Teacher Certification Programs
项目的目标
The Department offers teacher certification programs in Elementary 教育 和 Secondary 教育. Program requirements are aligned with the Code of Maryl和 Regulations (COMAR) 13.07.06. The Department has established partnerships with local counties to facilitate the implementation of state requirements that each teacher c和idate complete a practicum equivalent to a full school year.
Entry Requirements for Certification Programs
- 累积绩点3.0分(平均成绩3分).0 in the teaching field for secondary certification);
- recommendation from a professor in the student’s major field of study (secondary only);
- a Maryl和 passing score on one of the following exams (according to the most current
Maryl和 state assessment requirements):
- SAT:综合得分 (math 和 reading)
- ACT:综合分数
- GRE:综合成绩或
- 实践的核心:综合得分
- approval of the 教育部门 Chair following a formal interview with the Chair 和 departmental colleagues. The following are some of the personal 和 professional attributes that are considered for approval: maturity, oral 和 written communication skills, professional attitude, flexibility, initiative, collaboration, 和 overall potential to be successful in a teaching internship. (Please note: An interview for the Elementary 教育 Program will only be granted to students who meet ALL entry requirements.)
Applicants for the Teacher Certification Programs should realize that 教育部门 faculty may use any 和 all prior interactions, within the Department 和 in PDS field experiences, as input for program entry.
入学程序
Admission to the elementary 和 secondary program generally occurs during the fall semester of the junior year. (Where possible, the Department will make accommodations 对于“迟到者”).
- (二)完成 申请表 和 have a professor in your major department complete the personal recommendation form by September 15 of your junior year.
- (Elementary) Complete 申请表 (link sent from the Department Chair) 和 submit as directed online by September 15th of your junior year.
It should be noted that 九州娱乐官网 Teacher Certification Program requirements may be modified as needed because of evolving state requirements for approved programs 在教师教育方面.
项目完成
Students will be recommended for Maryl和 Approved Program teacher certification when they successfully 1) earn an academic degree with a 累积绩点3.0分(和GPA) of 3.0 in their major for secondary certification); 2) complete the 九州娱乐官网 Teacher Certification Program; 3) complete national examinations according to Maryl和 st和ards, 4) complete an exit interview with the program Certification Administrator; 和 5) earn a grade of “B-” or better in EDU 405. 或EDU 413. 和414年.
Professional Licensure Disclosure
九州娱乐官网的 马里兰批准 Teacher Certification Programs offer multiple paths that meet state certification requirements designed to prepare students to apply for licensure exams in the state of Maryl和. Students who successfully complete the programs 和 pass all associated state licensure exams are eligible to be recommended for Maryl和 Educator Licensure. There requirements 和 other information can be found on the teacher certificate webpage.
Students should be advised that the completion of the Teacher Certification Program offered through 九州娱乐官网 may not qualify a graduate to obtain a teaching license in a state other than Maryl和 as requirements vary by state 和 may involve more than a successful degree completion. Therefore, students are advised to consult certification requirements in states of interest early in their study. 学生的计划 to become licensed in another state other than Maryl和 should contact the licensing agency for that state or jurisdiction to determine the appropriate requirements of the state-specific licensing board. If you have any questions, please contact the 项目总监.
九州娱乐官网 is a member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA). Membership allows us to provide distance education programs to individuals located 在其他州. All states except for California participate in SARA (as a non-public higher education institution that is accredited, degree granting, 和 non-profit, 九州娱乐官网 is exempt from approval by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary 教育). SARA membership, however, does not grant reciprocity or exempt students from state professional licensure requirements.