TEP Admission Requirements
Students seeking teacher certification must apply for and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program (TEP). Additionally, to enroll in the clinical practice and meet state certification requirements, students must maintain a GPA of 2.75 overall (in all course work), as well as in professional education courses, with no grade lower than a "C" in professional education courses.
Courses marked with an asterisk (*) require admission to the Teacher Education Program.
Program Requirements
- Admission to MSU with an assigned academic advisor.
- Pursuance of program completion leading to teacher certification.
- Completion of at least 30 credit hours.
- Minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale; or a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale on the last thirty (30) credit hours. All college courses attempted must be a part of the applicant's MSU transcript. Transcripts must reflect all transfer coursework completed to date. All transfer courses, as well as MSU credit, are used in calculating the GPA.
- Completion of the following five core courses with grades of “C” or better:
- ENG 100 – Writing I
- Mathematics General Education Requirement, as required by program
- COMS 108 – Fundamentals of Speech Communication
- EDF 207 – Foundations of Education (CTE and Agriculture Teaching candidates may substitute CTE 207) or UTCH 100 (MSUTeach programs)
- EDF 211 – Human Growth and Development (IECE candidates may substitute EDEC 253) or UTCH 150 (MSUTeach programs)
Testing Requirements
TEP candidates must obtain the following scores on the ACT exam:
- Composite score of 22 or the corresponding minimum scores: Reading (20), English (18), and Mathematics (19),
OR, the following scores on the Praxis I Core Skills for Educators exam:
- Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Combined 5752 Computer OR
- Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics 5733 Computer (Minimum score 150) and
- Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading 5713 Computer (Minimum score 156) and
- Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing 5723 Computer (Minimum score 162)
An applicant may use a combination of ACT and Praxis I minimum scores to meet testing requirements. If an applicant is within five points of one or more of the corresponding minimum scores of the Praxis I assessments, the candidate may be admitted if the candidate has a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. For information about the Praxis exams and to register for the test, please visit the Praxis website at https://praxis.ets.org/.
Program Competencies
Based on the Teacher Standards, students graduating from the P-5 program should:
- Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development of children.
- Be able to assess developmental and instructional needs of children.
- Organize an effective classroom environment which will maximize learning.
- Effectively manage classroom behavior.
- Develop skills in planning and implementing appropriate instructional programs for children.
- Demonstrate appropriate interaction and communication with children, parents, and other adults working in schools.
- Describe information about options for school and home cooperation.
- Identify appropriate professional development activities.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the philosophical, historical, sociological and psychological basis of early elementary education.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the provisions of the Kentucky Education Reform Act.
- Demonstrate appropriate uses of technology to support classroom instruction.
- Demonstrate the capacity to provide leadership within the school, the community and the profession.
Assessment
- GPA of 2.75
- Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE) Testing Series and/or ACT for TEP admission
- Completion of required field experience hours
- PRAXIS II Exams for certification
Program Requirements
General Education
Area Requirements
P-5 Area Requirements
| EDF 207 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDF 211 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| EDEE 305 | Learning Theories and Practices in Early Elementary | 3 |
| EDSP 230 | Education of Exceptional Children | 3 |
| EDSP 365 | Including Students with Diverse Needs in the Classroom* | 3 |
| EDEE 327 | Literature and Materials for Young Readers | 3 |
| EDEE 423 | Supervised Student Teaching Practicum* | 12 |
| EDEM 499C | Seminar in Effective Teaching* | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 33 |
Elementary I: courses to be taken concurrently
| EDEL 302 | Integrating Technology into the Classroom | 3 |
| EDEM 330 | Foundations of Reading | 3 |
| EDSP 367 | Educational Assessment | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Elementary II: courses to be taken concurrently
| SCI 490 | Science for the Elementary Teacher* | 3 |
| EDEE 321 | Teaching Math in Early Elementary Grades* | 3 |
| EDUC 482 | Classroom Management and Assessment* | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Elementary III: courses to be taken concurrently
| EDEE 322 | Teaching Social Studies in Early Elementary Grades* | 3 |
| EDEE 323 | Language Arts for Early Elementary* | 3 |
| EDEE 331 | Reading for Early Elementary Teachers* | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
EDSP 365: (taken with Elementary II or Elementary III)
Additional Requirements
| ART 121 | School Art I | 3 |
| BIOL 110 | Inquiry Biology for Teachers | 3 |
| ESS 112 | Inquiry Earth Systems Science for Teachers | 3 |
| GEO 300 | World Geography | 3 |
| HLTH 301 | Health, Safety and Nutrition for Early Elementary | 3 |
| MATH 231 | Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher I | 3 |
| MATH 232 | Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher II | 3 |
| MATH 330 | Geometry for Teachers (P-9) | 3 |
| MUSE 222 | Music for the Elementary Teachers | 3 |
| POLS 140 | United States Government | 3 |
| SCI 111 | Inquiry Physical Science for Teachers | 3 |
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| HST 260 | American History to 1865 | 3 |
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| HST 261 | American History since 1865 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36 |