Teacher_Education_Handbook

Once admitted to the program, teacher candidates must maintain a 2.7 cumulative GPA and a 2.7 major GPA. Additional costs in teacher education include:  Field experience fees are set by BOR and published annually in the NSU Catalog  Praxis  NOTE  Fingerprinting  Licensure fee  Liability Insurance  Background check Timeline for application and admission process Students wishing to apply for the fall semester must have their applications submitted by August 1st. For admittance beginning in the spring, applications must be submitted by January 1st. Applications submitted after those dates will not be reviewed until the following semester. Notification of admission decisions takes approximately 30 working days. You will receive an e- mail/letter in the mail with the admission decision. Applicants who meet all criteria are granted immediate admission. Thereafter, students are free to enroll in the necessary professional education course(s). Applicants who do not meet all of the criteria will be denied admission. Applicants who do not meet the criteria should consider remediation and may reapply once they have successfully met the criteria. Requirements After Admittance Teacher education program retention In order to maintain good standing and successfully progress through the Teacher Education Program to completion, you must meet the following requirements:  Maintain a 2.70 cumulative GPA  Maintain a 2.70 major GPA  Complete all field experiences with an average score of 3 “meets expectations” on disposition evaluations.  Classroom dispositions with an average of a 2.5 per term (no score of 1 in any disposition category). The target score is an average of a 3. Failure to meet these requirements will result in a formal review by the TEC subcommittee, implementation of an improvement plan, and/or dismissal from the program. Students will not be allowed to participate in the STE unless they are in good standing.