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.
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 | Instructional Design Assessment for Middle/Secondary Teachers | 3 |
| 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
Content Courses
| PE 120 | Introduction to Health & Physical Education | 1 |
| PE 211 | Group Fitness Leadership | 2 |
| PE 240 | Anatomy & Physiology | 3 |
| PE 258 | Motor Development | 2 |
| PE 308 | Methods of Teaching Invasion and Striking/Fielding Games | 3 |
| PE 317 | Methods of Teaching Net/Wall and Target Games | 3 |
| PE 321 | Assessment in Health Education, Physical Education, and Coaching | 2 |
| EP 325 | Exercise Physiology I | 3 |
| PE 343 | Methods of Teaching Elementary Physical Education | 2 |
| 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 | Methods of Teaching Elementary Health Education | 2 |
| HE 468 | Methods of Teaching Secondary Health Education | 3 |
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| SDE 232 | First Aid-Emergency Service | 3 |
| SDE 252 | Emergency Medical Technician | 3 |