Elementary Education: Early Intervention (B.A.)

Admission Process

1. Pre-Admission

   The first part of the teacher education admission and retention process takes place when the prospective student applies for admission to WLU and indicates that he or she is interested in pursuing a teaching major or when the student changes his or her major to a major in teacher education from another major. The formal declaration of a teaching major on the admission form or with the Registrar's office gives the Teacher Education Program the ability to communicate with the student regarding items of importance to education majors.

2. Formal Admission into the WLU Teacher Education Program

   Students who have completed the requirements for admission into Teacher Education apply for admission using an online form available through the Teacher Education website.

   The criteria for admission into Teacher Education are:

   See Teacher Education Student Policy Manual.

3. Admission to Clinical Practice (Student Teaching)

   See the Teacher Education Student Policy Manual.

4. Graduation and Certification

   During the period of the clinical practice, the student is required to follow the schedule of his or her cooperating teacher and of the school in which he or she is placed. The Student Teaching Syllabus lists all of the requirements and expectations that the student must meet in order to receive credit for the experience.

   Students who are pursuing the BA degree must submit an Application for Graduation to the Registrar's Office by the deadline established by that office. The Registrar's Office staff determines if the candidate has met the graduation requirements.

Teaching Certification

To qualify for West Virginia teaching certification, each graduate must also pass all of the required Praxis II tests for the subject area that he or she intends to teach. A list of the required Praxis II tests, along with the required passing scores, is available at the ETS website (http://www.ets.org/praxis) or the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) web site.

Graduates may obtain certification packets at the dean’s office or by requesting a packet from WVDE. Fingerprinting must be completed at a WVDE approved location.

Required Courses and Professional Components

Content Specialization Courses

EDUC 205	Integrated Arts for El Tchr	3
EED 280	Early Childhood Development	3
EED 301	Designing Effec Lrng Environme	3
EED 330	Assessment in Early Education	3
EED 380	Developm Approp Pract & Curr	3
CEP 421	Promoting Creativity & Arts	3
CEP 422	Outdoor Learning Spaces	2
HE 466	Hlth & Safety Mtds & Mat Elem	2
PE 343	PE-Multisub Tch	2
READ 210	Children's Literature	3
READ 312	Phonics & Wrd Structure Know	3
SPED 341	Policies & Proced in SPED	3
SPED 348	C&M Assess For Behavior Needs	3
SPED 351	Early Child SPED Residency	3
SPED 352	C&C Assess Functional Needs	3
SPED 401	Autism I: Charact of Autism	3
SPED 402	Autism II: Assess & Intrvn	3
SWK 403	Family and Child Welfare	3
SPA 252	Sign Lang I	3

Choose 6 hours from the following:

	Any 300-400 EDUC
	Any 300-400 SPED
	Any 300-400 READ
	Any 300-400 EED
	Any 300-400 SWK
	Any 300-400 HE
	Any 300-400 PE
	Any 300-400 CEP

Professional Education Component

EDUC 100	Intro To Professional Educ	1
EDUC 201	Human Development	3
EDUC 207	Foundations Of Educ	3
EDUC 290	Instructional Technology	3
EDUC 301	Educational Psychology	3
SPED 241	Intro To Exceptionalities	3

Professional Semester Courses

EDUC 409	School Law & Org	1
EDUC 470	Professional Seminar	1
EDUC 480	Tchg ECE	1
EDUC 484	Tchg MCE	4