Admission to Teacher Education

Contact

Precious Edmonds
Certification Analyst
Office of Teacher Education
College of Education
Tennessee Tech University
Box 5092 • Cookeville, TN 38505
Phone: (931) 372-6407
Fax: (931) 372-6286
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Upper Division Deadlines
For Registration

Spring 2012 - January 18th

Summer 2012 - May 9th

Fall 2012 - September 5th

STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REGISTER FOR OR OBTAIN PERMITS FOR ANY UPPER DIVISON CLASSES UNTIL THEY ARE FULLY ADMITTED TO THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM. A PRE-REQ/TEST CODE ERROR WILL BE GIVEN DURING REGISTRATION IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY ADMITTED.

Requirements for Admission

  1. A formal application must be filed once a student has reached 30 or more credit hours excluding ADP (for nonpost-baccalaureate undergraduates).
  2. Minimum of a 2.500 GPA.
  3. Completion of the following classes (for nonpost-baccalaureate undergraduates).
    • ENGL 1010 and 1020 with a C or higher
    • FOED 2011 or equivalent with a B or higher
      • For ARED-ARED 2020
      • For HEC- HEC 1000
      • For AGED- AGED 2120
      • For MUED- MUED 1820
      • For EXPW - FOED 2011 and EXPW 1021
    • FOED 1820/1822 with a B or higher. (Note: You are exempt from this class if you had one of the above major based equivalents)
  4. Testing
    • Undergraduates—PPST(Praxis I Exam)
      • When taking a Praxis test, be sure to add TTU as a recipient of your test scores.
        Our School ID is: 1804
        • Reading (minimum score of 174)
        • Math (minimum score of 173)
        • Writing (minimum score of 173)
          • Test codes for the PAPER-BASEDtesting for Praxis 1 are as follows:
            • Reading—0710
            • Writing—0720
            • Math—0730
          • Test codes for the COMPUTER­-BASEDtesting for Praxis 1 are as follows:
            • Reading—5710
            • Writing—5720
            • Math—5730
    • You are exempt from taking the Praxis I Exam if you have these scores:
      • ACT (Composite of 22)
      • SAT (Score of 1020)
    • Post-baccalaureate—The above testing exemptions ONLY apply to post-baccalaureates who are enrolled as undergraduates. Post-baccalaureate students who are enrolled with the Graduate School MUST take the MAT (minimum score of 372) or the GRE (900/4.0) instead.
    • Praxis I Waivers may be available in certain cases.
  5. Completion of the background check authorization form.
  6. Completion of the required background check through L-1 Identity Solutions.
  7. Application for admission to the program
    This form is submitted online and you MUST have your T Number to fill it out.
  8. Four Disposition Assessments
    This form is submitted online and you MUST have your T Number to fill it out.
    Note: This requirement does NOT apply to those who are getting the AST Degreethrough the 2+2 program.
    • You may view the Disposition Assessment rating scale.
    • The four dispositions MUSTcome from the following people. You will need an accurate email addressfor each person listed!
      • Academic Advisor
      • College Level Education Instructor (Ex. FOED 2011 or EDPY 2200)
      • College Instructor in Major Teaching Field (Ex. History, Math, English, etc.)
      • K-12 Teacher/Principal/Counselor
        This does not have to be someone who had you in class. You may ask any public school teacher that knows you well enough to properly fill out the rating scale.

*A post-baccalaureatestudent is someone who already has a bachelors or higher degree. If that does not apply to you then ignore the post-baccalaureate information. Post-baccalaureates are allowed to take up to 9 hours their first semester as a graduate student and up to 12 hours as an undergraduate student. They will have only ONE semester to complete the requirements for applying to the Teacher Education program. If there are any further questions, please contact my This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Courses Requiring Admission

The following courses may be taken only AFTER you have been admitted to the to the Teacher Education Program.

