Program Admission Procedure

1. Bachelor's degree with a 2.75 grade point average.
2. "C" or better in English 102 and Oral Communication course; competitive grades in ART 407, MUSE 525, HSS 274, MATH 151 and 152, one physical and one biological science course (one with a lab).
3. Admission to Teacher Education

Initial Assessment: Admission to School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies & Teacher Educational pre-requisites met.

*EDTP 602 Exploring Teaching Within the Socio-Cultural Context of P-12 Schools                      3

*ECPY 607 Learning Theory and Human Growth and Development                                             3

*EDTP 501 General Methods                                                                                                        3

(NOTE: The above three courses must be taken prior to any of the next 4 courses)

*EDTP 603 Language Arts Methods                                                                                             3

*EDTP 604 Mathematics Methods                                                                                                3

*EDTP 605 Science Methods                                                                                                        3

*EDTP 606 Social Studies Methods                                                                                              3

Mid-Point Assessment: Prior to Student Teaching: No lower than 2.0 in each content methods class; all pre-requisites met; all courses listed above passed; Positive recommendation from Elementary Program Committee (including assessment of dispositions and mid-program portfolio).

*EDTP 615 Student Teaching (Primary)                                                                                       3

*EDTP 616 Student Teaching (Intermediate)                                                                              3

*EDSP 545 Exceptional Child in the Regular Classroom                                                              3

Certification Assessment: After Student Teaching: All certification course work* completed with 2.5 cumulative GPA; 2.0 or higher in each student teaching course; Passing scores on required PRAXIS and PLT exams; Positive recommendation from Elementary Program Committee (including assessment of dispositions and final certification portfolio).

EDTP 503 Developing Cross-Cultural Competence ¹                                                                   3

EDTP 504 Teaching with Technology ¹                                                                                        2

EDTP 505 Challenging Advanced Learners ²                                                                               1

¹ Can be taken at any point in the program

² Must be taken concurrently with student teaching.

* Course is required for certification

Minimum total hours                                                                                                                 36

Degree Assessment: All program course work with 3.0 cumulative GPA; Positive recommendation from Elementary Program Committee (including assessment of dispositions and final degree portfolio).

For more information about the program and application instructions:

http://louisville.edu/education/degrees/mat-ered.html