Teacher Education Program Regulations
Admission
to Teacher Education Program
(Effective Fall 1997)
General
Admission Regulations
1. All students
seekig admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP) must
file an application with the Council for Professional Education
(C.P.E.). Application forms and other related information are available
in the Education Department, located in the Education and Humanities
Building. (The Teacher Education applicant must be recommended
by a faculty member, academic advisor, and respective departmental
chair on the application form.)
2. During
the sophomore year, students must file an application by October
1st or March 1st. All applicants must have a cumulative grade point
average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
3. Students are expected to take the PRAXIS I by the end of their freshman
year and pass the PRAXIS I by the end of their sophomore year. Satisfactory
performance on the PRAXIS is a prerequisite for admission to the Teacher Education
Program.
4. The chair of the Education Department with a designated committee will review
each application for admission and submit a list of students for final approval
to the Council for Professional Education. Each applicant will be informed
in writing of the action taken by the Council.
5. Students admitted to the Teacher Education Program shall receive an identification
card, which must be presented to the instructor for each 300-400
level methods course.
6. All declared education majors will have an assigned advisor in their respective
departments.
7. Students who do not meet the admission requirements (1-6) must:
a. Meet
with his/her advisor to develop a TEP Success Plan.
b. Sign a contract that specifies the plan. Both the advisor and department
chair must also sign.
c. File the Plan with the Education Department.
d. Adhere to the requirements as specified in the TEP Success Plan.
8. The Council
for Professional Education may withdraw a student from the Teacher
Education Program at any time based upon one or more of the following
reasons:
a. Unsatisfactory
academic progress.
b. Disciplinary action by the institution against the applicant because of
conduct.
c. Failure to remove deficiencies or to maintain standards of the Teacher
Education Program.
9. Readmission
to Teacher Education Program encompasses the following:
a. File a
formal application for readmission to the program.
b. Document successful completion of the TEP success plan.
c. Submit a written request as to why he/she should be readmitted.
10. Applicants
meeting the Specific Admissions Criteria below will be approved
for admission to the Teacher Education Program.
Specific
Admission Criteria
Criteria
1: General Education Prerequisites
The applicant
must have earned a grade of "C" or better in the following
courses: English 101, 102, 200, 201 and 202 or 205 and 206; and
Mathematics 105 and 106 or the appropriate mathematics in the
content area. The applicant
must have completed or be completing 60 semester hours of college
credit at the time of application.
Criteria
2: PRAXIS Requirement
All students
(including transfer and certification students) are required
to take the PRAXIS I (PPST) Skills Test by the end of
the freshman year (30-36 credit hours) and to pass the
PRAXIS I by the end of the sophomore year as a prerequisite for
admission to the Teacher Education Program. If unsuccessful in
taking the PRAXIS I Skills Test, students must meet with their
academic advisor to enroll in the TEP Success Plan. Official
test scores must be submitted to the Education Department's Director
of Student Services and the Office of Testing. Content teacher
education majors must submit copy of scores to the respective
department chairs. Scores obtained on the PRAXIS I Skills Test
shall become a part of the student records and used for data
analysis. The PRAXIS I Skills Test is administered at Delaware
State University for students several times each year.
Criteria
3: GPA Requirements
Teacher Education
majors are required to maintain a GPA of 2.5 or better in order
to be admitted into the Teacher Education Program. The required
GPA must be maintained in order to apply for the student teaching
capstone. After admission to the Teacher Education Program, students
must maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher in all method courses in
the education department. Students in content areas must maintain
a 2.5 GPA in method courses in their respective department.
Criteria
4: Transfer Students
Transfer students
must follow the procedures outlined in "Admission:
Transfer Students for Advanced Standing." Transfer students
must meet with the appropriate chair and submit an evaluation
of transfer credits from the Records Office. The appropriate
chair will review acceptable credits for the selected program.
Students transferring with sixty or more semester hours from
another college must apply for admission to teacher education
at the time that they are admitted to the university.
