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College of Education

Middle School Programs 4-9

Concentration in Language Arts and Science

Introduction  Institutional Requirements  Teacher Education Requirements for Major
Language Arts and 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.)

           a. 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.

  1. Accumulate at least 128 hours in order to graduate. (This number is different for transfer students.)
  1. 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.
  1. _____ ACT/SAT Score.
  1. _____ (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:

Concentration in Language Arts and Science

Middle School Programs, Grades 4-9
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 COMAR 101 Human Communication 3
 ____
          I received a C- or higher for Communications or an equivalent course.
___ I Math/Logic Requirement Student Choice 3
 ____ I Religion Student Choice 3
 ____ I FCS/PE 180 Lifetime Wellness 2
____ II Aesthetics Student Choice 3
____ II COMAR/EDCI 315 Int'l Storytelling 3
 ____
Humanities; Choose Two of the following:
   6
  II
ENG 333
 Am. Stud: 19th Century 3
  II
ENG 334
 Am. Stud: 20th Century 3
  II
ENG 340
 Jewish Literature 3
 ____ II BIO 201 Principles of Biology I 4
 ____ II BIO 202 Principles of Biology II 4
 ____ II PSYCH 218, and ONE more Psychology of Adolescence 6
 ____ II Historical Reasoning Student Choice 3
TOTAL INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT HOURS
 48

***Please note: PreK-12 Licensure students should choose an International Perspectives course that will also meet one of the following requirements: Tier I requirement or Tier II requirement OR Related Concentration requirement.  Please choose carefully.  See appropriate catalog and/or semester schedule book for approved course to meet Tier I, Tier II and International Perspectives requirement.


Teacher Education Requirements for the Major:

Middle School Programs 4-9 - Language Arts and 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/ EDFN 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
 ____ EDEC 140 Phonics and the English Language
3
 None
 ____ EDFN 202 Teaching and Learning Process 3 EDFN 130
____ EDCI 232 Intro. to Principles of Technology 3 EDCI 131
____ EDCI 250 Intro. to Education Intervention
3
 None
____ EDCI 306 Middle Gr. Rdg. Instruction
3
 None
____ EDCI 312 Teaching Reading with Literature
3
 EDEC 140, EDCI 306
____ EDCI 392 Content Area Reading
3
 None
____ PSYCH 218 Psychology of Adolescence
3
 None

___ (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).

___ I have applied for the EDCI 236 field experience prior to registering for EDCI 234/235/236.  The application form can be picked up in the Office of Field and Clinical Experiences.

 Check Off Course Number Course Description Sem. Hours Prerequisites & Requirements
____ EDCI 234 Middle Gr. Phil., Organ., & Climate
3
 EDFN 130
____ EDCI 235 Middle Gr. Methods & Assess I
3
 EDFN 130
____ EDCI 236 Middle Gr. Field I
2
 EDFN 130

___ 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 336 field experience prior to registering for EDCI 335/336 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)

BLOCKED COURSES (Courses which MUST be taken together.)
 Check Off
Course Number
Course Description
Sem. Hours
Prerequisites & Requirements
 ____
 EDCI 335 Middle Gr. Meth. & Assess II
5
 EDFN 130; EDCI 236
 ____
 EDCI 336 Middle Gr. Field II
3
 EDFN 130; EDCI 236

___ 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 467 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
 ____ EDFN 402 Social/Professional Issues 3 Senior Teach. Ed. Student
 ____ EDCI 467 Middle Grades Student Teaching 10 Completion of previous 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.

Language Arts and Science Major Courses:

Check Off Course Number Course Description Sem. Hours Prerequisites & Requirements
SCIENCE:
 
____
 BIO 201 Principles of Biology I
4
 None
____
 BIO 202 Principles of Biology II
4
 Bio 201
____
 Chemistry; Choose One of the following:
3
  
CHEM 250 Lead and Civilization
3
 None
CHEM 251 Molecular Architecture
3
 None
CHEM 103 General Chemistry
4
 H.S. Chem. & 3 yrs. H.S. Math
____
 GEOL 101 Physical Geology
4
 None
____
 PHYS 201 General Physics
4
 H.S. algebra & geometry
____
 Science Elective
3
  
____
 Any Physical Science (not Biology)
3
  
LANGAUGE ARTS:
 
____
 ENG 101 Composition I
3
 None
____
 ENG 102 Composition II
3
 ENG 101
____
 ENG 310 Literature for Adolescents
3
 ENG 102
____
 ENG 340 Readings in Jewish Literature
3
 ENG 102
____
 English Electives; Choose ONE:
3
  
ENG 333 American Studies I
3
 ENG 102
ENG 334 American Studies II
3
 ENG 102
  ENG 350 Contemp. American Studies  
3
  
  ENG 417 The English Language
3
 ENG 102
____
 COMAR 101 Communication
3
  
____
 COMAR 315 International Storytelling
3
  
____
 EDCI 261 Language Arts for Middle Grades
3
 EDFN 202
TOTAL UNDUPLICATED HOURS:   
128-129

Four Year Course Rotation:

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