therefore, it is very important that candidates have completed the General Education requirements and have taken at least some of the required Support Courses prior to entering the program. Because of possible scheduling difficulties,failure to do so could mean spending an extra semester (or more) in completing the program. Those intending to teach at the secondary level, please note: The Prof essional Education component of the Secondary Education program requires two semesters to complete. Therefore, it is very important that candidates have completed the General Education requirements and most of the teaching major and minor requirements prior to entering the program. Because of possible scheduling difficulties, failure to do so could mean spending an exti-a semester (or more) in completing the program. 3. Passing the appropriate Praxis II Content test is required for admission to the Elementary Education and Special Education programs. The Utah State Office of Education specifies the passing score for each test. Students will not be considered for admission if they do not meet the state specified passing score on the Praxis II. 4. Minimum score on the Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) — Writing section. Registration should be completed at least 15 days prior to the test date. Dates for testing and administration are available in ED 230 and the University Testing Center in the Student Services Center. 5. Sign up for an interview in the Advisement Center when you turn in application materials (the schedule will be available approximately one (1) month prior to the interview dates). 6. Composition general education requirement completed (grade "C" or above in ENGL 2010 EN, or equivalent). 7. Quantitative Literacy requirement completed (see General Requirements in this catalog). Note: Elementary and Early Childhood Education majors need MATH 1050 as prerequisite for Mathematics Education support courses. 8. Communication competency completed (grade "B-" or above in COMM 1020 or COMM 2110 or equivalent). 9. University Computer and Information Literacy competency completed (see General Requirements in this catalog). 10. EDUC 1010 Exploring Teaching or approved equivalent course completed. 11. Teacher Education also recognizes specific program and diversity needs of professional education and reserves the right to consider such factors in the admission of candidates. 12. For teacher education applicants who are English language learners, an additional requirement of 6.5 on each of the four sections of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test is required for admission. Additional Notes a. Fingerprinting/background check must be completed immediately after being admitted. See Teacher Education Advisement Center (ED 230 ) for further information. b. Students are provisionally admitted to a specific teacher education program: (1) early childhood education; (2) elementary education; (3) special education; (4) secondary education. c. Provisional admission to a specific program is valid for a period of five years. If a student has not completed the program within the five-year period or desires to pursue a different program, he/she must seek readmission under the current admission standards and complete current course/ program requirements. Changes in state licensure requirements may necessitate more immediate program changes. d. Professional education credits older than five years at the time of program admission generally will not be counted. However, students may revalidate outdated course work by following procedures available in the Teacher Education Advisement Center, ED 230. e. Applicants with BS or BA degrees seeking initial licensure in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Special Education, or Secondary Education, must submit a formal application and transcripts and complete the interview/ statement (see Requirements 1,2,3 [if applicable] of Admission to Teacher Education Program). They are then placed in the pool with others seeking admission. f. Applicants who hold Bachelor's degrees older than five years and who have not had more recent relevant course work or work experiences related to their major and minor must take at least two courses in their major and one course in their minor as designated by the academic department. g Applicants with an earned graduate degree seeking initial licensure must satisfactorily complete requirements 1,2,4, and 5. They are then placed in the pool with others seeking provisional admission. h. Data are collected on students admitted to the Teacher Education program for the purposes of national accreditation and program improvement. No personal information is used in this process. Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog