Policies & Procedures
Standing
Academic Standing
Academic Good Standing requires a 2.5 cumulative GPA, and the following:
- 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 block), the course must be retaken before proceeding to the next block. If it is a non-authorized professional education course (not part of a block), it must be retaken before student teaching.
- 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.
- Candidates for the Elementary, Early Childhood, and Elementary/Exceptional Needs license 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.
- Elementary students must attain a 2.5 GPA in the area of concentration, academic minor, or license addition.
- 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.
