Students interested in teaching should consult with the Department
of Education during their first year. Students interested in
certification must apply to the program and declare their college major
in the department offering that major.
Students must meet the following criteria to apply to the department:
1. A 2.8 grade-point average, a 3.0 grade-point average in their major
2. An A or B in 21&62:350:102 English Composition II, and completion of college algebra
3. An A or B in one of the following: Topics in Education
Issues in Urban Education, or Social Foundations of Education
The following requirements, all of which also satisfy the general
curriculum requirements, should be fulfilled during the first and
second years:
4. Completion of one 3-credit course in
African-American experience or culture in the United States, and one
3-credit course in the experience or culture of Latinos/ Latinas.
Students may select from courses offered by the departments of
African-American and African Studies, Classical and Modern Languages
and Literatures, English, or History, or by the Puerto Rican studies
program
5. Completion of one 3-credit course in U.S. history offered by the history department
6. Completion of one of the following 3-credit courses in fine arts:
21&62:082:101 Introduction to Art History I (3)
21&62:082:102 Introduction to Art History II (3)
21&62:700:101 Introduction to Music (3)
21&62:700:111 Fundamentals of Music I (3)
21&62:700:265 Jazz (3)
Continuation in the program and acceptance to student teaching are
contingent upon the student maintaining a 2.8 grade-point average, a
3.0 grade-point average in the major, three letters of recommendation
by the major department, and grades of A or B in all education
courses. The ability to write coherently using standard grammar and
correct punctuation is required in all courses.
