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Paula Summers Calderon, Dean
The College of Education administratively is composed of the Departments of Educational Leadership and Technology; Teaching and Learning; the Laboratory School. In addition, students in the Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Physics, English, Music and Performing Arts, Visual Art + Design, History and Political Science, Kinesiology and Health Studies, and Mathematics, who are preparing to become teachers are enrolled in the College of Education.
The teaching profession is highly demanding and remarkably complex. A person desiring to become a teacher must maintain academic standards and demonstrate qualifications for successful teaching including satisfactory performance in field experiences. Therefore, the College of Education at Southeastern Louisiana University is committed to recruiting, admitting, retaining and graduating in the Professional Program in Teacher Education only those students who show evidence of being capable of performing in an acceptable manner. Enrollment in the Professional Program does not guarantee that a student will receive the degree or certification sought simply because he/she completes a number of courses or is in the field the required number of hours. Certification requirements are specified by the State Legislature and/or the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and coordinated by the State Department of Education. These requirements are subject to periodic modification, which may not occur at times appropriate for inclusion in the annual publication of the University Catalog. It is the responsibility of the students to make periodic checks for such changes with the academic advisors and/or department heads.
Students are required to submit an application for admission to the Professional Program in Teacher Education. Each candidate’s application must be reviewed for compliance with the standards of Selective Admission and Retention in Teacher Education (SARTE) and by the Dean of the College of Education.
I. Admission Procedures
2. INELIGIBLE: Indicates a student does not meet or maintain criteria for full SARTE
status.
II. Retention Procedures
III. Appeal Procedures
Students who wish to appeal decisions of the SARTE Committee may do so in writing to the Dean of the College of Education.
As part of the College of Education focus on performance-based outcomes, portfolios will be incorporated into the assessment system for students enrolled in an approved Teacher Education Program. Students are required to submit portfolios through Pass-Port, a web-based system that provides candidates, faculty, and administrative staff a system to gather, demonstrate, and evaluate performance data. Candidates must purchase their own subscription to the online portfolio system when they enroll in a course offered through the College of Education (EDUC, EPSY, EDL, ETEC, ECE, EDF, LSED, and SPED prefixes).
The portfolio will (1) allow the student to demonstrate, through reflections, his/her understanding of how the artifacts contained in the portfolio meet the program outcomes; (2) provide a process by which a student can become a reflective practitioner to foster continuous improvement; and (3) document a student’s growth from the Introductory Level (novice stage) to a level of competence as an educator, the Competency Level. Through the portfolio process, evaluators will have an opportunity to identify areas for improvement at each level of assessment and develop a plan for remediation when necessary. By completing and submitting a portfolio, students will gain an understanding that they are ultimately responsible for acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary for being an effective classroom teacher.
The portfolio will consist of artifacts, documents, and evidence, which demonstrate that the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required by the Louisiana Requirements for Initial Certification for certification through the Louisiana Department of Education have been met. Students will be required to submit an Introductory Level Portfolio as a prerequisite to their first methods courses (EDUC 320, 485, 490 or KIN 460 and courses taken concurrently), a Developing Level Portfolio as a requirement for the Student Teaching Residency, and Residency I and II Level Portfolios as a requirement for graduation. Students are to refer to the Pass-Port Help page, http://www.southeastern.edu/acad_research/colleges/edu_hd/student_success/passport/index.html for timelines and content requirements.
After successful completion of all requirements in the Alternate Certification program, students may be eligible for recommendation to the Louisiana Department of Education for teacher certification in their area of certification.
Students in the College of Education must meet the following requirements in addition to the general University requirements listed elsewhere:
Teacher Certification Programs (programs leading to a degree in teacher education and state certification).
*See Scholastic Ratings, this catalog, for explanation of calculation of grade point averages.
The degree of Bachelor of Arts is conferred upon the completion of the curricula in the following fields:
English Education
Social Studies Education
The degree of Bachelor of Science is conferred upon the completion of the curricula in the following fields:
Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3
Elementary Education Grades 1-5
Health and Physical Education Teacher Education
Middle School Education Grades 4-8
Special Education Mild/Moderate for Elementary Education Grades 1-5
Special Education Mild/Moderate for Middle School Grades 4-8
For information on earning Sophomore Honors Distinction, Upper Division Honors Distinction, or the Honors Diploma, please consult The University Honors Program section of this catalog, the Director of the Honors Program, and/or your Department Head.
The College of Education offers two alternative teacher programs: (1) Master of Arts in Teaching, and (2) Certification-Only Alternative Teacher Certification. A complete description of these programs is located in the Graduate Studies section of this catalog.
English
English Education
Kinesiology and Health Studies
Health and Physical Education Teacher Education
History and Political Science
Social Studies Education
Teaching and Learning
Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3
Elementary Education Grades 1-5
Middle School Education Grades 4-8
Special Education Mild/Moderate for Elementary Education Grades 1-5
Special Education Mild/Moderate for Middle School Education Grades 4-8
The State Department of Education regulations for certification of teachers require that teacher candidates complete their student teaching residency under the control and supervision of the institution from which they expect to be graduated. To be eligible for student teaching residency, students must:
Classify as seniors. (They must have at least ninety hours of credit.)
Enroll in classes within Southeastern's College of Education for at least three semesters.
Pass all parts of PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics.
Have a cumulative or degree grade point average of 2.75 and a 2.75 cumulative or degree grade point average in work completed at Southeastern.
Have completed and earned a grade of "C" or better in all required professional courses: Education and Education Psychology.
Have completed and earned a grade of "C" or better in all required courses in their first teaching fields. These courses are identified with a single dagger on the curriculum sheets.
Have completed Education 202 with a grade of "B" or better.
Have completed the courses related to Developing Portfolio with a grade of "C" or better.
Complete and pass Developing Level portfolio.
Apply for student teaching residency the semester prior to the residency. Applications are accepted during the Fall and Spring semesters only.
Have approval of the Director of Student Teaching Residency.
Have a statement from their Department Head certifying that they are competent in the subject material in which they are seeking certification.
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