*Admission to Teacher Education

After completion of appropriate courses comprising the undergraduate freshman year, the teacher education major is required to formally apply for admission to the Teacher Education Program. All students must schedule a formal interview with the Admission and Retention Committee. Interviews are held each semester. The student's application for admission to Teacher Education is formally approved by the committee and signed by the chair of the Admission and Retention Committee. The committee's decision is final. Students may be referred for additional coursework, counseled into other non-teaching areas, or denied admittance to the program.

The COE Orientation Presentation from October 15, 2024, is now available for viewing. Click COE Orientation 10152014.mp4 to access it.

If you did not attend the orientation on October 15th or any earlier sessions, and this is your first time "attending," please note that for it to count toward your attendance, you are required to take and pass a quiz. When you're ready to take the quiz, email sgreen@bowiestate.edu to request it.

*Eligibility for Student Teaching  

ADMISSION TO TEACHER EDUCATION

 Aspiring teachers looking to work in education and would like to become certified in a traditional pathway should review the following criteria. 

In the junior year, a student may apply for admission to the Teacher Education Program if they have satisfied the following:

I.      Have attended at least one orientation session 

New update: 

we recently received national accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Based on this accreditation, we are now allowed to make some programmatic changes. These changes fall into three categories for the Praxis CORE:

1.     If you maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher from your junior year through graduation, you do not have to take the Praxis CORE. However, if your cumulative GPA drops below a 3.0 GPA, you will be responsible for passing the Praxis CORE to graduate and become certified.

2.    If you have less than a 3.0 GPA by your junior year, you must have the qualifying score for Praxis CORE, ACT, or SAT exams. 

3.    Teacher Education Interviews:

a.     If you have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher or qualifying Praxis CORE, ACT, or SAT scores, you will be allowed to participate in teacher education interviews. 

b.    If you do not meet this requirement, you will not be allowed to participate in teacher education interviews until the programmatic requirements are met.

** If you have already registered to take the Praxis CORE, please move forward, and take it at your scheduled time. We will use the results to help prepare you to successfully pass the Praxis II Elementary Education Content exams.**

IV.   Earn a Grade of “B” or better in EDUC 101 and EDUC 201.

V.     Earn a Grade of “C” or better in English 101 and English 102

VI.   Earn a Grade of “C” or better in Math 127 or 130

VII.  Advisement Verification Form 

VIII.           Submission of two (2) Faculty Evaluation Forms

IX.          One (1) copy of an autobiographical sketch

                                               i.     Philosophy of Education

                                             ii.     Direct experience with children

                                            iii.     Work experience

                                             iv.     Special interests

                                              v.     Out-of-state experience related to education

                                            vi.     Membership in department clubs, activities, etc.

X.             Formal Interview with Panel of Educators 

XI.            Receipt of Committee Approval (accepted email).

All parts to the Teacher Interview Packet MUST be turned in TOGETHER, follow the Directions for the electronic packet.   

A TLPD program coordinator must advise students re-enrolling into BSU to complete the necessary BSU processes for re-admission through the Admissions and Financial Aid offices program coordinator and the TLPD processes for admission/re-admission into the Teacher Education Program. 
 

**As required by MSDE, the one-year internship will start in Fall 2021 and run from Fall to Spring only.

Other scores to recognize as of Fall 2019 are:

·      Praxis Core: Reading (5713) score of 156; writing (5723) score of 162; and math (5733) score of 150

·      The PPST taken before September 2014: combined math, reading, and writing score of 527

·      The SAT taken after January 1, 2019: Evidence-Based Reading & Writing and Math score of 1180.

·      The SAT was taken from April 1995 through December 31. 2018: combined math and verbal (critical reading) score of1100

·      The SAT taken prior to April 1995: math and verbal (critical reading) score of 1000

·      The ACT composite score of 24 (ACT composite score is the average of the tests)

·      The GRE General Test: composite of the combined verbal and quantitative score of 297. Candidates who took the GRE test prior to September 2011 will use the old composite score of 1000

PRAXIS CORE EXAMS - Review the passing scores below:

PRAXIS CORE and PRAXIS 2

Scores from the PRAXIS CORE will be compared to the criterion set by the Maryland State Department of Education. Students not scoring at the acceptable criterion will be required to seek additional assistance. Under an advisor's direction, these students will sign a contract to attend appropriate learning laboratories on campus and submit a work folio containing the total hours and assignments completed. A 3.0 or better GPA must be maintained through the Internship and will be required for graduation.

Candidates must successfully complete the content-based PRAXIS Subject Assessment exams, as required for graduation. They must achieve the required passing score set by the Maryland State Department of Education to be certified by the State of Maryland. All students must take and pass the designated PRAXIS Subject Assessment: Principles of Learning and Teaching for their Program (PLT will stop June 1, 2025) edTPA will replace PLT.  

EC/SPED will take and pass the Content test in Early Childhood, a Special Education Core Knowledge and Application test, and a Reading test. 

Elementary Education majors will take and pass the Praxis Subject Assessment: Elementary Content exam. 

• Secondary Education majors will take and pass the PRAXIS Subject Assessment exam in their specific major. Secondary English majors will take and pass the PRAXIS Subject Assessment: English Language Arts Content Analysis. 

• Secondary History majors are required to pass the PRAXIS Subject Assessment: World and US History Content Knowledge. 

• Secondary Math majors are required to pass the PRAXIS Subject Assessment: Math Content Knowledge. 

• Secondary Biology majors are required to pass the PRAXIS Subject Assessment in Biology-Content Knowledge, 

• Secondary Chemistry is required to pass the PRAXIS Subject Assessment: Chemistry Content Knowledge and 

• Secondary Physics is required to pass the PRAXIS Subject Assessment: Physics Content Knowledge.

College of Education 

Spring Interview 

COE Orientation:

          Date: Second Tuesday in March

          Time: 5:00 - 6:30 pm

          Place: Zoom Virtually  (registration prior to event)

Interview Packet  due:

          Date: Last Friday in March

          Time: 5 pm    

Interview Procedural Overview:   (strongly recommended)

         Date: Second week in April

         Time: 4 pm

         Place: Zoom Virtually (invitation only) 

Interviews

          Date: Third week in April

         Time: TBA

         Place: Zoom Virtually (by appointment) 

Mandatory Meeting for Potential Phase I Interns - Spring

        Date: TBA

       Time: TBA

      Place:  Zoom Virtually (by appointment) 

Helpful Hints:

• Submit your packet on time

• Have someone proofread your autobiographical sketch for errors 

• Organize your Interview material; follow the Directions for the electronic packet

• Prepare and think about your answers to the Interview Questions before your appointment; use educational (Academic Language) terms learned from education courses correctly; read what is going on in education currently, do not make it up. Panel members on the panel are aware of current events