Admission Process
See the Teacher Education Student Policy Manual for each admission point requirement. Each admission point is a formal admittance using an electronic application located on the Teacher Education website.
1. Admission Point 1: Admission to the Teacher Education Program
2. Admission Point 2: Admission to Residency Semester I
3. Admission Point 3: Admission to Residency Semester II (Professional Semester)
4. Admission Point 4: Graduation and Certification
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
Pre-Professional Skills Component
All education students must pass state-required pre-professional skills tests (Praxis I). Also, they must demonstrate speaking skills competency by achieving a letter grade of “C” or better in COM 101, ENG 101 and ENG 102.
Professional Education Component (a)
EDUC 100 | Introduction to Professional Education | 1 |
EDUC 207 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
EDUC 290 | Instructional Technology | 3 |
EDUC 301 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
SPED 241 | Introduction to Exceptionalities | 3 |
Residency Semester I
These courses must be scheduled together during the semester prior to the Residency Semester 2 (professional semester). Teacher candidates must be admitted to Admission Point 1 and Admission Point 2 before enrolling in the Secondary Education Residency I semester.
EDUC 293 | Instructional Design Assessment for Middle/Secondary Teachers | 3 |
EDUC 309 | Residency I | 0 |
EDUC 340 | Methods & Materials for Secondary Teachers | 2 |
EDUC 342 | Methods & Materials Lab for Secondary Teachers | 1 |
READ 302 | Reading for Content Area Instruction | 3 |
SPED 320 | Collaborative Techniques for Secondary Students with Exceptionalities | 3 |
Residency Semester II
EDUC 409 | School Law & Organization | 1 |
EDUC 470 | Professional Seminar | 1 |
EDUC 485 | Residency II | 10 |
Content Courses
BIO 124 | Biological Principles | 3 |
BIO 125 | Biological Principles Lab | 1 |
BIO 200 | Biology of Plants | 4 |
BIO 200 | Biology of Plants | 4 |
BIO 202 | Biology of Animals (Zoology) | 3 |
BIO 203 | Biology of Animals Lab | 1 |
BIO 340 | Life Sciences II for Elementary 5-9 | 4 |
BIO 482 | Biology Education Capstone | 1 |
CHEM 110 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
CHEM 112 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
CHEM 113 | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
PHYS 101 | Elementary Physics I | 3 |
PHYS 102 | Elementary Physics II | 3 |
PHYS 110 | Elementary Physics Lab I | 1 |
PHYS 111 | Elementary Physics Lab II | 1 |
PHYS 340 | Physical Science II for Elementary & 5-9 Teachers | 4 |
Choose 3 hours from the following:
GEO 444 | Weather & Climate | 3 |
PHYS 400 | Oceanography & Climatology | 3 |
Choose two courses from the following:
MATH 145 | Pre-Calculus | 4 |
MATH 160 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 or 5 |
MATH 210 | Calculus & Analytic Geometry I | 4 |
Choose 7 hours from the following:
| Any 300-400 BIO | |
| Any 300-400 CHEM | |
| Any 300-400 PHYS | |