ELEMENTARY OS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS PROFESSIONAL
To continue in the elementary education program, a student must maintain a 2.75 GPA in the major, earn a C or better in the elementary and professional core courses, and demonstrate appropriate progress toward meeting the Illinois Professional Teaching and Content standards. The elementary education program is designed to be taken over four semesters with each semester containing a field experience. Students are required to demonstrate their achievement of these standards through their performance in their courses and in the field. These standards are deemed essential for competent and effective educators. AdvancementĪdvancement in the major is based not only on continued satisfactory academic performance (grade of C or better for methods and professional sequence courses) and satisfying requirements of the Teacher Education Program, but also on acceptable professional behaviors and competencies as reflected in the state standards for licensure: the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards, Elementary Education Standards, and Social Emotional Standards for all teachers. In addition, elementary education majors entering the methods/professional sequence must have successfully completed the following University Core Curriculum courses with a grade of C or better: (a) POLS 114, HIST 110 and (b) ENGL 101, ENGL 102, CMST 101, SCI 210A and SCI 210B, MATH 220, or equivalent. To be eligible for the Curriculum and Instruction methods courses and the Professional Education Sequence, elementary education majors must (1) be admitted to the Teacher Education Program and (2) have completed 30 semester hours with an overall grade point average of 2.75 (4.0 scale). (618) students who plan to major in Elementary Education must apply to the Teacher Education Program in the College of Education and Human Services. Medical Education Preparation (MEDPREP)Īssociate Provost for Academic Programs Anthony Hall, Suite 220 1265 Lincoln Drive - MC 4305 SIU Carbondale Carbondale, Illinois 62901.Languages, Cultures, and International Studies.Industrial Management and Applied Engineering.
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