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DEPARTMENT OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MAJOR CONCENTRATION DEGREE
OFFERED

EARLY CHILDHOOD/ Secondary Education - Teacher BS
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Certification (English, BS
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Mathematics, Biology, Social
Studies, History) BS
SPORTS MANAGEMENT

Chair: Constance E. Brooks

Professors: Lucille Strain, John M. Organ, Jr.

Associate Professors: Constance E. Brooks, Barrie S. Ciliberti, Bruce Crim, Julius Davis, William
Drakeford, Eva Garin, Josephine Wilson

Assistant Professors: Yvonne Crawford, Kimetta R. Hairston, Lynne Long, Waseem Mazher,
Keith Riley, Joseph C. Spears, Barbara J. Smith, Felicia Valdez

Lecturer: Marshina Baker

ADMISSION TO THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
After completion of appropriate courses, passing Praxis Core Exam or SAT with score of 1100 candidates
are required to formally apply for admission to the Teacher Education Program. All candidates
must schedule a formal interview with the Teacher Education Committee. Interviews are held each
semester. Before admission is granted, a candidate’s application for admission to Teacher Education
must be formally approved by the Teacher Education Committee and signed by the Committee Chair.
The Committee’s decision is final. Candidates may be referred for additional course work, counseled
into other non-teaching areas, or denied admittance to the program.

Criteria for admission to the Teacher Education Program

1. A grade point average of 2.5 in total course work.
2. Completion of a minimum of 32 semester hours.
3. Must pass the English Proficiency Examination.
4. Demonstrated proficiency in speech and writing.
5. Completion of EDUC 101, Introduction to Education, and EDUC 201, Human Growth and
Development with a grade of “C” or better.
6. Must pass PRAXIS CORE or SAT (COMBINED READING AND WRITING score of 1100) or ACT score
of 24.
7. A typewritten, three-page autobiography, submitted at least a week before the interview,

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