Department of Health, Recreation, and Kinesiology
Physical and Health Education Teacher Education (PHETE) - Admissions

Criteria for Admission

Requirements for admission into the PHETE Program should be completed before the end of the first semester of the sophomore year.  The requirements are:

1. completed application found on the CEHS Website at http://www.longwood.edu/cehs/professional_services/professional_services_info.htm#TeacherEducation
2. Professional Teaching Dispositions completed on the student by course instructors in KINS 275 (Foundations of Physical Education and Sport) and KINS 363 (Assessment and Evaluation in Health and Physical Education). Two Professional Teaching Disposition Evaluations will be completed on each student and submitted directly to the PHETE Program Coordinator at the time final grades for these courses are submitted to the Registrar. Copies of the Professional Teaching Dispositions are made available to the student from the course instructor upon request.
3. record of successful completion of PRAXIS I (or 1100 on the SAT with a minimum score of 530 on each section).
4. grade of C or better in KINS 275 and KINS 363.
5. demonstration of competency in written and oral English. All students must earn no less than a C in English 150.
6. overall Grade Point Average of 2.5

Transfer students

Transfer students must apply for admission to the Physical and Health Education Teacher Education Program (PHETE) by the third week of their second semester at Longwood University. 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 University.

Teacher Candidates Applying For Licensure Only

Licensure only teacher candidates apply for admission to the Physical and Health Education Teacher Education Program (PHETE) and must be accepted by the end of their first semester of professional course work at Longwood University. 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 PHETE 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.

Standardized Testing/PRAXIS I Information

To apply to the Teacher Education Program, you must have met standardized testing requirements.  For most students, that will involve the successful completion of the PRAXIS I Exam (see below).  However, if you earned 1100 on the SAT Exam with a minimum score of 530 on each of the two sections, you do NOT need to take the PRAXIS I Exam.  Scores required for the new three section (2400 perfect score) SAT tests have not been determined at this time.  Please contact the Office of Professional Services at either 395-2331 or 395-2065 if you have questions.

PRAXIS I

We recommend that you start early preparing for the PRAXIS I exam. Take a practice test from one of the following resources, and do some serious review in areas of deficiency.  You must have passed the PRAXIS Iexam and the score must be received at Longwood University before the beginning of the second semester of your sophomore year.  Beginning the second semester of the sophomore year, methods courses are restricted to those students who have been admitted to the Teacher Education Program.  Therefore, failure to complete the application process (of which passing PRAXIS I is one aspect) will delay graduation by ONE YEAR.  If you have questions, please call the Office of Professional Services at either 395-2331 or 395-2065.

 1.        VIRGINIA LICENSURE REQUIRES THE PRAXIS I PRE-PROFESSIONAL SKILLS TESTS for all endorsement areas, not just health and physical education. Candidates may take either the Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST) or the Computerized Pre-Professional Skills Tests (C-PPST) in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics.

PPST Composite Score 532                                 C-PPST Composite Score 532

2.         WHEN AND WHERE:

(a) The C-PPST is given daily at a variety of test centers. To schedule an appointment for a Computerized PPST test, call the test center where you wish to take the test or call Prometric®, a division of Thomson Learning, Candidate Services, at 800-853-6773 or http://securereg3.prometric.com.  These centers are located throughout the country and there are ten sites in the state of Virginia.

(b) Praxis I PPST is given only on the ETS test dates in September, November, January, March, April, and June at specific test sites (including Longwood University).

Registration deadlines are about one month earlier. Please pick up a current Registration Bulletin in the Office of Professional Services, Hull 256.

Requirements for admission to Student Teaching are:

Requirements for admission to the Student Teacher Program should be completed before the end of the second semester of the junior year, or one year before you plan to student teach.  The requirements are:

• prior admission to the PHETE program

• completed application which can be found on the CEHS website at http://www.longwood.edu/cehs/professional_services/professional_services_info.htm#TeacherEducation

• overall Grade Point Average of at least 2.5

• major Grade Point Average of at least 2.5 (determined by grades earned in KINS 150, 175,  275, 280, 350, 351, 352, 363, 364, 377, 378, 382, 386, 387; HLTH 205, 212, 260, 313, 335, 465; PHED 211 or 212 or 315; and RECR 338)

• two recommendations from members of the PHETE faculty.  These recommendations are in check-list format and may be obtained in Hull 256.

• demonstration of the physical and mental health necessary for the tasks associated with the teaching profession. Individuals who give evidence of a disability must demonstrate compensatory or support skills.

• evidence of the satisfactory completion of a broad background in general education.

• demonstration of adequate preparation in professional courses specific to the PHETE program and an overall Grade Point Average of at least 2.75 on all professional 363, 364, 377, 378, 382, and HLTH 465) with a minimum grade of C on courses (KINS each of these courses.