Requirements for Student Teaching, Grades PK – 8 Fall 2007 and Spring 2008
Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle School Education, Special Ed. Mild/Moderate Disabilities and Elementary Ed.
Pass all required parts of Praxis I and II.
- Have a cumulative or degree grade point average of 2.5 and a 2.5 cumulative or degree grade point average in work completed at Southeastern.
- Have completed and earned a grade of “C” or better in all required professional courses: Early Childhood Education (ECE), Education (EDUC) and Educational Psychology (EPSY).
- Have completed and earned a grade of “C” or better in all required courses in the teaching field. These courses are identified with a single dagger (†) on the curriculum sheet and cannot be taken or repeated with student teaching.
- Have completed EDUC 201 and 211 or 203 and 212 with a grade of “B” or better.
- Have completed the final methods course (ECE 422, EDUC 415, EDUC 484) at Southeastern with a grade of “C” or better.
- Have completed an approved Developing Level portfolio.
PRAXIS INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS
Content Area Tests
|
Certification Area |
Name of Praxis Test |
Test Score
|
|
Early Childhood PK-3 |
Elem. Cont. Knowledge (0014) |
150 |
|
Grades 1-5 And Grades 1-8 |
Elem. Cont. Knowledge (0014) |
150
|
|
Grades 4-8 Mathematics |
Middle School Mathematics (0069) |
148
|
|
Grades 4-8 Science* |
Middle School Science (0439) |
145 |
|
Grades 4-8 Social Studies |
Middle School Social Studies (0089) |
149 |
|
Grades 4-8 English/Language Arts |
Middle School English/Language Arts (0049) |
160 |
*Prior to 5/31/2006 140
Effective 6/1/2006 145
Effective 6/1/2009 150
Pedagogy-Principles of Learning & Teaching
|
Certification Area |
Name of Praxis Test |
Test Score
|
|
Early Childhood PK-3** |
Early Childhood Ed. (0020) |
510 |
|
Grades 1-5 And Grades 1-8 |
PLT K-6 (0522) |
161 |
|
Grades 4-8 |
PLT 5-9 (0523) |
154 |
Special Ed. Mild/Moderate Disabilities and Elementary Ed. Majors
|
Grades 1-5 And Grades 1-8 |
Elem. Cont. Knowledge (0014) |
150 |
|
|
PLT K-6 (0522) |
161 |
|
|
Ed. of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge (0353) |
143 |
|
|
Ed. of Exceptional Students: Mild to Moderate Disabilities (0542)
|
141 |
** Effective 01/01/2008 Early Childhood Eduucation (0521) Score 172
Important Notes
- Code (RA 6656) for Southeastern to receive an original copy of your Praxis scores. You will be required to submit an original copy the semester you student teach if not coded correctly.
- You must code your Social Security number when completing Praxis forms.
- Don’t wait until the last test date prior to student teaching to schedule a required Praxis test.
- A student may meet degree requirements as stated in any Catalogue in effect during the years of enrollment provided seven years have not elapsed since entering the major. A break of one calendar year places a student in another catalogue upon re-entry.
- An orientation meeting will be held on the Wednesday of registration week prior to beginning student teaching the following week. Attendance is required at the orientation meeting
- BESE policy specifies that individuals enrolled in the existing undergraduate programs for elementary grades 1-8 must complete their programs by August 31, 2008. Students in the 1-8 program will be considered Highly Qualified for grades 1-5.