Graduate Catalog - University of Central Oklahoma

University of Central Oklahoma
Graduate Catalog, 2012 - 2013
Program:
Preparation for Teacher Certification and Licensure
Major:
College: Education and Professional Studies
vidual must have been admitted to the University of Central
Oklahoma Professional Teacher Education program.
Individuals who hold teacher certification via the State Department
of Education's Alternative Certification method will
need to be recommended for adding advanced certification
area(s) by UCO. However, the individual will remain part of
the State Department of Education's Alternative Certification
Placement Program.
Program Procedures and Guidelines for Certification
NOTE: For certification at any level, the applicant must hold
a bachelor’s degree. For advanced certification, the applicant
must hold a Master’s degree.
The UCO Teacher Education Services office is located in
the Education Building, room 207, telephone (405) 974-5447.
Information regarding certification may be obtained from this
office. Applications for initial license and adding additional
certification(s) may be obtained from http://www.sde.state.
ok.us. Certification is based on the completion of the University
of Central Oklahoma approved programs. Applications
are processed through the Teacher Education Services Office.
To apply for initial license or advanced certification, the
individual should:
A. For initial certification, complete all courses identified for
general education and the respective professional education
and specialization areas. For advanced certification
complete all courses listed on the Plan of Study developed
by Director of Graduate Advisement for the College of
Education and Professional Studies;
B. Contact the appropriate Program Coordinator regarding
the coursework for the respective program, particularly if
it seems likely that some courses previously completed
could substitute for required courses in the program.
Official substitution forms should be completed where
courses, based on their titles, do not seem to match;
C. For individuals pursuing initial certification, apply for admission
to teacher education following the procedures and
guidelines enumerated in “Admission to Teacher Education.”
Guidelines are also found online at http://ceps.uco.
edu/dept/tes/admission-teacher-education;
D. For individuals pursuing initial certification, apply to student
teaching following the procedures and guidelines
enumerated in the section entitled “Admission to Student
Teaching.” Guidelines are also located online at http://
ceps.uco.edu/dept/tes/admission-student-teachingconcurrent;
E. Apply to take the appropriate state certification examination.
Application is made online with Certification Examination
for Oklahoma Educators (CEOE) at http://www.ceoe.
nesinc.com;
F. For recommendation for the initial license or certification,
the applicant is required to meet all academic standards
mandated by degree requirements;
G. After completing the certification requirements, obtain
an application for initial license or for adding additional
certification online at http://www.sde.state.ok.us;
H. After all applicable coursework has been posted on the
UCO transcript, including degree, if appropriate; candidates
must submit a completed UCO official transcript
along with the completed application for initial cedrtification
or adding additional certification(s) to the UCO
Teacher Education Services Office for review and recommendation.
If courses needed for certification were completed
at an institution other than UCO, official copies of
those transcripts MUST be submitted with the application
form for certification. UCO will not supply official copies
of transcripts from other universities. Applications cannot
be processed without official transcripts which reflect all
required coursework;
I. Effective November 1, 2001, Oklahoma requires applicants
for initial teacher certification to have on file with
the Oklahoma State Board of Education a current OSBI
and FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record;
J. When the Teacher Certification Officer at UCO completes
the review of coursework with respect to the appropriate
UCO approved program requirements and certifies that
those requirements have been completed, and the Dean
concurs, the application is then forwarded to the Teacher
Certification Section of the State Department of Education.
Residence Requirement
In order for the University of Central Oklahoma to recommend
candidates for certification, in addition to meeting certification
requirements, candidates must meet UCO’s residency
requirement. As such, candidates must complete at least their
last 24 semester hours in the area of specialization (teaching
field) and professional education at UCO. These 24 semester
hours must include the following:
PTE 4901 Practicum in Professional Teacher Education
(if Educational Psychology was taken
elsewhere)
PTE 4583 Classroom Management & Instruction
PTE 4811 Contemporary Issues
PTE 4828, 4838, or 4848 Directed Observation and
Student Teaching
CLEP tests, advanced standing tests, nor teaching experence
may be used to meet the UCO residency requirements.
Admission Requirements to Teacher Education
Students at the University of Central Oklahoma who expect
to become candidates for the Bachelor of Arts in Education,
the Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Fine Arts
in Education, or the Bachelor of Music Education degrees
(or otherwise qualify to teach) are required to make formal
application during their sophomore year (after completing 40
semester hours and meeting criteria below) to the Council
on Teacher Education. Application must be made according
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