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College of Education

Adolescent/Young Adult Licensure in Earth Science

Introduction   Institutional Requirements   Teacher Education Requirements for Major
Earth Science Major Courses    Four Year Course Rotation      Links

Introduction:

Welcome to Ashland University Teacher Education. You have expressed a desire to matriculate in our licensure programs. There are five categories of expectations during your time in teacher education:


This plan outlines those expectations in each of those categories. In addition, the plan provides teacher education or university offices where you can get further clarification. It is your responsibility to understand all expectations and work closely with your advisor in order to successfully fulfill these expectations.


Please keep a copy of this plan in your records and keep it continually updated. You MUST bring your copy with you when you meet with your advisor or other department personnel. An official copy of your academic plan is continually updated and maintained in your Teacher Education cumulative file (Schar Hall).

General Expectations Throughout a Student's Matriculation:
  1. Maintain a 2.5 cumulative, major, and professional GPA. I understand that if I do not have the required GPA's I will be put on Conditional Admittance status. If at the end of two semesters, the required GPA's are still below 2.5, I understand I will be dismissed from teacher education. I also understand that if I do not earn required GPA's, there is an intervention process that can help me earn back full admission status. (The Office of Field and Clinical Experiences and Advisor will assist you with this process.)

     2.  Earn a grade of C- or higher in any Teacher Education course (EDCI, EDFN &

          EDEC).  I understand that I will have to repeat the course if I earn a D+ or

          lower on any Teacher Education course.

     3.  Accumulate at least 128 hours in order to graduate. (This number is different

          for transfer students.)

     4.  It is the student's responsibility to inform the Office of Disability Services and

          Peer Tutoring if special learning accommodations are required for course and/or

          field work. Teacher education faculty or administrators are not required to

          make accommodations unless appropriate documentation is on file with the

          Office of Disability Services. Personnel from Teacher Education as well as the

          Office of Disability Services work closely to ensure fair and reasonable

          accommodations for the teacher education student.

     5.  _____ ACT/SAT Score.

     6.  _____ (YES/NO) I must take the Praxis I test because my entering ACT or SAT

          score was lower than the baseline scores for Teacher Education. An ACT

          composite of 21 or higher OR an SAT composite of 970 or higher are the current

          Teacher Education Department baselines. If my ACT/SAT scores are below the

          baseline scores, then I realize I must take and pass all three sections of the

          Praxis I test before I can be admitted into Teacher Education. The office that

          can assist me with Praxis I registration, testing dates, fees, and preparation is

          Teacher Testing and Licensure and Office.

Suggestions/Challenges to the Student:
  1. Teacher Education faculty advisors are assigned to licensure students based on the particular licensure and expertise of the advisor. That advisor should be your first stop when you have questions or concerns. Do you know where you advisor's office is? Do you know his/her phone number? Do you know his/her email?
  1. As faculty members, your advisor holds regular, weekly office hours. Do you know those hours? Do you know that those office hours change each semester?
  1. Your advisor is assigned to you at the beginning of your matriculation. If you change your licensure area (or your major) you must do the following:

    a.  ___ Fill out a Change in Major/Advisor form at the Registrar's

         Office.

  1. You have been assigned an AU email address as well as a mailbox on campus. Do you check your AU email address often? Those are the two methods of communication we use most often when we send out reminders and notices. We do NOT send these same reminders/notices to your other email addresses. Do you check your mailbox often? Hard copies of updates and notices are sent there.
  1. If you make changes to your academic plan and don't inform your advisor, the total responsibility rests on your shoulders.

Institutional Requirements:

Earth Science

AYA 7-12 Licensure
Institutional Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

 Check Off Tier Course Number Course Description Semester Hours
____

IR

 IUL 101 Introduction to University Life 1
____ IPR International Perspectives Student Choice 3
 ____ I English 101 Composition I 3
 ____ I English 102 Composition II 3
 ____ I Communications Student Choice 3
 ____
          I received a C- or higher for Communications or an equivalent course.
 ____ I Math Student Choice 3
 ____ I Religion Student Choice 3
 ____ I FCS/PE 180 Lifetime Wellness 2
 ____ II Aesthetics Student Choice-NEED TWO 6
 ____ II Humanities Student Choice-NEED TWO 6
 ____ II Natural Sciences Student Choice-NEED TWO 6
 ____ II Social Science Student Choice-NEED TWO 6
 ____ II Historical Reasoning Student Choice 3
TOTAL INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT HOURS
 48


Teacher Education Requirements for the Major:

