College of Education

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College of Education

• Post-Graduate
• Teacher Certification Program
• Information Session

Texas State University-San Marcos is a member of
the Texas State University System
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• Texas State University offers a traditional
  teacher education program with several delivery
  options.
• We do not offer alternative certification, nor
  is our program the quickest way to get
  certified.
• Well educated, properly prepared teachers are
  more likely to be successful in the classroom.

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We require the following for recommendation for
teacher certification

• Coursework
• Field Experiences
• Student Teaching
• Passing scores on the appropriate exams

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Eligibility

• Bachelors Degree from an Accredited College or
  University
• AND
• 2.5 overall GPA in all college coursework
• Texas Administrative Code-Title 19, part 7,
  chapter 227, states that candidates
• seeking teacher certification must
  have an overall GPA of at least 2.5 or at
• least 2.5 in the last 60 semester
  credit hours
• OR
• 2.50 GPA in the last 60 hours of college
  coursework
• OR
• New courseworks GPA taken after the initial
  degree was awarded-number of hours required
  varies
• OR
• Admission to a Texas State University Masters
  Degree program
• OR
• An advanced degree

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EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH GRADE 6

• ESL Generalist
• Certification 36 credit hours plus student
  teaching
• CMED 36 credit hours plus student teaching
• Bilingual Generalist
• Certification 36 credit hours plus student
  teaching and proficiency in Spanish
• CMED 36 credit hours plus student teaching
  
  and proficiency in Spanish
• Certification with a Master of Education

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GRADE 4 THROUGH GRADE 8

• Generalist
• English/Language Arts Reading/Social Studies
  Composite
• Mathematics
• Science
• Mathematics/Science Composite
• These plans require between 27 and 33 hours of
  coursework plus student teaching to complete
  certification, and about 36 hours for
  certification and a Masters Degree (CMED).

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GRADE 8 THROUGH GRADE 12

• All plans require at least 15 credit hours of
  Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility
  coursework plus student teaching for
  certification. Students may also be required to
  complete additional or remediation coursework in
  their selected content area. Approximately 36
  credit hours are required for certification and a
  Masters Degree in Secondary Education - CMED in
  secondary education.
• Agricultural Science and Technology
• Business Education
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Dance
• (Internet based courses are available for 8-12
  and All-level certifications, excluding Special
  Education)

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GRADE 8 THROUGH GRADE 12

• English Language Arts Reading
• Family and Consumer Science
• French
• German
• History
• Hospitality, Food Science, and Nutrition
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Journalism
• (Students selecting Journalism must select
  a second teaching field.)

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GRADE 8 THROUGH GRADE 12

• Life Science (Biology)
• Mathematics
• Physical Science (Chemistry and Physics)
• Social Studies Composite (History, Geography,
  Government, and Economics)
• Spanish
• Speech
• Technology Education

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ALL-LEVEL CERTIFICATION (EC-12)

• Art
• Health
• Music

• Physical Education
• Theatre
• Special Education

All-Level Art, Health, Music, Physical Education,
and Theatre plans require 15 credit hours of
Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility courses
plus student teaching for certification.
Students may also need to complete additional or
remediation coursework in their selected content
area. Approximately 36 credit hours are required
for CMED in secondary education
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ALL-LEVEL SPECIAL EDUCATION(Career Alternatives
for Special Education (CASE) Program

• Certification or Certification and Masters
  Degree
• 24 credit hours of Special Education coursework
• 24 credit hours of Pedagogy and Professional
• Responsibility coursework
• Student teaching or Internship
• (total of 48 credit hours)
• CASE students will fulfill their Field
  Experience requirement through the Practicum
  course-SPED 5389.

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SUPPLEMENTAL ENDORSEMENTS (FOR CERTIFIED
TEACHERS ONLY)

• May be added by exam or through coursework
• Bilingual Supplemental (Spanish)
• English as a Second Language
• Gifted and Talented
• Special Education Supplemental

• Must go through a program to add these
  certificates
• Drivers Education
• Educational Diagnostician
• Master Math Teacher
• Master Reading Teacher
• Master Science Teacher
• Master Technology Teacher
• Reading Specialist

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Application Procedures

• Apply to the Graduate College (10 fee for
  certification-seeking, 40 or 50 fee for
  degree-seeking) and submit official transcripts.
• After receiving your acceptance letter from the
  Graduate College, fill out the Certification Plan
  Request Form and submit the 75 fee to the Center
  for Student and Professional Services in the
  Office of Educator Preparation- education
  building 2016 or apply on-line by clicking here.
• Certification Plans take 4 to 6 weeks for
  processing and preparation and will not be
  written until you have been accepted through the
  Graduate College.
• We do not give refunds!

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• Certification only
• Take coursework to fulfill certification
  requirements
• OR
• Certification and Masters Degree
• Take coursework to fulfill certification
  requirements and complete coursework required for
  M.Ed.

