教育学院
When you enroll in the Foundations Quarter, you are considered a tentative candidate for admission to the 教育学院. 方法前季度, you will be required to prepare a formal application for full admission to the 教育学院.
Upon the fulfillment of all required prerequisites and full admission to the 教育学院, you may take the primary sequence of courses leading to certification.
Admission to the 教育学院 requires the following:
- 完成基础节 achieving a 3.0 GPA (“B”) average with no grade lower than a 2.0 (“C”). Your prerequisite coursework must be no more than five years old.
- 获得有利的推荐 来自SPU教职员工.
- Submit two letters of recommendation for review. You will receive directions on this from the Certification Office prior
至方法季.
- Pass the
SPU写入要求或 eng3301, 2级.0 (“C”) or better (if admitted to SPU Autumn 2012 or later).
- 达到最低累积3.0 GPA or a 3.3 GPA in the last 45 credits of college or university work.
- Official passing score on the Washington Educator Skills Test – Basic (WEST-B) testing requirement for teachers or official ACT/SAT scores meeting the minimum requirement for reading, writing, and mathematics.
- Accepted into a major.
- Take the appropriate Washington Educator Skills Test – Endorsement (WEST-E/NES) 为赢得的每一个认可. Taking the exams will allow you to register for Methods; however, tests
must be passed with official scores to SPU prior to September 1 of Methods
year.
- 完整的指纹 and pre-residency OSPI放行.
- 完成正式申请 for admission to the 教育学院.
Registration in the Certification Program
Students will need 教育学院 permission to register for most classes in the Certification Program.
注册前，请联系 教育学院 to confirm that you have passed the appropriate prerequisites.
Certification
All teacher certification candidates are subject to Washington state requirements for the Residency Certificate. These requirements are updated periodically by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and will take precedent over SPU policies. The 教育学院 will make every effort to keep students apprised of state changes. Students are also encouraged to visit the 教育学院 office in Peterson Hall 有关州要求的最新信息.
Upon successful completion of the Residency Certification Program, the SPU 教育学院 recommends students to OSPI for their Residency Teacher Certification. Once OSPI receives program completion verification from SPU, students must complete the application process through the OSPI “e-Certification” system in order to receive their certificate.
The Residency Teaching Certificate allows you to teach in Washington state. All teachers must take action to maintain a current teaching certificate as per OSPI regulations. Students are strongly encouraged to monitor their certification status on the “e-Certification” system and keep apprised of current certification requirements on the OSPI认证网站.