Module 1: College Advising
College of Education & Behavioral Science

Educational Leadership

Jones Hall 323
Box 91
898-2855
898-2859(fax)
James O. Huffman, Chair

Courses in the Department of Educational Leadership are designed to meet the professional needs of students planning to teach. Persons preparing to teach in the secondary school must earn a major in an endorsable teaching field, complete appropriate General Education requirements, and minor in Secondary Education. The Secondary Education minor is offered through this department. A non-teaching minor in Education is also offered.

Secondary Education Minor Requirements, effective fall 2005

*READ 3340, Teaching Reading in Secondary School is required of English majors in lieu of READ 4460.

Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Education Program
The post-baccalaureate teacher education program is designed for individuals who have completed baccalaureate degrees but who did not complete teacher preparation. The College of Education and Behavioral Science requires candidates to address any course and program deficiencies in their undergraduate education to ensure the attainment of the knowledge and skills required in general education, professional education, and the major for the teaching field. The teacher licensure analyst will determine additional coursework and program requirements. Transcript analysis forms for the post-baccalaureate program are available in McWherter Learning Resources Center 173.

Typically, students who are enrolled in the post-baccalaureate teacher licensure program are considered non-degree seeking students who will not earn a second Bachelors Degree and are not classified as declared majors within an academic department. The MTSU Admissions Office does not evaluate transcripts of individuals who apply for admission through the post-baccalaureate program. The Teacher Licensure Office and the academic department of the licensure subject area determine requirements for a selected teacher licensure area.

Admission to Teacher Education
Students who wish to prepare for careers as teachers must make formal application for admission to the teacher education program. Applications must be filed no later than the second semester of the sophomore year. Students who transfer to Middle Tennessee State University after the completion of their sophomore year, or with more than 45 semester hours of credit, must make application during their first semester of residence at MTSU. Admission to teacher education is a prerequisite to enrollment in upper-division courses in Elementary Education (ELED), Reading (READ), Special Education (SPED) (except SPED 3010), Foundations of Education (FOED), and Youth Education (YOED).

To be formally admitted to the teacher education program, one must:

1. complete the admission application;
2. have acceptable scores on the Pre-Professional Skills Test of Reading, Mathematics, and Writing as set by the Tennessee State Board of Education;
3. complete at least 45 semester hours with at least 6 semester hours at MTSU;
4. complete FOED 1110 and FOED 2110 (or approved substitutes);
5. have an overall grade point average of 2.50 (grades earned in basic and ACT/COMPASS prescribed courses are not used in computation of the required average);
6. have three favorable professional interviews;
7. have disciplinary clearance from the Office of Teacher Education.

Application forms for admission to teacher education are available in the Office of Professional Laboratory Experiences, McWherter Learning Resources Center 170.

Licensure of Teachers
Completion of an approved program and recommendation by the University is required for a Tennessee Probationary Teacher’s License. Forms for making application for the initial Tennessee Teachers License are available in the Teacher Licensing Office, McWherter Learning Resources Center 173.

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