Program Admission Procedure

1. Bachelor's degree with a 2.75 grade point average.
2. "C" or better in English 102, Speech Communications, passing grades in ART 407, MUS 525, HSS 274, MATH 151 and 152, one physical and one biological science course, one with a lab.
3. Admission to Teacher Education
4. Admission to the Graduate School.

Initial Assessment: Admission to Graduate School & 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