  • Agriculture
    • AGED 4110 M&M Tchg. Agriscience
    • AGED 4200 M&T Tchg. in Agri. & Ext. Educ.
  • Art Education
    • ARED 3155 Elementary Practicum
    • ARED 3165 Secondary Practicum
    • ARED 3210 Secondary Art Education
    • ARED 3220 Tchg. Art Apprec. in the Schools
    • ART 3205 Methods and Media
  • Curriculum Education
    • CUED 4150 Middle School Curriculum
  • Early Childhood Education
    • ECED 3300 Con Yng Child:Math/Sci/Soc St.
    • ECED 3310 Pract: Conc. for Young Children
    • ECED 4000 Dev. Approp. Practices Birth-Pre.
    • ECED 4100 Dev. Appropriate Practices K-4
  • Early Childhood Special Education
    • ECSP 3001 Curriculum for Infant/Toddler/Preschool
    • ECSP 4000 Dev. Approp. Practices Birth-Pre
    • ECSP 4100 Dev. Appropriate Practices K-4
    • ECSP 4300 Assessment/Young Children
  • English as Second Language
    • ESLP 4100 ESL M & M for PreK-12
    • ESLP 4200 ESL Assessment: Reading/Writing
    • ESLP 4300 Field Experience in ESL
  • Educational Psychology
    • EDPY 3300 Evaluation & Guidance
  • Foundations of Education
    • FOED 3800  Field Experience
    • FOED 3810  Field Experience
    • FOED 3820  Field Experience
    • FOED 3830  Field Experience
  • Exercise Science, Physical Education and Wellness
    • EXPW 4711 Analysis & Devl/Sprot Skills
    • EXPW 4721 Methods of Elementary Movement
  • Human Ecology Education
    • HEC 3800 M & M Tchg. Voc. FACS
    • HEC 3810 Practicum: Fam & Cons. Sci. Educ.
  • Music Education
    • MUED 3110 M & M Music Grades K-6
    • MUED 3130 M&M in Instrumental Music 7-12
    • MUED 3140 M&M in Vocal Music 7-12
    • MUED 3230 Marching Band Techniques
    • MUED 3620 Fundamentals of Conducting
    • MUED 3810 Practicum in Music Education
    • MUED 3830 Practicum in Music Education
    • MUED 3840 Practicum in Music Education
    • MUS   3530 Music Applications
  • Elementary Education
    • ELED 3140 Teaching of Social Studies
    • ELED 3150 Teaching of Mathematics
    • ELED 3151 Teaching of Language Arts and Writing
    • ELED 3152 Teaching of Mathematics
    • ELED 4140 Science for Elementary Teachers
  • Reading
    • READ 3311 Literacy I
    • READ 3312 Literacy II
    • READ 3350 Tchg. Reading in the Content Area
    • READ 4411 Rdg/Wrt Connection: Secondary
  • Secondary Education
    • SEED 4120 M&M Tchg. English
    • SEED 4122 M&M Tchg. Mathematics
    • SEED 4123 M&M Tchg. Science
    • SEED 4124 M&M Tchg. Social Studies
    • SEED 4125 M&M Tchg. Foreign Language
  • Special Education
    • SPED 3000 Tchg. Pers. w/Dis. in Reg. Classroom
    • SPED 3040 Eval/Assess. for Child. w/Spec. Needs
    • SPED 3810 Pract: Assessment Proc. in SPED
    • SPED 4130 Methods Tchg. Pers. w/M&M Dis.
    • SPED 4320 Assess. Procedures in Special Ed.
    • SPED 4340 Sys. Instr. of Pes. w/Comp. Dis.
    • SPED 4820 Pract: Tchg. Pers. w/Mild/Mod. Dis.
    • SPED 4821 Pract: Systematic Instruction
  • Student Teaching/Residency
    • All Areas (AGED, ARED, ECED, ECSP, ESLP, EXPW, HEC, MUED, ELED, SEED, SPED)
      • Student Teaching- 4870, 4880, 4890
      • Residency I- 4871, 4872
      • Residency II- 4881, 4882
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