Decision Points Described
In order to complete your plan
of studies as an education major, you must
pass four decision points. Below is a general outline
of required assessments in the four Professional Education Decision Points. To see specific assessments for your licensure area, click here.
The Teacher Education Handbook can be found here: http://www.bsu.edu/teachers/tehandbook/
Decision Point 1 - Identification
with Professional Education
As a prerequisite to applying
for admission to teacher education, candidates
must have:
- completed an introduction
professional education course with a C or
better grade
- satisfactorily completed
the first-level portfolio
review
Decision Point 2 - Admission
to Teacher Education
For admission to a teaching
curriculum and to register in any 300-level
and above professional education course, candidates
must have:
- earned grades of C or better
in 100- and 200-level professional education
courses and COMM 210 or equivalent
- earned a minimum of 45 credit
hours with an overall grade-point average
of at least 2.5
- passed the Praxis 1:PPST
(Pre-Professional Skills Test) at DPS score
levels
- satisfied content requirements
specified by the student's licensure area.
For specific requirements, students should
see the licensure area website or handbook.
- satisfactorily completed
the second-level portfolio
review
- met the International Society
for Technology Education Standards (ISTE)
at the General Preparation level
- maintained clearance from
the Office of Student Affairs
Decision Point 3 - Admission
to Student Teaching
To register for student teaching
courses, students must have:
- earned grades of C or better
in 300- and 400-level professional education
courses
- earned a minimum of 93 hours
with overall grade-point average of at least
2.5
- be within 9 hours of completion
of content courses
- maintained a grade-point
average of at least 2.5 in professional
education courses and 2.5 in all content
area courses
- satisfied content requirements
specified by the student's licensure area.
For specific requirements, students should
see the licensure area website or handbook.
- satisfactorily completed
the third-level portfolio
review
- met ISTE standards at the
Professional Preparation level
- maintained clearance from
the Office of Student Affairs
- an approved application
for student teaching
Decision Point 4-Recommendation
for Graduation and Licensure
To be recommended for graduation
and licensure, students must have:
- earned credit in student
teaching
- completed all requirements
for graduation with an overall grade-point
average of 2.5
- maintained a grade-point
average of at least 2.5 in professional
education courses and 2.5 in all content
area courses
- satisfactorily complete
the fourth-level portfolio
review
- met ISTE standards at the
Student Teaching/Internship level
- successfully completed service
learning requirements
- passed the Praxis II: Specialty
Test at DPS score levels (Elementary Education
majors must also pass the Reading Test).
- maintained clearance
from the Office of Student Affairs