2009-2010 - Bowie State University

DEPARTMENT OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MAJOR CONCENTRATION DEGREE
OFFERED
EARLY CHILDHOOD/
SPECIAL EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
SPORTS MANAGEMENT
BS
BS
BS
Chair:
Professors:
Associate Professors:
Assistant Professors:
Clinical Associate
Professor:
Lecturer:
Barbara J. Smith
Thelon B. Byrd, Lucille Strain, John M. Organ, Jr.
Linda Boyd, Constance E. Brooks, Barrie S. Ciliberti, Josephine Wilson, Barbara
Schwartz‐Bechet
Marion Amory, Bruce W. Crim, Katherine Henry, Barbara J. Smith, Eva Garin,
Lola LeCounte, Gwendolyn Williams, Rochelle Matthews‐Somerville, Felicia
Valdez , Clarence Stewart
Carol West
Marshina Baker
ADMISSION TO THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
After completion of appropriate courses, candidates are required to formally apply for admission to the
Teacher Education Program. All candidates must schedule a formal interview with the Teacher
Education Committee. Interviews are held each semester. Before admission is granted, a candidate’s
application for admission to Teacher Education must be formally approved by the Teacher Education
Committee and signed by the Committee Chair. The Committee’s decision is final. Candidates may be
referred for additional course work, counseled into other non‐teaching areas, or denied admittance to
the program.
Criteria for admission to the Teacher Education Program
1. A grade point average of 2.5 in total course work.
2. Completion of a minimum of 32 semester hours.
3. Must pass the English Proficiency Examination.
4. Demonstrated proficiency in speech and writing.
5. Completion of EDUC 101, Introduction to Education, and EDUC 201, Human Growth and
Development with a grade of “C” or better.
6. Must pass PRAXIS I.
7. A typewritten, three‐page autobiography, submitted at least a week before the interview,
focusing on the following:
a. Work experience
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