Welcome to Western Illinois

University and the

College of Education &Human Services

ADVISORS Angi Comrie

Secondary Education

Jeanne Gage ELED, ECH, SPED, and BIED (last names K-Z)

Tammy Wilson ELED, ECH, SPED, and BIED (last names A-J)

Student Degree Plan All students along with their advisors

will create a Student Degree Plan. This plan will include general education and major requirements.

This plan along with the WARD (Western’s Audit of Requirements for Degrees) Report is used in advising sessions to ensure that students complete all courses required for graduation.

Both the Student Degree Plan and WARD are available on STARS.

GPA Requirement 2.75 cumulative and major GPA for entrance to

Teacher Education Program (end of 3rd semester) and junior/senior level departmental courses. (PE requires minimum 2.50 GPA)

2.5 needed for all freshmen/sophomore level major departmental courses. SPED & ECH majors must earn a minimum 2.50

cumulative GPA their first semester to enroll in the first major course during the second semester freshman year.

Elementary and Bilingual majors need the 2.50 minimum GPA by end of freshman year to enroll in their first major course, first semester sophomore year.

The Illinois State Board of Education requires all candidates seeking teacher licensure to obtain a grade of “C” or better in all directed general education courses, all core courses and all courses in the option. Note: C- is below a C.

TEACHER EDUCATIONGENERAL INFORMATION

Teacher Education programs are not available for GRAD Trac.

Bilingual Education 5 year program. Some summer work may be needed. Study abroad required during junior year. Additional Spanish courses may be needed. Must become proficient in oral and written Spanish

Early Childhood Program 4 year program requires summer work or 18 s.h. each

semester. Sequential program.

Elementary Education 4 year program. Sequential program.

Teacher Education General Information Continued….

Special Education Program K-High School 4 year program. Sequential program.

Dual Licensure Program Student’s major in Special Education, receive licensure

for both Special Education and Elementary Education. Take additional Elementary Education required

courses. 4 1/2 year program; some summer work may be

needed. Physical Education

K-12 4 year program Sequential program

Teacher Education Program (TEP)

Must meet all requirements by end of sophomore year: 2.75 (2.50 for PE) cumulative & major GPA. Minimum grade of “C” in ENG 180, 280, COMM

241 and required MATH course. Reflective Paper ICTS Test of Academic Proficiency: $125 (computer-

based test) or ACT Plus Writing ($50.50) or SAT ($50)

Technology Competency Assessment: $25 On-line Safety Training Fingerprint Criminal Background check: $50-

$51.75 National Sex Offender, Convicted

Methamphetamine Manufacturer and Illinois State Police Child Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registries will also be checked.

ICTS CERTIFICATION TESTS

Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP). $125 fee 5 time test limit Must pass all four areas (Math, Reading

Comprehension, Language Arts and Writing) http://www.il.nesinc.com/

ACT Plus Writing. $50.50 http://www.actstudent.org/ Must have a comprehensive score of 22

SAT. $50 http://sat.collegeboard.org/home Must have a composite score of 1030 on the

mathematics and critical reading sections of the SAT

Required for entrance into TEP (sophomore year).

ICTS CERTIFICATION TESTS

Content Tests. Required for student teaching clearance. SPED & BIED majors have 2 content tests. Dual Licensure requires 3 content tests

Assessment of Professional Teaching. Required for licensure.

Paper based test fees: $60 plus $26 processing fee

Computer based test fess: $125

PRE-STUDENT TEACHING FIELD EXPERIENCES

Students will complete a variety of field experiences prior to student teaching semester Observations Tutoring/aiding in the classroom “Block” pre-student teaching

All placement arrangements are made by the instructor

Student will be responsible for their own transportation (within 50-60 miles of campus)

STUDENT TEACHING Apply for student teaching one year prior. Student chooses region they wish to teach in,

placement is made by WIU officials. Student Teaching Regions.

Chicago suburbs (requires 3.0 GPA and most require an interview).

Chicago city. Quad Cities. Western Central Illinois.

Requirements. Acceptance to TEP. All course work must be completed. Successful completion of all required content tests. Successful completion of ELL modules TB skin test. Fingerprint Criminal background check. National Sex Offender, Convicted Methamphetamine

Manufacturer and Illinois State Police Child Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registries will be checked

Advisor/Family Member Relationship

Initial resource and referral. General concepts, procedures and

policies. Due to FERPA (Federal Education Right

to Privacy Act) advisors cannot release information to family members without the consent of the student and appropriate documentation on file with the university.

Parent Guest Access Students may grant online access to their records to multiple guests (maximum

of 5) by selecting Parent and Guest Account Management from the STARS menu. Students may provide different levels of access to their STARS account information for each guest. When a student creates a guest account, the guest is assigned a WIU ID Number and password. The student is responsible for communicating this information to the guest. The guest will use these two items to login to Parent and Guest Access.

Questions

This presentation is available for review on our web site:

www.wiu.edu/cpep