Application for Admission to the Secondary Education Program ("the Secondary Education Blocks")
Program applications are due the sixth Friday of each semester, at 4 p.m., in 150 EduE, for the following semester.
Check specific deadline dates.
Application Packet
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Application Instructions
[This is a Summary - See Complete Packet for Details]
The Secondary/K-12 Teacher Education Program (STEP) is seeking applications
from candidates who would like to be admitted to our program. Please
review the following criteria for admittance. To be considered for admission,
prospective candidates must complete the application form.
Summary of
Essential Qualifications for Admission
- Application submitted to the Department of Education,
150 EduE, by the deadline.
- Declared teaching major within the College of
Education and Human Service Professions (CEHSP).
- Completed a minimum of 45 credits (to apply to STEP), and 60 credits
before beginning the block coursework.
- A grade point average of 2.5, overall, and 2.5 in your major.
- Confirmation that you have taken the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST, or Praxis 1) for reading, writing and mathematics or the Minnesota Teachers License Exam for reading, writing and mathematics.
- Passing scores on a standardized test.
- Have completed or be currently
enrolled in Education 1101 (Education in Modern Society).
- A demonstrated commitment to working with children.
- A minimum of one signed letter of recommendation.
ALL essential components listed below must be completed correctly and
submitted on time in order for the application to be accepted. Applications that are late or
incomplete will be returned and students will need to wait
until the next semester to apply.
Summary of Essential Components of Application
- Check list with signatures of student and advisor(s) attached to
the top of the application. The signed check list indicates that all
parts of the application are present.
- Signed cover letter.
- Resume.
- A minimum of one signed letter of recommendation.
- Current Academic Progress Audit System (APAS) showing the information listed below. (Post-baccalaureate
candidates can submit a copy of their Post-baccalaureate Contract):
- Courses required for your major should be highlighted wth a highlighting
marker.
- Verification of a current major grade point average (GPA) and overall GPA of 2.5
or higher (on APAS). GPAs should be highlighted.
- Completion of or current registration in Education 1101 - Education
in Modern Society.
- Completion of 45 credits, minimum.
- Evidence of working with youth - verification of a minimum 30 hours
working with children or youth age 18 or younger.
- Confirmation that you have taken the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST, which is also known as Praxis I-prior to September 1, 2010) or the Minnesota Teachers License Exam (MTLE-as of September 1, 2010) for reading, writing and
mathematics.
- Verification of passing scores for reading, writing and mathematics
from one (or a combination) of the following tests (listed with minimum
passing scores):
- MTLE: 240 on each subtest - reading, writing, and mathematics.
- PPST: Reading 173, writing 172, mathematics
171.
- SAT: 50th percentile in comparable subject for reading, writing
and/or mathematics.
- ACT: 21 on each subtest comparable for reading, writing and/or
mathematics.
- CTBS: Notification of a passing score from the Department of Education
for the comparable subtest(s).
- Signed consent form for placement and teaching file.
- Program schedule.
- Dispositions.
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