Beginning Fall
1997, entering transfer students who meet all course requirements
for admission minus the PRAXIS scores may be admitted provisionally
to the program for one semester. Passage of the PRAXIS Skills
Test must be achieved by the end of the first semester.
Criteria
5: "Certificate Only" Students
"Certificate
Only" students must be admitted formally to Delaware State
University. Certification students may be required to complete
course work as prescribed by the respective academic department
in which they are seeking certification. Certification students
will be assigned an advisor by the department in their area of
certification. Beginning Fall 1997, certification only students
may be provisionally accepted to TEP for one semester in order
to take and pass PRAXIS.
Certification
students are responsible for getting a transcript analysis (course
count/evaluation) from the State Department of Education prior
to seeking admission to the Teacher Education Program.
All "certification
only" students must meet with the Delaware State University
Education Department chair and submit:
- A copy of
the State Department of Education letter specifying required
courses for certification; and
- A copy of
the content area curriculum sheet specifying additional courses
from respective area chairs
Students must
also take 15 credit hours minimum of professional and pedagogical
courses in addition to Student Teaching (12-400) as specified
by the University's Education Department.
Criteria
6: Returning Students
Returning
students with five or more years of absence must retake method
courses. In addition, the returning student's transcript will
be evaluated and the student may be required to take or retake
additional courses.
Criteria
7: Interview Process
All students
who wish to enter the Teacher Education Program must be interviewed
prior to admission by a panel of faculty members from the Professional
Education Unit. The panel shall include at least one member from
the student's major area of certification. Students may
apply for admission to the Teacher Education Program only twice.
Students who are denied admission to the Teacher Education Program
on the first try, may apply the following semester if all requirements
have been met.
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and Procedures: Admission to Student Teaching
General
Admission Criteria
- 1. Student
teaching occurs during the last full semester of enrollment
prior to graduation and is considered the culminating experience
for students in Teacher Education.
Student
teaching consists of one semester of an assigned, on-site practice
with a minimum of 65 days and 200 clock hours. Students are not
permitted to register for additional courses without approval
from the Council for Professional Education (CPE).
- Completed
applications for student teaching must be submitted to the
Office of Clinical & Field Experiences prior to March 1
for the fall semester and October 1 for the spring semester.
Application forms for student teaching are available in the
Office of the Office of Clinical & Field Experiences in
the Education and Humanities Building.
Complete admission to the Teacher Education Program is a prerequisite
for student teaching.
- After review,
the Director of Clinical & Field Experiences, upon the
approval of the Council for Professional Education, will notify
the applicant by letter that the application for admission
to student teaching has:
a. been approved; or
b. been disapproved with a statement of the reason(s) for disapproval.
- Applicants
who meet the Specific Criteria below will be approved for admission
to student teaching.
Specific
Admission Criteria for Student Teaching
Criteria
1 Senior Status — Students who have senior status
or above
Criteria
2 Grade Point Average
Students must
have a cumulative minimum grade point average of 2.5 and a "C" or
better in the teaching area and in all courses taught by the
Education Department. Students must also have a "C" or
better in methods courses in the respective content area.
Criteria
3 Curriculum Audit
Students must submit a senior status curriculum audit to
the Records Office. This audit should be conducted and signed
by the major advisor and department chair before September 15
(for spring semester) and February 15 (for fall semester). All
courses listed on the curriculum sheet must be completed prior
to student teaching.
Criteria
4 Prerequisites
No applicant
will be permitted to student teach while on academic probation.
All applicants
must have completed the following courses with a grade of "C" or
better: courses in the academics disciplines, 300 level; psychology
courses; and, all courses in the Education Department.
Criteria 5
Students who are successfully completing student teaching should
apply for an Institutional Recommendation for Certification
through the Office of Clinical Experiences.
Waiver of Student Teaching
A waiver of Student Teaching may be requested by students prior
to their senior year if the following requirements are met:
- The teaching experience should have occurred within the last
six (6) years.
- The teaching experience must have been in a public, approved
private, or parochial school.
- Documentation must be submitted for at least three (3) years
of successful teaching experience in the area of specialization
in which certification is requested. documentation should be
organized and neatly bound.
