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Course of Study | Admission & Testing |
Special Advisory
Admission
The State of Michigan will grant
provisional teacher certification to Albion College graduates who
successfully complete the required course of study and are
recommended as having met the qualifications for selection as
outlined below:
I. Students desiring
admission to EDUC 201, the first education course, must complete a
Request Sheet- available in the Education Office- and have earned a
college minimum cumulative academic average of 2.7 by the end of the
second semester of their college work.
II.
Students admitted into the 200-level courses in the Elementary
Program must:
a. maintain a college minimum gpa of 3.0 in their teaching major,
professional education courses and planned program;
b. maintain a minimum cumulative gpa of 2.7;
c. pass the Writing Competence Examination prior to the end of the
sophomore year;
d. meet each semester with an Education staff member (Education
advising).
III. Formal acceptance in the
Education Program requires all the above plus students must:
a. complete an application;
b. complete EDUC 201 with
a 3.0 or above and a supportive
evaluation from the field placement teacher;
c. obtain passing scores for the Michigan Basic Skills Test prior
to
the beginning of the junior year;
d. obtain two recommendations from faculty members outside of
Education, one of whom is in the department of the
teaching
major;
e. complete at least 25 documented hours of work with
children/adolescents in an education setting outside
your
education courses.
IV. Prior to certification,
Elementary Education students must take and pass the Elementary
Education test and optional subject area test (Major) during the
junior or senior year.
Student Teaching
Students must sign up for student teaching at the Shurmur Education
Institute office not later than January 31 of the academic year
preceding the year in which they wish to do their teaching. An
autobiography, résumé, and formal application must be presented by
this date. Students must make their own transportation arrangements
for getting to and from their student teaching assignments. We try
to place all Education student teachers within the Albion area. We
feel that this provides a multicultural and diverse socioeconomic
context. However, if we are unable to place you within the Albion
area, we will place you as close to Albion as possible (maximum 30
mile radius). Students are not allowed to take other courses, have
a job, or participate in an intercollegiate sport or similar
activity that would interfere with student teaching.
Field Experiences
Field experiences are connected throughout the Elementary Program.
Students will observe in classrooms and gradually begin to teach
small groups and whole classes before student teaching. We also
encourage students to get involved with volunteer programs such as
HOSTS, FLES, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters in addition to the
Elementary Program.
Certification Fee
In October 1988, House Bill No. 5718, specifically Act No. 339, was
approved by the Governor and filed with the Secretary of State.
The Act requires that all certification applicants pay a fee of
$125.00 for the issuance of a provisional certificate. Albion
College is not involved in the collection of the fee. A Detroit
bank will bill the student. Albion College can only recommend a
student for certification; the state does not certify until the
student submits the fee.
Testing
Act 267 of the Public Acts of 1986 requires that all students wishing admission to any Michigan Teacher Education Program must take and pass the
Basic Skills Test administered by National Evaluation Systems, Inc. This test should be taken during the freshman year and no later than the
end of the sophomore year. Student teaching assignments cannot be made until a passing score is received by Albion College. Students will not be eligible to register for 300-level courses if they have not passed the Basic Skills Test.
All students must take and pass the Elementary Education Test and a
subject area test in their major during the junior or senior year. Passing scores must be received before a student can be recommended for Elementary Certification. Cost, dates, sites and fee information for the tests is available in the Registration Book which may be obtained in the Education Department office.
All information about state tests is available in the education department's
main office (Vulgamore 306) or from the Michigan Department of
Education's Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) website.
As requested by the Michigan Department of Education to release
information on institutional reports for teacher tests, we are
reporting that Albion College students who completed the Education
program for certification during the academic year 1999-2000 had a
100% passing rate for the Basic Skills test and the Elementary
Education test. Because only a few students take other
required subject area tests, Albion's pass rates for these tests are
not included by the State in this reporting period.
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