Education

OVERREACHING ASSESSMENT PLAN

• Requirement
• Graduation from recognized high school
• High School GPA 3.0 or above
• Minimum ACT score of 21 or minimum high school rank in top 40%

Pre-Admission Coursework

• Requirement
• General degree requirements
• Educational in a Pluralistic Society
• Content Courses
• Freshmen English Comp
• Task
• Students meet technology competency requirement through Ed in a Pluralistic Society
• Level 1Field Exp.

Admission to Professional Education Program

• Requirement
• Minimum 2.75 GPA overall
• Minimum 2.50 GPA in English 101 and 102
• Passing score on PPST
• Complete Speech and Hearing Screening
• Score of 50% or better on Watson Barker Listening Test
• Meet specific additional program area requirements
• Complete Conduct and Competency Background Check

Completion of Professional Education Coursework

• Requirement
• Portfolio Development Courses I & II
• Education Foundation Block
• Major Methods Courses
• Task
• Development and review of portfolio and review of portfolio to include educational foundations performance tasks
• Level II Field Experience
• Level III Field Experience

Completion of Content Area Course of Study

• Requirement
• Passing Score Praxis II
• Minimum GPA of 2.75 in major/minor
  

Admission to Student Teaching

• Requirement
• Minimum GPA of 2.75 in major/minor, teacher education, and overall GPA
• Completion of all required courses in major/minor
• Completion of all teacher methods courses
• Present medical statement re: TB testing
• Submit application for student teaching
• Obtain Level I-III Field Experiences
• Successful Level I-III Field Experiences
• Task
• Evidence of minimum of 2, pre-student teaching evals based on 10 Wisc. Teaching Standards

Prior to UWSP Recommendation for Certification and Licensure

• Requirement
• Successful completion of student teaching as documented by UWSP Supervisor
• Completion of all required courses
• Successful performance as demonstrated through Professional Development Portfolio in Development III (ED 400)
• Task
• Positive student teaching evaluation based upon 10Wisc. Teaching Standards(Level IV Field Experience)
• Minimum GPA of 2.75 in major/minor, teacher reduction, and overall GPA
• Completion of Professional Development Portfolio to include specified performance tasks as evidence of proficiency in 10Wisc.  Teaching Standards and evidence related to subject knowledge