TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

In addition to admission into the university, LEAD Program students also satisfy pre-professional requirements for admission into the Teacher Preparation Program.   Confirmation of readiness to advance into higher-level education classes (300 and 400 level) is demonstrated by completion of the Core Education Courses and through the submission and verification of the following:

• Evidence of mastery of basic skills through successful completion of the Praxis I Math, Reading, and Writing tests.
• A background check clear of any offenses that would preclude licensure.
• Completion of the Core Education Courses: *

            *EDUC 107, School and Society; 
            *EDT 606, Teaching Learners with Special Needs or EDUC 206, Differences and Diversity; 
            *EDT 601, The Computer as an Instructional Tool or EDUC 208, Instructional Technology;
            *EDF 601, Psychology of Learning or the undergraduate equivalent.

• Successful completion the Iowa Tests of Education Development:  Written Expression; Reading; Quantitative Thinking (must pass all three tests).
• Maintenance of a cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Evidence of Education and content area GPA minimum of 3.0.
• Completion an Affidavit of Good Moral Character.
• Submission of Career Objectives.
• Developmental Portfolio
• Presentation of three Walsh University faculty recommendations (two from Education).

* LEAD Program students can choose to take either undergraduate or graduate level courses to complete the Core Education Courses