Choosing a major
Students seeking secondary certification (middle school and high school teachers) will major in a content area aligned to their desired teaching endorsement. Students will also enroll in the residency teacher certification program in order to earn their WA state teaching certificate. Students seeking secondary certification at SPU should meet with the certification office in the School of Education no later than their sophomore year or the first quarter at SPU for transfer students.
Students who would like to be endorsed in two areas (eg: History and English Language Arts) do not need to double major but do need to take a specific set of coursework to meet state requirements in the second endorsement. Students should set a meeting with the certification office as soon as possible to plan for these courses.
Foundations Quarter
The following Foundations prerequisites apply to EDU 2300.
基础的先决条件包括:
- Official admission to SPU.
- Sophomore standing (45 credits).
- Register for EDU 2100 prior to, or concurrent with, EDU 2300.
- 仅限学士学位以上学生: Passing scores on the Washington state basic skills test (WEST-B), Washington state educators’ endorsement test (WEST-E/NES), and transcript evaluation by the School of Education.
方法与技能课程
These courses may be taken independently of each other and the professional quarters. Courses must be completed prior to Methods Quarter. See the School of Education for more details.
你的平均成绩必须至少达到2分.0 (“C”) or better in all methods and skills courses to be recommended for certification.
Methods Quarter
Methods Quarter is offered only Autumn Quarter. A minimum GPA of 2.0 (“C”) is required in all methods courses. If you are a 二次认证 student, you must take a methodology course for each endorsement area being earned.
方法先决条件包括:
- 成功完成 of the Foundations requirements with a 3.0 (“B”) average and no grade lower than a 2.0 (“C”).
- Senior standing (135 credits).
- Accepted into major.
- Applied to the Residency Teacher Certification program and admitted 教育学院.
- Minimum Cumulative 3.0 GPA or 3.最后45个学分，平均绩点3分.
- 成功完成 几乎所有必修的专业课程.
- 获得两个有利的推荐 来自SPU教职员工.
- Pass ENG 3301, or both WRI 1000 and WRI 1100, with a grade of 2.0 (“C”) or better (if admitted to SPU Autumn Quarter 2012 or later).
- Pass EDTC 4238 with a minimum GPA 2.0 ( “C”).
- Fingerprint 住院前检查 completed.
- Documentation of
meeting the SOE preferred scores on the basic skills tests (reading, writing
and math). Official Washington
教育工作者技能测试-基础(WEST-B)SAT或ACT成绩是必需的.
- Take the appropriate Washington Educator Skills Test - Endorsement (WEST-E/NES) 为赢得的每一个认可. SPU should have official passing scores by
September 1 of the student teaching year.
综合实习宿舍
Students must take 综合实习宿舍 sequentially in the same academic year (Winter-Spring). A minimum 3.0 GPA (“B”) is required for Secondary Internships A and B.
Integrated and Internship prerequisites include:
- 成功完成 of the Methods Quarter with no grade lower than a 2.0 (“C”).
- Completion of 15 upper-division credits in your major.
- Maintaining a 3.0 cumulative GPA or 3.3 in the last 45 credits throughout both quarters.
- 官方及格分数 on the appropriate Washington Educator Skills test - Endorsement (WEST-E/NES).
- SPU should have official passing scores by September 1 of your student teaching year. Official passing scores must be received by SPU before you will be given permission to register for Integrated quarter.
专业认证披露
SPU’s Undergraduate Teacher Certification Program meets the educational requirements for certification in the state of Washington. Each state has different professional licensure and certification requirements. Eligibility for certification/licensure may involve more than degree completion and may include professional examinations, background checks, and fingerprinting. The requirements for certification/licensure can change without notice.
The state professional licensing boards make the ultimate decision as to whether or not an individual will be eligible for licensure based on the rules and regulations in place at the time the individual submits their application for licensure. 在这里查找信息 about certification/licensure in the state where you intend to teach.