Requirements

• A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 overall in accordance with ASU policy, 2.75 in professional studies listed on the ALSDE approved checklist for the program, and 2.75 in the teaching field listed on the ALSDE approved checklist for the program.
• Remedial courses may not be used to meet approved program requirements.
• No grade below a “C” in any of the coursework completed on the ALSDE approved checklist;
• Passing score on all three portions of the Alabama Educators Certification Test Part I (ACT Work Keys AECAP—Part I) Praxis Core (Basic Skills Test) (If taken and passed prior to 8/31/2017, APTT scores will be accepted until 8/31/2022 for certification by the ALSDE)
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Mathematics
• Completion of EDU 100, EDU 300, and the additional professional studies courses that may be taken prior to being admitted to the EPP;
• Successful performance in the pre-professional field experiences (EDU 300 and any of the additional professional studies courses that may be taken prior to admission to EPP);
• The completion of a satisfactory interview by department faculty to determine the student’s personal qualities, dispositions, and potential for teaching;
• The receipt of three (3) recommendation letters with at least one (1) from an ASU professor that has taught the student; and
• ABI/FBI Background Clearance.