Teacher Education

• Admission to Teacher Education
• Admission to Student Teaching/Concurrent
• Teacher Education Handbook
• Oklahoma Reading Test
• Assessments
• Professional Education Associations
• Transfer Information for Teacher Education

Future Teachers Scholarship

• Information
• 2013-2014 Application

If you are interested in beginning the journey to become a professional educator, the Teacher Education Handbook will guide you through that process. The requirements and procedures may be challenging at times, but the reward will come when you are standing in your own classroom looking into the eyes of your students and influencing tomorrow. Use the handbook throughout the program to assist you in making decisions about when to meet each requirement, about when to submit applications, and about many other components of the process. Teacher Education Services will assist you in this adventure; the office is located in the Education Building (EDU) 207.

Congratulations on the path you have selected; it will change your life forever!

Admission to Teacher Education -- first nine weeks of the fall/spring semester

• Teacher Education Admission Application

Deadline R1: February 1, 2013
Deadline R2: March 15, 2013

All steps are necessary in order for applications to be considered.

Application Steps

• Complete Application
  • Information
  • Major GPA Requirements
  • Teacher Education & Overall GPA Requirements
  • Felony Questionnaire & Accuracy Statement - Current Background Check
  • Departmental Advisement Requirements
  • Code of Ethics (if not completed previously)

• Attach
  • Advisor's copy of UCO Transcript (see advisor's office) UCOnnect transcripts will not be accepted
  • Transcripts from other universities if all course work is not listed on the unofficial UCO transcript
  • Documentation of experiences working with children (enrollment in PTE 3023 or other)
  • A copy of your official OGET scores
  • Activate PASS-Port (If you have not taken PTE 3023, please see TES)
• Schedule an interview with department chair / program coordinator / or administrative assistant
  (documented by signature on the application, p. 6)
• Sign
  • Felony Questionnaire, Accuracy Statement (p. 5)
  • Code of Ethics (if not completed previously)
• Submit completed application packet to Teacher Education Services, EDU 207 by deadline. (No Exceptions)

Individual files will be established after receiving your application and will be sent to your departmental faculty advisor for your advisement interview.

Admission to Student Teaching/Concurrent -- first three weeks of fall/spring semester

• Download Student Teaching Handbook
• Download Mentor Teacher Handbook

Deadline: February 1, 2013

Student Teaching/Concurrent Application

Candidates planning to student teach during the Fall 2012 semester must complete all steps in order for the application to be considered.

Application Steps

• Meet all requirements for Teacher Education and Student Teaching including background check
• Complete Application
  • Information page
  • Student Teaching Placement Preferences
  • Major GPA Requirement
  • Teacher Education GPA Requirements
  • Methods Requirements
  • Felony Questionnaire and Accuracy Statements - Current Background Check
  • Department Advisement Requirements
  • Biographical Information
  • Foreign Language Verification Page and Documentation - Proficiency Form
  • Code of Ethics (if not completed previously)
• Attach
  • Advisor's copy of UCO Transcript (see advisor's office). UCOnnect transcript will not be accepted.
  • Transcripts from other universities if all course work is not listed on the unofficial UCO transcript
  • Copy of official OGET (if not previously submitted) and official OSAT score results if available (OSAT may be taken during application semester. It must be passed prior to student teaching) For Modern Language majors the OPI test must be passed prior to student teaching.

• Completion of Passport Portal 1 and Field Experiences 1 and 2
  The electronic portfolio should be up-to-date with all applicable artifacts submitted and assessed prior to student teaching 
• Obtain department chair or designated person's signature on recommendation for student teaching
• Complete and Sign Felony Questionnaire, Accuracy Statement
• Submit completed application packet to Teacher Education Services, EDU 207 by deadline (No Exceptions)
• Sign up and attend mandatory small group meetings

REMEMBER!!!
If you do not submit your student teaching application to EDU 207 by the due date, you may jeopardize your opportunity to student teach in the semester you have planned.

Oklahoma Reading Test

House Bill 1581 states that beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, all institutions with The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education that offer elementary, early childhood, and special education programs approved by the Commission for Teacher Preparation shall incorporate into those programs the requirement that teacher candidates study the five elements of reading instruction...

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