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Education – Liberal Studies (Elementary
endorsement): Admissions
Criteria for Admission
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Completed application.
- Student Evaluation Checklist completed for the
student by course instructors in EDUC 245 and EDUC 260, or PHED 280
and PHED 380, or SPED 202 and SPED 220, or in EDUC 245 and
discipline-based introduction to teaching course. Two evaluations will
be completed on each student and submitted directly to the chair of
the department at the time final grades for these courses are
submitted to the Office of Registration. Copies of these evaluations
are made available to the student from the course instructor upon
request.
- Record of successful completion of PRAXIS I.
- Minimum grade of “C” in all EDUC, SPED, PHED,
or discipline-based professional courses. At least two such courses
must be completed.
- Demonstration of competency in written and oral
English. All students must earn no less than a “C” in English 150.
- Overall grade point average of 2.50.
Transfer students must apply for admission to
Teacher Preparation by the third week of their second semester at
Longwood. All criteria listed above apply to transfer students with the
exception that the Student Evaluation Checklist may be completed for
only one course, dependent on the student’s schedule during the first
semester at Longwood.
Licensure only students must apply for admission
to Teacher Preparation and must be accepted by the end of their first
semester of professional course work at Longwood. Students must hold a
baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution. Students who
received their baccalaureate degree within three years prior to making
application to the Teacher Preparation program must meet criteria 1, 3,
5, and 6.
Students who received their baccalaureate degree
over three or more years prior to making application to the Teacher
Preparation program must meet criteria 1 and 3. Two letters of
recommendation from a licensed teacher or school administrator or from a
previous college level instructor are also required of any Licensure
Only student.
Application for Program Admission
Applications for admission into the Teacher
Preparation Program are available from the
Office of Professional Services
(Hull Building - telephone: extension 2331).
Students must complete an application for entry into the Teacher
Preparation Program. Application and supporting materials must be on
file in the Department of Education, Special Education, and Social Work by 5:00 p.m. the last day of classes at the end
of the first semester of the sophomore year.
Students transferring with at least junior status
must complete the application by the end of the fourth week in their
second semester at Longwood. Matriculated students in their sophomore,
junior or senior year, for whom Education is not the declared program of
study but who wish to enter the Teacher Preparation Program, must
schedule an appointment with the Professional Services Office to
determine the deadline for application based upon their individual
circumstances.
Deadlines
Specific deadlines regarding the application process are available from
the Office of Professional Services (141 Hull Building - telephone:
extension 2331)
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