Teacher Certification Program Admission
Admission to the Teacher Certification option in the School of Human Ecology requires a 2.5 grade point average.
To complete Teacher Certification requirements, students must apply for admission and joint registration in the School of Education at the beginning of the junior year. School of Education admission requirements include:
- Junior standing
- 2.75 grade point average
- Minimum scores on the Pre-Professional Skills Test
For more information, visit the School of Education Academic Services .
A 2.75 grade point average must be maintained in both major field and professional education courses to receive certification and to graduate.
Professional education courses must be taken in a sequence to ensure that prerequisite courses are completed before student teaching. The pre-student teaching practicum, Inter-HE 330 Practicum in Family & Consumer Education and Inter-HE 427 Methods of Teaching Family & Consumer Education are offered only in the spring semester. Inter-HE 428 Program Planning in Family & Consumer Education and Inter-HE 430 Student Teaching in Family & Consumer Education are offered only in the fall semester. Inter-HE 330, 427 and 428 must be completed before student teaching, Inter-HE 430.