AYA 7-12 Licensure – Earth Science
Teacher Education

Check Off  Course Number Course Description Sem. Hours Prerequisites & Requirements
 ____ EDFN 130 Workshop in Teaching 2 Must take w/ EDCI 131
 ____ EDCI 131 Instructional Technology Lab 0 Must take w/ EDCI 130
 ____ I have completed an "intent to enroll in Teacher Education form," and it has been submitted to the Office of Field/Clinical Experiences in 240 Schar
 ____ I have signed a "Good Moral Character" statement, and it has been submitted to the Office of Field/Clinical Experience. NOTE: Both forms are distributed in EDFN 130 and extras are available in the Office of Field and Clinical Experiences
 ____ EDFN 202 Teaching and Learning Process 3 EDFN 130
 ____ EDCI 232 Intro. to Principles of Instruc. Tech. 3 EDCI 131
 ____ EDCI 250 Intro. to Educ. Intervention 3 None
 ____ EDCI 392 Content Area Reading 3 None
 ____ EDFN 402 Social/Professional Issues 3 Senior Education Student
 ____ PSYC 218 Psychology of Adolescence 3  

___ (If applicable) I have passed all three tests of the Praxis I, and have submitted those scores to the Office of Field and Clinical Experiences prior to enrollment in the remaining blocked courses (below).

BLOCKED COURSES (Courses which MUST be taken together.)
 Check Off
Course Number
Course Description
Sem. Hours
Prerequisites & Requirements
 ____
 EDCI 230 SEC Workshop in Teaching Sec. Field Exp.
2
 Concurrent w/ EDCI 287
 ____
 EDCI 287 Curr./Inst./Asses. 7-12
3
 EDFN 202

___ I have applied for and have been accepted into the Teacher Education program prior to enrollment in the remaining blocked courses (below). I have met all Teacher Education requirements up to this time. (The application form can be picked up in the Office of Field and Clinical Experiences.)

___ I have applied for the EDCI 330 field experience prior to registering for EDCI 330 blocked courses. The application form can be picked up in the Office of Field and Clinical Experiences. I understand that part of that application involves a background check with an attendant fee. This background check is good for one year.

___ I have submitted my teacher portfolio for Teacher Education Induction. It has been approved before my enrollment in the remaining blocked courses (below)

Check Off   Course Number Course Description Sem. Hours Prerequisites & Requirements
 ____ EDCI 330 SEC Classroom management Field Exp. Grades 7-12: Educ. for Diversity 2

Admission in Teacher Education

EDCI 230/287 Block

___ I have requested a free junior audit of coursework completed from the Registrar’s Office. I understand that this audit is the official record of coursework completed and coursework remaining prior to graduation.

___ I have applied for the EDCI 461 student teaching. As part of my application I developed a resume. (The Office of Field and Clinical Experiences as well as the Career Development Office can assist you with this expectation.)

___ I have submitted my Teacher Education Portfolio for a second time prior to enrollment in student teaching coursework (below). It has been approved.


Check Off  Course Number Course Description Sem. Hours Prerequisites & Requirements
 ____ EDCI 432 SC Teaching Science Grades 7-12 3

Concurrent w/ Student Teaching
 ____ EDCI 461 Student Teaching Grades 7-12 10 Successful completion of all Methods & Fields

___ I have applied to take the required Praxis II tests prior to or during my final semester. (The Office of Testing and Licensure can assist with applications, deadlines, costs, and preparations.)

___ I have contacted the Career Development Office to discuss job search strategies and opportunities.

___ I have applied for state teaching licensure. (The Office of Testing and Licensure can assist with the applications, deadlines, and costs.) I understand that part of the application will be a background check if one calendar year has passed since my last background check.

___ I have applied for graduation within the time frame of the Registrar’s Office. I have attached the completed “Undergraduate Degree Graduation Check sheet to the graduation form. For May graduation, applications are due the previous November. For December graduates, applications are due the previous September.

Earth Science Major Courses:

Check Off Course Number Course Description Sem. Hours Prerequisites & Requirements
____
 MATH 208 Statistics
3
 2 yrs. H.S. Algebra
____
 GEOL 101 Physical Geology
4
 None
____
 GEOL 102 Historical Geology
4
 None
____
 GEOL 103 Physical Geology & Envior.
3
 None
____
 GEOL 210 Natural Disasters
4
 GEOL 101
____
 GEOL 304 Oceanography
3
 GEOL 101
____
 GEOL 311 Mineralogy
4
 GEOL 101
____
 GEOL 312 Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology
4
 GEOL 311
____
 GEOL 313 Sedimentary Petrology
4
 GEOL 102
____
 GEOL 429 Field Geology
1-2
 GEOL 101, 102, 311 & recommend: 309, 312, 313, 314, & 401
____
 CHEM 103 General Chemistry
4
 H.S. Chem., 3 yrs. H.S. Math
____
 CHEM 104 General Chemistry
4
 CHEM 103
____
 PHYS 101 Intro to Phys.
3
 H.S. Algebra & Geometry
____
 PHYS 107 Astronomy
3
 H.S. Algebra & Trig.
____ 
 BIO 201 Molecular & Cellular Basis of Life
4
 None
TOTAL UNDUPLICATED CREDIT HOURS:
139-140

Four Year Course Rotation:

See the Four-Year Rotation in Microsoft Word

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