Requirements for Admission to the Program

In order for a student to be admitted to the Teacher Education Program, the student must:

1. Complete CUR 300, Survey of Education with Field Experiences; or CUR 302, Orientation and Field Experiences; or CEL 301, Introduction to Elementary Education with a C or better;

2. Make application for admission to the Teacher Education Program;

3. Meet test requirement for one of the following:

a. Praxis PPST (Pre-Professional Skills Test) or
b. Praxis CBT (Computer-Based Academic Skills Assessment) or
c. Communications Skills and General Knowledge tests of the National Teacher Examination (these tests must have been taken before July 1, 1997) or
d. ACT composite score of 21 with no subtest below 18 or a SAT composite of 860 on tests taken prior to college or university admission

4. Have at least a 2.5 grade point average on the 44 hours of General Education coursework;

5. Have completed the 44 hours of general education requirements plus one other 3-hour course from any area of general educaiton, computer science, computer information systems, or foreign language;

6. Have a recommendation by majority of department/division faculty.

Requirements for Student Teaching

Prerequisites for ALL student teachers:

1. Senior standing (87 and over semester hours);
2. Nine hours in residence in his teaching field;
3. Grade point average of 2.5 on all course work taken;
4. Completion of prerequisite courses as shown in catalog;
5. Submission of application for admission to the Student Teaching Program;
6. Recommendation by majority of department/division faculty;
7. Passage of the appropriate Praxis II Subject Assessment and the Principles of Learning and Teaching Tests or the Professional Knowledge test of the National Teacher Exam. The Professional Knowledge test must have been taken prior to August 1997.

Requirements for Completion of the Program

In order to complete the Teacher Education Program and to qualify for a Mississippi teaching license, an applicant must complete all requirements for the appropriate degree, meet all the minimum course requirements, pass the appropriate Praxis Series tests or the National Teacher Examination tests, and submit an application for licensure to the Mississippi Department of Education. The applicant is responsible for having his or her Praxis and/or NTE scores sent to the Mississippi Department of Education and Delta State University. Students who are exempt from the PPST based on ACT or SAT scores must pass either ENG 300 (Writing Proficiency Examination) or the PPST/CBT Writing test or complete ENG 301.