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• If youre in doubt about your GPA,
• apply to the Graduate College as a teacher
  certification seeking student and your overall
  GPA and last 60 hours GPA will be calculated.
• If you do not meet eligibility criteria for
  TEACHER CERTIFICATION, you will receive
  notification from the Graduate College, followed
  by a letter from the
• Office of Educator Preparation explaining
• how you can become eligible.

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Graduate College Admission Deadlines for Degree
Seeking Students

• For Fall Semester June 15th
• For Spring Semester October 15th
• For Summer I Session April 15th
• For Summer II Session June 1st
• It is possible to begin as Certification-Seeking
  and switch to Degree-Seeking through the Graduate
  College.
• However, only 6 hours of Post-Graduate coursework
  taken as a certification-seeking only student can
  be applied to a degree program once admitted as a
  degree-seeking student.

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Certification Course Options

• Our certification courses are offered at the
  Graduate level for all Post-Baccalaureate
  students. These courses are offered in the
  following ways
• Evening courses here at the San Marcos campus
• Evening courses at the Round Rock Higher
  Education Center
• Online courses (available for Secondary/All-level
  students only)
• Some coursework is available during the daymust
  see an advisor for information regarding daytime
  courses.
• Additional coursework needed for the content area
  will not be available online or in Round Rock in
  most cases.

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Required Field Experience

• Post-Baccalaureate students will be
  responsible for completing field experience on
  their own, usually during the long semester prior
  to student teaching. Field experience is part of
  a class that you will take for certification.
  Your professors will give you more information
  regarding this requirement.
• (see the following website http//www.education.
  txstate.edu/oep
• for required forms.)
• Students will be responsible for completing 30
  hours of observation as well as other activities
  related to the observation experience.

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Student Teaching

• All students are required to complete 13-14 weeks
  of full-time, unpaid student teaching during one
  long semester (fall or spring).
• Student teachers are placed in districts in the
  greater Austin, San Marcos, and San Antonio
  corridor. We also have partnerships in the
  Houston and Dallas areas.
• Students must attend a mandatory Student Teacher
  Round-Up at the beginning of the long semester
  prior to the student teaching semester.
• (Check the website for dates)
• Student teaching is always the last requirement
  to complete. All other coursework must be
  completed prior to student teaching.

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Certification Exams

• All Certification-seeking students must pass the
  appropriate State-mandated exams (ExCET/TExES)
  for their content area, and a TExES exam for the
  PPR. Foreign language certificates also require
  the TOPT.
• The PPR Exam will cover age appropriate teaching
  methods, classroom management, etc.
• The Content Area Exam will cover the course
  content that you will be teaching.
• Please refer to your certification plan for the
  date by which you should take your content area
  exam, or for content area coursework
  requirements.

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Certification Exam Requirements

• A practice test is required before test
  approval will be given for the real PPR. This
  practice exam is usually taken the semester prior
  to student teaching.
• Some content area exams have practice tests held
  in their respective departments. Please visit
  www.education.txstate/oep and click on
  TExES/TOPT for more information.

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Remember

• A Certification Plan does not guarantee course
  availability. You may not be able to begin
  coursework or complete required courses in your
  desired timeframe. Advanced Registration is the
  best way to register for necessary courses.

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Contacts in the Office of Educator
PreparationEducation Building 2016PHONE (512)
245-7880 601 University Drive
FAX [phone] San Marcos,
TX 78666 www.education.txstate.edu/oep

• Dr. Liz Stephens
• Director
• lizstephens_at_txstate.edu
• Ms. Carolyn McCall
• Co-Director
• cm06_at_txstate.edu
• Ms. Jan Schaefer
• Certification Officer
• janschaefer_at_txstate.edu

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
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Contacts for Masters Programs

• CMED Secondary Education
• (Elementary/Middle School) (8-12 and All-level)
• Ms. Carolyn McCall Dr. Gene Martin
• cm06_at_txstate.edu gm01_at_txstate.edu
• www.txstate.edu/education/grads
  econdary
• CASE MAC
• (Special Education) (Physical Education)
• Dr. Larry Wheeler Dr. John Walker
• lw06_at_txstate.edu jw18_at_txstate.edu
• http//www.education.txstate.edu/ci/degrees-progra
  ms/graduate/CASE.html

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Important Advising Note

• Visit the Office of Educator Preparation website
  frequently for important dates, forms, and
  information. www.education.txstate.edu/oep
• We cannot effectively advise students without
  a certification plan. After you receive your
  plan, call the Office of Educator Preparation at
  [phone] to schedule an appointment for
  advising or email Jan Schaefer at
  js77_at_txstate.edu

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Signature Form(Please print and submit with your
Certification Plan Request Form and Fee.)

• I have read and understand the on-line
  info-session. I understand that I am responsible
  for the applications and procedures outlined in
  this presentation. I understand that it is in my
  best interest to print a copy of this
  presentation for future reference.
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• PRINT NAME STUDENT ID NUMBER
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