Policies & Procedures

Standing

Academic Standing
Academic Good Standing requires a 2.5 cumulative GPA, and the following:
  1. Students must earn a C or higher in each professional education course. Any course in this category with a grade of C- or lower must be repeated. If the course is part of a group of courses taken during the same semester (a cluster or block), the course must be retaken before proceeding to the next cluster or block. If it is a non-authorized professional education course (not part of a cluster or block), it must be retaken before student teaching. 
  2. To student teach, students must attain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 in all required professional education courses and meet other student teaching requirements as specified by the program. 
  3. Candidates for the Elementary, Early Childhood, and Elementary/Exceptional Needs must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 in content courses within each of the following areas: Language Arts, Fine Arts,  Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. 
  4. Elementary students must attain a 2.5 GPA in the area of concentration, academic minor, or license addition. 
  5. Secondary and All-grades majors must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in their content areas, except for Mathematics Education majors, who must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in the content area.

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