Bulletin 2007-2008 - Austin College

TEACHER EDUCATION6. A minimum cumulative grade pointaverage of 2.50 in all courses at theundergraduate level and 3.00 in themajor area or teaching field(s);7. Three recommendations includingat least one Austin College facultymember in the student’s major or ineach teaching field (exception: provisionalgraduate students with degreesfrom institutions other thanAustin College) and recommendationfrom their ATP adviser or anotherATP faculty member with whomthey have worked. Students havethe option of requesting members;8. Approval by the Austin Teacher ProgramAdmission Committee;9. Completion of the Austin Collegewriting, quantitative, and foreignlanguage competencies.Note: Students may petition to take up to a maximumof two graduate courses prior to formaladmission to the graduate program. Studentsmust be in good academic and social standing,and their requests must be approved by theirATP adviser as well as the program chair.Undergraduate ProgramIn the undergraduate phase of the ATP,students complete a major in theirchosen area(s) of study, liberal artscourses required for certification, anda sequence of three education courses.Students should work carefully withan ATP faculty member as well as theirAustin College mentor in planning theirprogram of study. During Education225, students are assigned an ATP adviserwho assists them in completing adegree plan meeting all undergraduaterequirements. In Education 475, theATP adviser meets with the studentsseeking 4 through 8 specialized areacertificates or 8 through 12 certificatesmust select a major and/or minor intheir teaching field(s).Students seeking all-level certificationin art, foreign language, music, physicaleducation, or theatre must complete aformal graduate degree plan, which isthen filed with the Office of the Registrar.Students seeking EC-4 certification mayselect a major in one of the followingacademic fields: art, biology, English,French, German, history, mathematics,music, exercise and sport science (specialoption), psychology, Spanish, orcommunication arts.A listing of additional requirements foreach level is available in the ATP officeand on the ATP website.Undergraduate Education CoursesThe undergraduate education phase ofthe ATP includes three courses:Education 225 Schools and SocietyEducation 351 The Learner-TeacherInteractionEducation 475 The Learner,The Teacher, andThe Curriculum154 |COURSES OF INSTRUCTION