4. Professional Education courses help the prospedive 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 contad 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.weber.edu/ teachereducation). 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 bdow. 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: 30 points maximum for GPA; 30 points maximum for the Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP); 40 points maximum for interview/biographical statement. 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. 263 Those intending to teach at the secondary level, please note: The Professional 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 extra semester (or more) income' 3. Minimum score on the CAAP. The Collegiate Assessment of Academic Profidency is a standardized achievement assessment designed to show achievement levels in reading, writing, mathematics, and critical thinking. Registration should be at least 15 days prior to the test date. Applicants who have received a Bachelor's degree more than 5 years prior to application are required to take the CAAP. Applicants with degrees within 1-5 years are required to take the writing essay portion of the CAAP test. Dates for testing and administration are available in ED 230 and the University Testing Center in the Student Services Center. (See CAAP description following.) 4. 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). 5. English competency completed (grade "C" or above in ENGL EN1010 and ENGL EN2010, or equivalent). 6. University mathematics competency completed (see General Requirements in this catalog). Note: Elementary and Early Childhood Education majors need MATH QL1050 as prerequisite for Mathematics Education support courses. 7. Communication competency completed (grade "B-" or above in COMMHU1020 or COMMHU2110 or equivalent). 8. University Computer and Information Literacy competency completed (see General Requirements in this catalog). 9. EDUC 1010 Exploring Teaching or approved equivalent course completed. 10. 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. 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) spedal 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, Spedal 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. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning 8 Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS/BIS ESL LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CMT CEET/EE CS MFET/ETM MET DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities MPC/MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business 8 Econ MBA MACC/MTAX ACTG BS AD/FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC- Health Professions MHA/MSN MSRS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM MLS NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2011 - 2012 Catalog