Applying to the Major
Admission to the Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) requires that a series of pre-professional required courses (see list below) be completed before entry into the PTEP program is granted.
Click the link below to access the application:
The online application must be completed prior to your advising appointment.
A candidate to be admitted must:
Admission Requirements
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Complete a minimum of 46 hours.
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Earn an overall GPA of 2.50 or higher (including transfer courses that fulfill general education program requirements).
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Exhibit appropriate professional program candidate dispositions.
Required Courses
- Earn a GPA of 2.75 or higher with no grade below “C” for Pre-Professional required program courses (see list below). Click here to open the Required Courses GPA calculator.
Group I - English Composition and Literature
ENGL 103 English Composition or HONR 111 4
Literature (ENGL or MDFL) 4
Group II- History
HIST 101, 102, or 103 World History 4
HIST Elective above 103 4
Group III- Humanities and Social Sciences
Humanities Elective: Art, Communications/Theater Arts, Dance, Modern language, Music, or Philosophy 3/4
Social Science Elective: Anthropology, Economics, Human Geography, Political Science, or Sociology/Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution 3/4
Group IV- Sciences
Living Systems 4 – Bio 101
Physical Systems 4 – Chem/Phys 101
Earth Systems 4 – Geog 104
Group V- Fitness
FTWL 106 Health and Fitness 3
Additional Math Requirements
MATH 130 Fundamental Concepts I 3
MATH 150 Data and Probability Connections 3
Pre-Program Requirements
ELED 201 Introduction to Teaching 1
ELED 202 Technology in Education 4