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School for EducationAll students, including both degree seekingCertification, and Certification Only,must apply for admission, and meet admissionrequirements of the SFE; all students are requiredto complete professional education sequenceclasses.Certification OnlyStudents who hold a Bachelor’s degree in Art,Spanish, English, Journalism, Social Studies,Mathematics, Unified Science-Biology, UnifiedScience-Chemistry, and are seeking certification toteach at the middle or secondary level in the Stateof Missouri may be eligible for Certification Only.These students must complete the professionalcurriculum listed in this catalog--B.S.E. inMiddle School Education or B.S.E. in SecondaryEducation. They must also consult with a Schoolfor Education advisor and the Admissionscertification advisor.The following endorsements are available:Early Childhood EducationA major in early childhood educationrequires a cumulative GPA of 2.75or better and a 2.75 in core for EarlyChildhood certification candidates.Elementary EducationA major in elementary education requiresa cumulative GPA of 2.75 or better and a2.75 in core for elementary certificationcandidates.Middle SchoolA major in education by the State ofMissouri and the completion of theprofessional requirements in Middle Schoolwith a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or betterand a 2.75 in core is required. Informationregarding middle school teaching areas isavailable from the School for Education.Secondary EducationA major in education recognized by theState of Missouri and the completionof the professional requirements inSecondary Education with a cumulativeGPA of 2.75 or better and a 2.75 in core isrequired. Information regarding secondaryteaching areas is available from the Schoolfor Education.K-12 EducationA major in education and the completionof the appropriate education courses witha cumulative GPA of 2.75 or better anda 2.75 in core is required. Additionalinformation regarding this certification isavailable from the School for Education.Admission to the School for EducationStudents may apply for entry to the EducationProgram at any point in their work, but anapplication is usually completed upon earning60 credit hours. Entry is open to all qualifiedstudents. Application to the program is madeafter an evaluation by the School for Education.Undergraduate, transfer, and certification onlystudents who are interested in applying to EarlyChildhood Education, Elementary, MiddleSchool, Secondary, Art, or Spanish Educationare responsible for applying for admissionsbefore enrolling in Education classes at or above350. All applicants must be formally admittedto and currently enrolled at Park University andcomply with the admissions requirements. TheSFE Faculty approve all admissions to the Schoolfor Education.The application for Admissions to TeacherEducation may be obtained from the Directorof Field Experience or the School for Educationoffice. The application requires the signature ofthe advisor. The School for Education applicantsends the appropriate forms to the Director ofField Experiences for processing. The Directorof Field Experiences will first present theadmission applications to the education facultyduring a regular School for Education meeting.The Education faculty has the responsibilityto endorse or deny the admission application.The Education faculty is also responsible formonitoring the officially admitted teachercandidates.Policy on Transfer Hours Above 350 byUndergraduate StudentsGiven the commitment to the ConceptualFramework, the School for Education (SFE)faculty believe undergraduate students need tomaster the Frameworks’ goals in the context ofits knowledge, skills, and dispositions, whichare unique to the SFE’s teacher educationcurricula and not available at other instructions.Therefore, Park University teacher candidatesmay transfer a limit of six hours of education26