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2013-2014 
    
2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Education Concentration


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The Educational Studies will no longer offers a concentration beginning with the Academic Year 2013.  For information on the minor in Educational Studies, go to the Department of Educational Studies.

Requirements:

Licensure Track


Students should meet with the Chair of the Education Department to plan their schedules.

1. Before the final semester of the senior year, three courses with a grade of “C” or higher:


2. Prior to student-teaching


  1. achieve designated minimum scores on the Praxis I series or minimum scores on the SAT,
  2. provide recommendations from the Dean of Students, the departmental advisor, and one other faculty member regarding the student’s interest and suitability for teaching.

3. In the final semester of the senior year


complete the student teaching block by taking the following courses concurrently:

Interdisciplinary Track


Completion of six courses with a grade of “C” or higher:  two required and four elective.   No more than two courses from student’s major. 

2. Field Placement


5. Elective (1 course)


A 300- or 400-level course (other than an independent study) outside the departments of Education and Psychology that would be particularly valuable to students as a teacher.  In order to count this course toward the concentration, students must submit an essay to the Chair of the Department of Education, demonstrating an intellectual link between this course and educational studies.

Application Procedure


The concentration in Education is administered by the Teacher Education Committee. The faculty liaison is Dr. Richard Gay. A student must submit written application to the Teacher Education Committee by the last class day of the fall semester of the junior year. The proposal must specify the courses to be used to satisfy the concentration requirements. Certification of completion of all requirements for the concentration is made by the Registrar upon the recommendation of the Teacher Education Committee.

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