- All teaching experience to be considered must be documented
by former principals and/or supervisors acquainted with the
quality of teaching done by the student. Forms will be supplied
for this purpose. These forms, along with supporting letters
received from the school personnel involved, will become a
part of the student's file. All documentation will be evaluated
by the respective department, Education Department, and the
Council for Professional Education. The documentation must
meet the requirements for all student teachers at Delaware
State University.
- Each person requesting a waiver of student teaching must
successfully complete six (6) additional semester hours of
300-400 level education courses. These six hours are in addition
to regular course requirements.
- Evidence of passing scores on the PRAXIS I Skills Test must
be included in the documentation.
- Upon recommendation of the Council for Professional Education,
an on-site school visit will be made by three members of The
Council for Professional Education of Delaware State University
to evaluate the student's performance in an actual classroom
situation.
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Other
Requirements for Teacher Education Majors
Health
and Background Checks
- All students
must have a T.B. test before fall of each year of field experience.
Documentation should be submitted to the Coordinator of Field
Experiences and the Director of Student Teaching respectively.
- Delaware
State law requires that individuals who are to student teach
must have a certificate from a physician stating that they
are free of any disease that would compromise or jeopardize
others.
Insurance
- Students
should show evidence of health insurance coverage.
- Students
are responsible for liability insurance.
Placement
- Students'
preferences are taken into consideration in making student
teaching assignments; however, final determination of placements
are at the discretion of the Director of Student Teaching and/or
Chair of the Education Department.
- Students
are not to make their own preparations for placement for student
teaching or other field experiences.
- Each academic
program will provide supervision for its student teachers.
Students seeking certification, not involving a degree, must
have approval from the chairperson of the appropriate department
and must have an assigned college supervisor for the student
teaching experience.
Transportation
- Students
may reside on campus or at home during their student teaching
period. However, in some instances, it may be necessary for
the student to arrange living quarters in the community in
which they are assigned to student teach.
- Students
are required to provide their own transportation or to make
arrangements for transportation during student teaching and
early field experiences.
Early Field
Experiences (Clinical Experiences)
- All education
majors must participate in field experiences. Field experiences
are required for content method classes and courses within
the Education Department.
- Students
are expected to be professional: dress appropriately, be on
time, maintain appointments, and meet expectations of the course
given by the instructor. Students may be withdrawn from placements
due to lack of professionalism.
- Early field
experience students must file an application for field experience
for courses with the coordinator by September 15 for the fall
semester and February 15 for the spring semester.
- Students
must have a T.B. test before the fall of each year that placements
will be made. The field experience begins with 12-204, Philosophical
Foundations of Education. Placements will not be made without
a current T.B. test.
- Students
are expected to obtain between 60-100 clock hours of field
experiences depending on the program and academic department.
These hours are in addition to student teaching. Students must
keep a log of their hours and submit copies to both the Early
Field Experience coordinator and to the faculty teaching the
EFE course.
- There are
four phases to field experience at Delaware State University:
Phase 1 - observation, Phase 2 - observation with minimal participation,
Phase 3 - practica, and Phase 4 - student teaching. Students
will participate in each phase and have a variety of experiences
at different age levels within diverse populations of students.
Delaware State Catalog and course syllabi identify the required
number of hours for field experiences.
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Council
for Professional Education (CPE)
The
Council for Professional Education is an advisory body to all
Teacher Education Programs (TEP). The Council is composed of
representatives from each department at the University with
a teacher education curriculum, the Education Department
Chairperson, the Director of Student Teaching, the Coordinator
of Field Experiences, Primary Program Coordinator, Early Care
and Education Coordinator, Special Education Program Coordinator,
Secondary Education Program Coordinator, Content Area Program Coordinator,
students and other appointed University representatives.
The Education Department is the administrative body for the Professional Education
Unit and the Council for Professional Education.
Students may
appeal any decision made by the Council for Professional Education
in the following sequence:
- Chairperson
of the Education Department
- Council
for Professional Education
- Appeal to
appropriate Academic Dean
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