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.
| EDUC 100 | Introduction to Professional Education | 1 |
| EDUC 207 | Foundations of Educ | 3 |
| EDUC 290 | Instructional Technology | 3 |
| EDUC 301 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| SPED 241 | Introduction to Exceptionalities | 3 |
Residency I Semester
These courses must be scheduled together during the semester prior to 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 1 Semester,
| EDUC 293 | Instr Design Asses for Mid/Sec | 3 |
| EDUC 340 | M & M for Secondary Teachers | 2 |
| EDUC 342 | Methods & Materials Lab for Secondary Teachers | 1 |
| READ 302 | Read for Content Area Instr | 3 |
| SPED 320 | Collab Tech Sec Stud Exception | 3 |
Residency Semester II
| EDUC 409 | School Law & Org | 1 |
| EDUC 470 | Professional Seminar | 1 |
| EDUC 485 | Residency II | 10 |
Content Courses
| PE 120 | Intro to Health & Physical Ed | 1 |
| PE 211 | Group Fitness Leadership | 2 |
| PE 240 | Anatomy & Physiology | 3 |
| PE 258 | Motor Development | 2 |
| PE 308 | Invasion and Diamond Games | 3 |
| PE 317 | Net and Wall Games | 3 |
| PE 321 | Coaching Youth Sports | 2 |
| EP 325 | Exercise Physiology I | 3 |
| PE 343 | Physical Education for Multi-Sub Teachers | 2 |
| PE 365 | Psych & Soc in Sports | 2 |
| PE 395 | Kinesiology | 3 |
| PE 452 | Adapted Physical Education I | 2 |
| HE 300 | Nutrition & Physical Fitness | 3 |
| HE 320 | Mental Health & Drug Use & Abuse | 3 |
| HE 340 | Human Sexuality & the Family | 3 |
| HE 360 | Community & Environmental Health | 3 |
| HE 466 | Health & Safety Methods & Materials for Elementary Teachers | 2 |
| HE 468 | School Health: Instruction & Legalities/Practicum | 3 |
Choose 3 hours from the following
| SDE 232 | First Aid-Emergency Service | 3 |
| SDE 252 | EMT | 3 |