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Undergraduate Admission Requirements
- The School of Education has established new admission standards
for entrance into the Teacher Education Program beginning the fall of 1997. The higher
expectations are set to assure that all licensed teachers graduating from WNMU are more
qualified to maximize students' thinking and achievement while maintaining an active,
participatory classroom.
- To be admitted into the School of Education all students must
meet the following requirements:
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- 1. The first semester of enrollment in the Teacher Education
Program is open to all interested candidates who have completed a minimum of 45 hours of
general education requirements from an accredited institution.
2. During the first semester of attendance in the Teacher Education Program, the student
is required to register for and complete School, Self and Society and Exploratory Field
Experience with at least grades of C.
3. By the end of the first semester in Teacher Education, each candidate must meet the
following requirements:
- A. Earned a CGPA of 2.5.
B. Completed ENG 101, ENG 102, and PSY 102 with a grade of C or better.
C. Completed a degree plan approved by the Advisement Coordinator of the School of
Education.
D. Filed three letters of recommendations: two academic and one other, preferably an
employer.
E. Completed a Mini-Portfolio consisting of an Educational Autobiography, Awards and
Honors, etc.
F. Achieved a minimum score of 645 in the General Knowledge portion of the Praxis: core
battery and a minimum score of 644 on the Communications Skills portion of the Praxis:
core battery.
G. For secondary and K-12 majors: endorsement by appropriate academic department faculty.
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- At the end of the open enrollment period, the Professional
Education Committee will determine the enrollment status. Each candidate may be admitted,
provisionally admitted or denied. Each candidate will be notified by letter.
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