Admission to the Education Department

Freshman Year: 

• Take the CASA (Core Academic Skills Assessment) tests in reading, writing, & math      

OR

• Meet State requirements for Admission
  • ACT score of 24 or higher (Math, Reading, Grammar, and Science)
  • SAT Critical Reading and Math score:
    • 1100 or higher prior to 03/01/2016
    • 1170 or higher after 03/01/2016

Sophomore Year:

• Make sure you have an adviser in the Education Department.
• Enroll in Introduction to Education ED212
• Apply to the Teacher Education Program
• Complete a criminal background check
• Interview with members of the Teacher Education Committee (TEC)
• TEC will look at your
  • GPA (2.5 or higher)
  • CASA scores (see below) or State requirements as stated above
  • recommendations
  • and interview results
• TEC will meet to decide each applicant's status:  accept, defer, or reject

Junior Year:

• Check with the Education Department secretary if you have doubts about your acceptance status in an education program.
• Enroll in elementary junior block courses or secondary major courses and Secondary Methods and Curriculum
• Register to take the Indiana Core Assessment (both Content and Pedagogy tests). You must be registered to take the Indiana Core Assessment tests prior to being placed for Student Teaching.
• Apply to Student Teach
• Enroll in Multicultural January Term course

Senior Year:

• Student Teach
• Make sure the Indiana Core Assessment test (Content and Pedagogy) scores meet state criteria for teacher licensing 
• Apply for Indiana teaching license (see Registrar)

For more complete program requirements see the Education Department Student Handbook.