Requirements for Admission to Teacher Education
Admission Requirements
Courses Requiring Admission
Praxis I Waiver Information
Criminal Background Check
Admission Requirements
- The completion of a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit,
exclusive of ADP courses. The 30 semester hours must include
ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020 and FOED 2011 and FOED 1820/1822, or the equivalent. A minimum
grade of "B" or higher must be earned in all courses that are
field-experiences or technology-related, or include a major
field experience.
- The attainment of a minimum academic quality point average of 2.50.
- The attainment of the minimum required cut scores on the PRAXIS I (Pre-Professional Skills Test) series. The current required PRAXIS I scores are as follows: Math (173), Reading (174), and Writing (173). The PPST (PRAXIS I) may be taken as many times as necessary in order to successfully complete the entire series. The Tennessee State Board of Education has approved the following PRAXIS I exemptions for admission to Teacher Education Programs: An enhanced ACT composite score of 22 or score on the recentered SAT of 1020.
- Evidence of desirable dispositions for success in teaching.
- All students wishing to enter approved teacher training programs shall be required to:
- Supply a fingerprint sample and submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Tennessee bureau of investigation (TBI) and the federal bureau of investigation (FBI): and
- Agree that the TBI may send to the teacher training program information indicating the results of the criminal history records check. The results will indicate whether the applicant has a criminal conviction that would result in automatic revocation of a teacher's license pursuant to this chapter and under Tennessee Rules of State Board of Education.
- A formal application filed with the Office of Teacher Education at the beginning of the first semester of attendance after the completion of 30 semester hours of credit.
- Acceptance by the Teacher Education Committee. The candidate must meet the
standards for full admission and receive acceptance by the Teacher Education
Committee before he/she is eligible to register for courses that require full admission.
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Courses Requiring Admission
Agriculture
AGED 4110 M&M Tchg. Agriscience
AGED 4200 M&T Tchg. in Agri. & Ext. Educ.
Art Education
ARED 3210 Secondary Art Education
ARED 3220 Tchg. Art Apprec. in the Schools
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 3000 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
Foundations of Education
EDPY 3300 Evaluation & Guidance
FOED 3800-10-20-30 Field Experience
Excercise Science, Physical Education and Wellness
EXPW 4710 Sec. Sch. Curr/Pedagogy/Practicum
EXPW 4720 Elem. Sch. Curr/Ped/Practicum
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 3810/3830/3840 Practicum in Music Education
MUS 3530 Music Applications
Elementary Education
ELED 3140 Teaching of Social Studies
ELED 3150 Teaching of Mathematics
ELED 4140 Science for Elementary Teachers
Reading
READ 3311 Literacy I and II
READ 3312 Literacy I and II
READ 4411 Rdg/Wrt Connection: Secondary
READ 3350 Tchg. Reading in the Content Area
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 4820 Pract: Tchg. Pers. w/Mild/Mod. Dis.
SPED 4821 Pract: Systematic Instruction
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.
Student Teaching/Internship
All Areas
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Praxis I Waiver Information
1. If a student fails any section on the first testing, remediation is required through approved tutorial support services (ex. TTU Academic Development Program in Room 412, Foster Hall).
2. If a student fails to make required score(s) on the second attempt, the following guidelines apply for the student to be eligible to appeal testing requirements.
a. All other requirements for admission to Teacher Ed Program have been met.
b. Two of the three sections of the PPST have been successfully
completed. (The third section of the PPST) a person within the
following range(s) on the third section of the PPST is eligible
for the waiver:
- 2.500 cumulative QPA within one point of passing;
- 2.750 cumulative QPA within two points of passing;
- 3.000 cumulative QPA, within three points of passing.
c. A formal written request for the waiver must be submitted
by the student. Letters of support from the student's adviser
and department chair must accompany the student's request. In
addition, documentation and evidence outlining the student's
progress attained during the tutoring sessions must be provided
by the person or unit
providing the required tutorial support. All of the documents must be received by the TTU Certification Analyst by the last day of the final exam week of the preceding semester.
d. A decision will be made by the PPST Waiver Sub-Committee (or their designee). If extenuating circumstances exist, a student may request a personal appearance before the Sub-Committee.
e. The decision of the Sub-Committee is final.
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