Admission & Retention Policies
Admission Policies
l Retention Policies
l Field/Clinical
Experiences
l The
Student Teaching Block Program
Admission Policies
A student seeking admission to the Teacher Education Program at Wesleyan
should apply during the spring of the sophomore year. Admission to the
College does not guarantee admission to the Teacher Education Program. A
student must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program before enrolling
in upper-level education courses or must have permission from the Teacher
Education Program. Permission will not be granted to students who have less
than a 2.5 GPA.
Entrance Criteria A student must be admitted to the Teacher Education
Program before enrolling in upper-level education courses or must have
permission from the Teacher Education Program. Permission will not be
granted to students who have less than a 2.5GPA.
A student must meet the following criteria for admission to teacher
education:
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Have passed the PRAXIS I tests (reading, writing,
and math) as required by the North Carolina Department of Public
Instruction. Students who have earned a total score of 1100 on the
SAT or 24 on the ACT are exempt from Praxis I testing requirements.
Students who have at least 550 on a part of the SAT may be exempt
from part of Praxis I.
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Have achieved an overall grade point average of 2.5
on all previous college work.
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Have a successful interview with a subcommittee of
the Teacher Education Council. This interview will deal with
personal, social, and professional knowledge, skills, and
dispositions related to teaching. A checklist of desirable
characteristics for teachers, which will be used by the
subcommittee, will be available to students prior to the interview.
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Have two positive recommendations and the required
admission portfolio.
Licensure-only and lateral entry students should check with
the chairperson of the program for specific programs of study. Teacher
licensure only programs are approved for Department of Veterans Affairs
benefits for those individuals who have earned a degree(s) and who have met
the entrance requirements for teacher licensure.
The certification of the student to the Department of Veterans Affairs must
be accompanied by a copy of the advisor’s evaluation which lists the
subjects needed for the teaching license, professional objective being
sought and which shows the total number of credit hours needed for the
teaching license. Only those subjects and credit hours needed for the
teacher licensure may be certified to the Department of Veterans Affairs for
benefits payment purposes. Electives are not permitted.
Retention Policies
Once a student has been admitted to the Teacher Education Program, he or
she will be expected throughout the program to maintain at least the
entrance criteria. That is, adequate language skills must be apparent,
grades must meet the entrance levels, and personal, professional, and social
characteristics must be demonstrated in classwork, extracurricular activity,
and personal life.
A continuous monitoring of academic performance will be done by the
Teacher Education Council. The Education faculty reserves the right at any
time during the program, and for cause, to remove a student from the Teacher
Education Program. Any student removed will have the right to appeal to the
Teacher Education Council. All students will be expected to have maintained
a 2.5 GPA overall and a 3.0 in education and teaching area courses. The
state requires a 2.5 GPA overall for a teaching license.
Field/Clinical Experiences
All education courses include clinical experiences in area K-12 schools.
Placements for the field experiences are coordinated by the director of
field placements in the education department.
The Student Teaching Block Program
The culminating experience of any student preparing to teach is the Student
Teaching Block at the level of licensure being sought. Included in this
program are seminars in classroom management. Care should be taken to ensure
that all prerequisites for the block have been met prior to registration.
Admission policies are as follows:
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Students’ teaching assignments in the block program must
be made in cooperation with local schools. It is imperative that
information concerning interns be received in adequate time for these
assignments to be completed. Students must apply for the block program
no later than six months prior to the term in which they plan to enroll.
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All teaching area courses and all methods courses must
be completed or the student applying must have the permission of the
Education faculty. In no case may a student enter the block with more
than 12 hours to complete for graduation after the block.
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All applicants must demonstrate competence in
educational media and in the use of audiovisual equipment and computers.
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All applicants to the block must have maintained high
standards of performance in their collegiate program. Students with less
than a 3.0 average in the subject teaching field or in education courses
will be required to have a vote of confidence by the Teacher Education
Council.
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Because of the nature of the Teacher Education Program
and its relations with local schools, the College reserves the right to
refuse to admit or retain any student in the block program.
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Students who enroll for the block program must enroll
for the full course load and may not participate in any other program,
course of study, or collegiate athletics. Part-time work is allowed only
in cases of economic hardship.
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Guidelines from the state require students to be
admitted to teacher education one full semester prior to the student
teaching semester.
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The
teacher education program is accredited by the North Carolina Department of
Public Instruction and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher
Education.