Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education 423 3. Specializations are required of all elementary candidates. Elementary education majors select one 9-hour content area specialization. The professional education program outlines acceptable subject specialization areas and requirements. Special Education majors choose one 9-hour specialization or a teaching minor. Secondary school candidates completing a teaching major may be required to complete a teaching minor (refer to the teaching major program requirements). The teaching major and teaching minor must be in subjects taught in Utah public secondary schools. Either the major or minor must be a subject which Utah secondary schools are required to teach. 4. Professional Education courses help the prospective teacher learn about children, the nature of the learning process, and how to provide desirable learning experiences. To meet licensure requirements, secondary school candidates are required to complete a minimum of 24 semester hours of professional course work; 43 semester hours are required of the prospective elementary school teacher. Professional course work in the program is organized into sequential levels. As students move through the program, they are required to demonstrate in a variety of ways the knowledge, skills and dispositions that embody the department's organizing theme and program model. It is important that interested students contact the Teacher Education Advisement Center (ED 230) as quickly as they decide to become a teacher. Specific program admission requirements, required courses, and recommended general education course work are available. Teacher Education Conceptual Framework The Department of Teacher Education's conceptual framework theme is "Student Achievement: Students, Teachers, & Communities Working Together." The model that illustrates the program's purposes, philosophy, outcomes and evaluation is represented by an easel, at the center of which are three overlapping components: Reflecting, Engaging, and Collaborating. The program standards are performance- based: that is, they describe what teachers should know and be able to do in order to be awarded a license. Course outcomes and objectives are geared around the conceptual framework. Students may view the conceptual framework, INTASC Standards and the critical performances for each level on the teacher education Web site (http://departments, webe r. edu/teacher educatio n). Admission to Teacher Education Admission to the Teacher Education Programs is a separate process from general university admission. The Teacher Education programs maintain a competitive admissions process. A specific number of applicants are provisionally admitted each semester after having made application and 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 Profess io na I Edu catio n co mpo nen t of the Seco n da ry 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 extra 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 Explo ring Teaching or app roved equivalent course completed. Weber State University 2013-2014 Catalog