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Directions
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Teacher Education Application Requirements:
For undergraduate, transfer,
and post-baccalaureate students:
All applicants to the College of Education teacher certification programs must be formally admitted to and be currently enrolled at the University of Idaho (UI) or must apply to UI for the same semester they apply to a teacher education program. Transfer students who meet all application requirements and who plan to pursue Elementary, Secondary, or Special Education should apply for acceptance into the teacher education program prior to taking upper division courses in Curriculum & Instruction Department (except EDCI 301).
APPLICATION DEADLINES
The requirements listed below are minimum
application criteria. Meeting them makes the applicant eligible for
consideration, but does not guarantee admission to the program. Students who
meet these criteria are further evaluated to determine the most qualified
applicants. Information contained within all application materials is
accurate at the time of its preparation; however, such information may change,
and it is the responsibility of the student to check on current validity when
applying.
A student is eligible to make formal application for admission to the
Teacher Education Program when the following criteria have been met:
Criteria for admission to teacher education
programs include:
1)
Initial interview with academic advisor;
2)
cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or better;
3)
have completed, with a minimum of a C in the
following courses: Engl 102, University of Idaho Core
Mathematics Course, Comm 101, and EDCI 201 (including
20 hours of service-learning or FCS 210 for ECDE students);
4)
letter of application;
5)
recommendations;
6)
completion of background check (fingerprint check
through the State Department of Education); and
7)
(when enrollment
projections exceed departmental resources) a competitive interview.
Initial Requirements – Complete the Cover Sheet, linked here,
and place on top of your application.
Declaration of Prior
Certification Irregularities or Legal Convictions linked here.
Letter of Application – Download the instructions, linked here,
follow the directions and draft a letter of application to program faculty
(there will be no opportunity to redeem your work – so make sure you submit
your best work). You will be asked to
address the College’s Conceptual Framework,
linked here.
Return
the completed Cover Sheet and Letter of Application to: Student
Services Office, College of Education – 3080, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
83844-3080
Initial Interview with your
academic advisor – Download
the Interview Form, linked here. Set up a meeting time with your academic
advisor and leave the interview form with your academic advisor after that
meeting. Your academic advisor will make
notes on the interview and return the form to THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS OFFICE OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION,
EDUCATION BUILDING - Room 212, in an envelope marked “Confidential.”
Recommendation Forms – Download two copies of the recommendation
form, linked
here. Complete the first page of the
recommendation form concerning the Family
Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, and ensure that this page
accompanies the recommendation form at all times. Then, give the recommendation forms to two
professionals who know you well and can provide knowledgeable comments about
your potential as a preservice teacher.
Inform the two professionals that when the recommendation forms are
complete, they are to return it in a sealed envelope with their signature
across the seal to:
Student
Services Office
College
of Education
PO
Box 443080
University
of Idaho
Moscow,
ID 83844-3080
A
competitive interview - When enrollment projections exceed departmental
resources to support student numbers in any given program, a competitive
interview with program faculty will determine who is accepted to the program
and who will need to wait for another opportunity to apply to the program. Faculty will use questions from the list of
questions, linked
here. If a secondary interview is
warranted, students will be contacted with the place, day, and time for the
secondary interview.