Tools for You: Continuing your Education

Steps to becoming a Licensed Teacher

Elementary Education Degree

• Complete prerequisite coursework with a C or better.
  
  
• Complete required courses for entering the Elementary Teacher Education Program with a C average or better.
  
  
• Attain a minimum overall GPA of 2.50
  
  
• Pass all parts of the PRAXIS I Preprofessional Skills Test (PPST)
  
  
• Apply to the Teacher Education Program
  
  
• Once admitted into the teacher education program, a 4 semesters sequence of blocked and field based courses are required which includes either 1 or 2 semesters of student teaching.
  
  
• Elementary Education students must also pass the Elementary Reading Specialist Test for certification

Secondary Teaching Degree

• Choose a specialty area/content area of study: English, Foreign Language, French, German, Spanish, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
  
  
• Complete the core required courses along with required content area courses with a C or higher.
  
  
• Attain a minimum overall GPA of 2.50
  
  
• Pass all parts of the PRAXIS I Preprofessional Skills Test (PPST)
  
  
• Apply to the Teacher Education Program
  
  
• Once admitted into the teacher education program, a 4 semesters sequence of blocked and field based courses are required which includes either 1 or 2 semesters of student teaching.
  
  
• Secondary Education Students must also pass the special content area of the PRAXIS II for certification