Criteria For Admissions Into
Teacher Education

1. Students must apply for admission to Teacher Education no earlier than the completion of five hours of Education classes including EDU 131, Current Issues in Education.
2. Each student must have a 2.75 cumulative grade point average on a 4.00 scale and have completed all previous education classes with a grade of "C" or above and a 2.75 or above grade point average in these education classes.
3. Each student must provide three references from faculty/staff who will agree to recommend for admission to the teacher education program purposes (one recommendation must be from a professor in your major.)
4. Each student must have a copy of the American College Test (ACT) score on file with the Registrar's Office.
5. Each student who has not received a minimum of 21 on the ACT may be considered for admission to teacher education by achieving a passing score on the following PPST Tests: Reading, Writing, & Mathematics. Please consult the Education Department for additional information.
6. Each student must demonstrate oral proficiency as evidenced by completion of COMM 115 or 200 with a grade of "C" and oral language skills in the interviewing process.
7. Each student must demonstrate written proficiency as evidenced by a grade of "C" or above in English 112 and completion of appropriate Education Department forms (applications, portfolio). Great care should be taken in completing the form for entrance into teacher education. The application must be well written and error-free in order to be approved by the Teacher Education Committee. Students may want to utilize the services of the College Writing Center.
8. Each student must complete an official curriculum contract with the designated Education Advisor. This contract is completed during an appointment with the advisor. The contract must be in the student's file in the Education Department before admission will be considered.
9. Each student must demonstrate satisfactory performance in an interview that includes presentation of the items in the Interview Portfolio.
10. Students who are denied admission to the program or who seek to strengthen their application may work out a plan of action with a member of the Education Faculty.

Criteria for Admission into
Student Teaching

Each student teacher candidate must have the following materials on file in the Education Department before registering for Education 315 and Education 329 (elementary students) and Education 337 (secondary students): student teaching application, official certification checksheet, recommendation forms, information record for supervising teacher, and the major/ minor checksheet (see Registrar). In addition, the student must meet the following criteria:

1. Each student must have been admitted to the Teacher Education Program and must have been in residence at Georgetown College for at least one semester prior to student teaching.
2. Each candidate for student teaching must be approved by the Teacher Education Committee. Acceptance into the Teacher Education Program does not mean automatic approval for student teaching.
3. Each student teacher candidate must submit a copy of a current medical examination, including a tuberculosis test 30 days before the beginning of the semester in which the student plans to do student teaching.
4. Each student must have completed a minimum of 150 hours of clinical and field-based experiences prior to student teaching. Transfer students must provide documentation of field and clinical hours earned at other colleges.
5. The student teacher candidate shall have achieved the following academic requirements:
   1. An overall academic standing of at least 2.75.
   2. An academic standing of 2.75 in the teaching major/specialty area or a 2.5 - 2.74 average and a passing score on the PRAXIS Specialty Area Test(s)
   3. Approval by the major department--including recommendations by major professors attesting to subject matter competency and possession of the qualities desired in teachers.
   4. Completion of all required prerequisite professional education courses with an academic standing of at least 2.75.
6. Student teaching candidates are also required to submit a professional portfolio, which includes:
   1. A lesson plan that you have developed and taught. The lesson plan should be comprehensive and should include evidence of student learning and a corresponding reflection and analysis.
   2. A professional growth plan that includes a reflection on your professional skills and dispositions, and goals for professional growth during student teaching. The professional growth plan should be in the form of an essay, and should relate your skills and dispositions to those outlined in the program's Conceptual Framework and to your own personal education philosophy.
   3. Student Teacher portfolios are due on or before fall semester Oct. 1 or spring semester Feb. 15
7. Student teacher candidates must become student members of the National and Kentucky Education Associations--in order to receive liability insurance coverage during the student teaching experience.
8. Exiting Praxis exams are recommended the semester before student teaching begins The Praxis Series website: www.ets.org/praxis. More information may be obtained in the EDU office.