Sending Your Child to the College of Education SOAR 2017

Why Are We All Here? College of Education Curriculum and Instruction (Teacher Licensure) Art Music Exercise Science and Physical Wellness Psychology More than 53 Majors and Concentrations!!

How can you help? Understand the university requirements Understand the program of study and curriculum Understand the student experience Understand the support systems available Understand that the family will change

University Requirements A minimum of 120 semester hours Overall GPA of 2.0 (Licensure is different) General Education (Core Courses) 9 hours Communication (ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, COMM 2025) 9 Hours Humanities and/or Fine Arts (one literature) 6 hours Social/Behavioral Sciences 6 hours History 8 hours Natural Sciences 3 hours Mathematics

University Requirements Upper Division Courses 36 hours of 3000 and 4000 level upper division credit Minimum 50 hours at a 4-year Institution GPA of 2.0 in all major courses www.tntech.edu

Program of Study Programs of Study are available for all majors/concentrations 4 Year Plan for graduation https://www.tntech.edu/education/edadvising/

Course Loads Plan for success Typically 15-17 credit hours each semester 12 credit minimum needed to be a full time student Learning Support classes, based on ACT scores Withdrawing from a class reduces hours, but you lose the effort put in Students more likely to graduate if they maintain 15 hours

What about my work study?? Sample Schedule What about lunch? What about my work study??

Support Systems Career Services: https://www.tntech.edu/career/ Counseling Services: https://www.tntech.edu/counsel/ Financial Aid: https://www.tntech.edu/financialaid/

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Teacher Licensure Office of Teacher Education Admission to Teacher Education GPA 2.75 B or better in FOED courses ACT = 21 or Passing PRAXIS Core Upper Division Courses PRAXIS 2 testing Residency