School of Education

Joseph Doria, EdD, School of Education Interim Director

Michele Cassaro, Director of Field Placement and Certification

THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM IN EDUCATION

The undergraduate program in education provides pre-professional training for teaching on the elementary, middle school, and secondary school levels.

Entry and Exit Requirements

Students seeking admission to the undergraduate programs apply for admission to the Teacher Education Program normally at the beginning of the junior year.

Admission criteria include:

• 2.50 minimum grade point average
• successful completion of Ed 490 Sophomore Field Experience and Seminar
• successful completion of either Ed 160 or Ed 170/Ed 203
• entrance interview and recommendation of Education Department
• take the appropriate Praxis test

Exit Requirements for Undergraduate Programs

• 2.75 minimum overall grade point average
• exit interview conducted in Student Teacher Seminar
• Elementary certification requires students to complete:
• core curriculum requirements
• coherent sequence in Elementary Education
• academic major in liberal arts, science, or technology

Middle School certification requires students to complete:

• core curriculum requirements
• coherent sequence in Elementary Education
• academic major in liberal arts, science, or technology
• 15 credits in approved program in each subject endorsed on the middle school level;
• the credits may be included in the Elementary Education major or academic major

Secondary School certification requires students to complete:

• core curriculum requirements
• academic major and minor in secondary education