Admission to the Program

The University Teacher Education Program Office monitors the progress of teacher education students. Admission to the University Teacher Education Program is the first of three checkpoints. At this time, the requirements listed below will be checked. Students will not be able to progress to Student Teaching (Checkpoint 2) and Licensure (Checkpoint 3) without full admission to the University Teacher Education Program (Checkpoint 1). Departments may have higher eligibility requirements for each checkpoint (see licensure area coordinator for more information).

A student seeking admission to the Iowa State University Teacher Education Program must be accepted by a selection committee for the specific licensure area which the student seeks to enter. Factors considered in evaluating applications (in addition to the requirements listed below) may include scholarship, interest in teaching, character, interpersonal skills, and physical and mental health. Recommendations by selection committees must be confirmed by the University Teacher Education Program Committee before admission is granted.

Students may apply as early as four semesters before the one in which they plan to enroll for student teaching (see the "Deadline for Admission" section below for more information). Students in accelerated graduate programs must be fully admitted by mid-semester prior to their planned student teaching semester.

Students transferring from other institutions with a minimum of 2.50 GPA or above may be admitted tentatively; full admission may be granted upon completion of nine semester credits averaging 2.50 or above at Iowa State University. Students who receive tentative admission are required to reapply the following semester by using the application for admission that is linked below. A minimum of 20 semester credits averaging 2.50 or above must be earned at Iowa State University to receive institution licensure approval (nine of the required 20 semester hours must precede student teaching).

Deadline for Admission

There is only one admission date per semester; the admission date will be the first Friday of the first week of the semester. Admission to UTEP is required a minimum of 1 year before the start of the student teaching semester. For example, students who plan to student teach in the Spring of 2009 are required to complete and submit the University Teacher Education Program Application for Admission by Spring 2008.

The following example timeline may assist you in the process of admission to UTEP:

Spring 2008: Complete the University Teacher Education Application for Admission. This application needs to be completed a minimum of 1 year before student teaching (in other words, you need to complete and submit the application two semesters before student teaching). Thus, if you plan to student teach in Spring 2008, you need to submit an application by the Spring 2007 deadline.

Fall 2008: Complete Request for Student Teaching Placement

Spring 2009: Student Teach

Requirements for Full Admission to the University Teacher Education Program (Checkpoint 1)

Undergraduate Students:

1. A minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average.

2. Successful completion of one of the following basic skills test:

*A composite Praxis I (PPST) score of 522, with a minimum of 170 for each test (reading, writing, and mathematics).

*A composite Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) score of 173, with minimum scores of 50 for reading, 53 for writing, and 52 for mathematics. CAAP scores will only be accepted if it was taken prior to July 1, 2007.

3. Documented completion of ISU-approved 10 hours of pre-student teaching field experience.

4. All Curriculum and Instruction (C I), Human Development and Family Studies (HD FS) and Special Education (Sp Ed) courses required for licensure have a minimum grade requirement of a C (pedagogy coursework). Courses in the department of the major specifically required for teacher licensure have a minimum grade requirement of a C- (content coursework).

5. An acceptable Iowa criminal background check report initiated by ISU's recommending official.

 

Post-Bachelor's Students:

1. A Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution and a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average from that institution.

2. Successful completion of one of the following basic skills test:

*Acceptable GRE scores with a minimum score of 400 on each of the Verbal and Quantitative sections.

*A composite Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) score of 173, with minimum scores of 50 for reading, 53 for writing, and 52 for mathematics. CAAP scores will only be accepted if it was taken prior to July 1, 2007.

*A composite Praxis I (PPST) score of 522, with a minimum of 170 for each test (reading, writing, and mathematics).

3. Documented completion of ISU-approved 10 hours of pre-student teaching field experience.

4. All Curriculum and Instruction (C I), Human Development and Family Studies (HD FS) and Special Education (Sp Ed) courses required for licensure have a minimum grade requirement of a C (pedagogy coursework). Courses in the department of the major specifically required for teacher licensure have a minimum grade requirement of a C- (content coursework).

5. An acceptable Iowa criminal background check report initiated by ISU's recommending official.

 

Graduate Students:

1. Full admission to an appropriate Master's degree program.

2. Acceptable GRE scores with a minimum score of 400 on each of the Verbal and Quantitative sections.

3. Documented completion of ISU-approved 10 hours of pre-student teaching field experience.

4. All Curriculum and Instruction (C I), Human Development and Family Studies (HD FS) and Special Education (Sp Ed) courses required for licensure have a minimum grade requirement of a C (pedagogy coursework). Courses in the department of the major specifically required for teacher licensure have a minimum grade requirement of a C- (content coursework).

5. An acceptable Iowa criminal background check report initiated by ISU's recommending official.

 

Questions concerning Checkpoint 1 can be referred to Hina Patel, Ph.D., Associate Director of UTEP, 0133 MacKay Hall, phone: 294-7886, email: hinap@iastate.edu

Application for Admission to the University Teacher Education Program

Application for Admission to the University Teacher Education Program*

 

 

 

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