Undergraduate Advising
We’ve provided several resources to help you along this journey from a Curriculum and Learning student to an admitted student in one of our four Education programs.
Application Checklist
We accept applications twice annually: October 1 (fall semester) and January 31 (spring semester) for admission the following semester. View the application checklist to determine when you will be eligible to apply.
Testing Required to Apply
Learn about Praxis® Core testing requirements in our PDF guide.
Next Steps After Admission
Once admitted into your program, you will follow a specific course sequence of Education and LBS courses (years 3 and 4). The Department of Curriculum and Learning has created gate maps for each of our programs to guide you through a sequence of courses, each building your funds of knowledge of pedagogy, praxis, and application (fieldwork and student teaching).
To help conceptualize your academic trajectory within our Education Program, please view the academic map for your program. Created by the Registrar, academic maps are intended to guide you by suggesting courses in sequence on a semester-by-semester basis.
Required Tests
The following tests are required to get certified. You can still graduate without having these completed but you won’t get certified. It is never too early to start taking these tests.
Early Childhood
- Foundations of Reading Exam
- Pearson Early Childhood Test
Elementary Education
- Foundations of Reading Exam
- Praxis II Multiple Subjects (5001; subtests are 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005)
Collaborative
- Foundations of Reading Exam
- Praxis II Multiple Subjects (5001; subtests are 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005)
- Praxis II Special Ed (5543)
Bilingual
- Foundations of Reading Exam
- Praxis II Multiple Subjects (5001; subtests are 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005)
- ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview – OPI (passing score is Advanced Low)
- ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test – WPT (passing score is Advanced Low)
In addition, you must also pass the Praxis Core Writing (5622) exam with a score of at least 162. Finally, all students must complete and pass TPA during student teaching.
When Should You Take Each Exam
Foundations of Reading Exam: Immediately after EDU 407
Pearson Early Childhood Test: Sometime in Gate 3
Praxis II Multiple Subjects: After Tier 2 Courses
Praxis II Special Ed: Before Student Teaching
ACTFL: After Spanish courses
Passing Scores
The State Department of Education's Bureau of Certification provides a document that shows the passing scores with links to the test information.
Testing Accommodations
Testing accommodations are available for students whose primary language is not English (PLNE).
Contact
| Early Childhood Program | Dr. Beena Achhpal, Early Childhood Coordinator |
| Elementary Programs | Dr. Laura Bower-Phipps, Elementary Coordinator |
| Elementary Bilingual Education Program | Dr. Marisa Ferraro, Elementary Bilingual Coordinator |
| Collaborative Elementary / Special Education Programs | Dr. Mia Mercurio, Collaborative Coordinator |