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
Professional Education Component
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 341 | Methods & Materials for Middle School Education | 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 |
EDUC 309 | Residency I | 0 |
Residency Semester II
EDUC 409 | School Law & Organization | 1 |
EDUC 470 | Professional Seminar | 1 |
EDUC 485 | Residency II | 10 |
Choose two areas of interest from the following:
English:
ENG 200 | Foundations in English Studies | 3 |
ENG 275 | Structure of English | 3 |
ENG 320 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
ENG 385 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
READ 412 | Structured Language | 3 |
| Any 300-400 ENG | 3 |
Choose 3 hours from the following:
ENG 204 | British Literature through the 18th Century | 3 |
ENG 214 | British Literature after the18th Century | 3 |
Choose 3 hours from the following:
ENG 205 | American Literature before the Civil War | 3 |
ENG 215 | American Literature after the Civil War | 3 |
Choose 3 hours from the following:
ENG 360 | Creative Writing: Poetry | 3 |
ENG 361 | Creative Writing: Fiction | 3 |
ENG 362 | Creative Writing: Nonfiction | 3 |
Choose 3 hours from the following:
ENG 490 | World Literature I | 3 |
ENG 492 | World Literature II | 3 |
General Science
BIO 124 | Biological Principles | 3 |
BIO 125 | Biological Principles Lab | 1 |
BIO 140 | Life Science I for Elementary Teachers | 3 |
BIO 340 | Life Sciences II for Elementary 5-9 | 4 |
CHEM 100 | Foundations of Chemistry | 3 |
CHEM 101 | Foundations of Chemistry Lab | 1 |
MATH 145 | Pre-Calculus | 4 |
PHYS 101 | Elementary Physics I | 3 |
PHYS 110 | Elementary Physics Lab I | 1 |
PHYS 340 | Physical Science II for Elementary & 5-9 Teachers | 4 |
Choose one course from the following:
GEO 444 | Weather & Climate | 3 |
PHYS 400 | Oceanography & Climatology | 3 |
Math
MATH 240 | Mathematics for Elementary & 5-9 Teachers I | 4 |
MATH 245 | Mathematics for Elementary & 5-9 Teachers II | 4 |
MATH 145 | Pre-Calculus | 4 |
MATH 160 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 or 5 |
MATH 264 | Manipulatives in Mathematics | 2 |
MATH 309 | Calculus & Geometry for General Math 5-9 | 3 |
MATH 327 | History of Mathematics | 3 |
MATH 373 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
MATH 481 | Mathematics Capstone | 1 |
Social Studies
ECON 103 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
ECON 203 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
GEO 205 | Introduction to Geography | 3 |
GEO 206 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
HIST 103 | History of Civilization I | 3 |
HIST 104 | History of Civilization II | 3 |
HIST 210 | History of U.S. I to 1876 | 3 |
HIST 211 | History of U.S. II since 1876 | 3 |
HIST 302 | West Virginia & the Appalachian Region | 3 |
POLS 201 | American Government | 3 |
EDUC 356 | Integrated Appalachian Social Studies | 3 |