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1. Membership in the School of Education- At the time of admission or early in their PBU studies, students declare their intent to enter a teacher education program. They must meet School of Education requirements for this declaration. SAT scores, high school or previous college GPA, and other measures (if necessary) are used to determine qualifications for teacher education. All students who qualify and who declare their professional choice to be in Teacher Education, are automatically enrolled in the School of Education.
   
   Qualifying requirements are set by the University Admissions Office and the School of Education. Declaration of intent to prepare to be a teacher may be done before, during or after the freshman year. Obviously, the sooner one knows his/her goals, the more exposure he/she will have to a particular professional area. Although all students declaring and qualifying for enrollment in the School of Education are members of the School, not all are officially in a program of certification. This latter status is a separate process explained below, occurring after the student has completed a minimum of 48 semester credit hours.
   
2. Application for a Specific Teacher Education Program- An official application for admission into a program and candidate status for certification may be completed by the end of the third semester (48+ semester credits are required). The only exception will be transfer students who must satisfy teacher education admission requirements as soon as possible. The School of Education reserves the right to deny enrollment in education courses to a student who is not officially in a program of certification by the beginning of his/her junior year. Therefore, a student should plan to meet all requirements and apply no later than the end of the sophomore year.

1. Minimum cummulative GPA of 2.8 (University GPA at time of program application and after 48 semester hours).
2. Successful completion of Foundations of Education and Field Observation.
3. Completion of English Composition and at least one other English literature course with demonstrated competence (“C” or above in both courses, “C-” is not acceptable).
4. Completion of mathematics electives (6 credits) with demonstrated competency ("C" or above in each course, “C-” is not acceptable).
5. Recommendation by the Student Development Department.
6. Recommendation by University academic advisor. This will follow a review of the student’s working portfolio.
7. Passing scores on the Pre-Professional Skills Test Series (Praxis I).
8. Completion of an oral communication assessment (Oral Communications Seminar). English-as-Second-Language students may be required to be assessed beyond the requirements of the oral communication seminar.
9. Portfolio Assessment- (Items to include will be reviewed in the Foundations of Education course.)
10. Transfer students will follow a slightly different path and may be required to take the content knowledge or specific content area speciality part of the PRAXIS series before acceptance. (Number of hours transferred to PBU will determine the above.) You will be notified after your transcripts have been evaluated.