2016-17

OSU Check Sheet for Teacher Certification and Recommendation for English  (Grades 6-12)

 (Successful Completion of these requirements DOES NOT result in completion of a degree)

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_______        Apply for Admission to Professional Education http://tinyurl.com/osuprofedapp (must apply first semester)

        Requirements for Full Admission to and Retention in Professional Education (cannot be waived):

_______        Maintain a 2.50 Overall Cumulative Retention GPA(includes all undergraduate and graduate coursework for grad students)

_______        Pass the Oklahoma General Education Test (OGET) - sign up at http://www.ceoe.nesinc.com 

_______        ”C” or better in a Foundations of Education Course AND a Field Experience (see Prof Ed Courses below for details)

_______        Begin Professional Portfolio with Submission 1 (in CIED 3313) Purchase LiveText at OSU Bookstore or at http://livetext.com $115

_______        Demonstrate Competency in a Foreign Language (2 years of high school in the same language with grades of “B” or

better, or 5 college hours with a grade of “C” or better.)

_______        Pass Portfolio Submission 2 (completed in CIED 4713)

_______        Pass Portfolio Submission 3 (completed in CIED 4720)                  

_______        Pass the other Certification Exams for Oklahoma Educators (sign up at http://www.ceoe.nesinc.com):

              _______        OSAT-English  (Must pass prior to student teaching placement)                           _______        OPTE        

_______        Hold a bachelor’s degree from OSU in Secondary Education English (includes coursework listed below), OR

_______        Hold a bachelor’s degree and complete the following coursework

 Status          Professional Education Courses (39) hours needed; 2.50 GPA and no grade below “C”)

Placement in field experiences or clinical practice (student teaching) is not guaranteed.  Exhibiting professional dispositions, approval by program faculty, and acceptance by a school are all factors in eligibility for placements.

_______        Foundations of Education: SCFD 3223, 4123, 5223, or  5883†                                                            

_______        Field Experiences: CIED 3313 or 5850† ($17 OSBI name-based background check and must pass Portfolio Submission 1)

_______        Human Growth & Development: EPSY 3413 or 3213  or 5103†

_______        Exceptional Child: SPED 3202, or 5633†

_______        Technology: EDTC 3123

_______        Teaching Writing in the Secondary Schools: CIED 4193

_______        Teaching Grammar in the Secondary Schools: CIED 4093

_______        Young Adult Literature: CIED 4313

_______  Reading for Secondary Teachers: CIED 4473  

_______        Methods:  CIED 4713*†  (Must pass Portfolio Submission 2 in this course)

_______        Planning & Management: CIED 4724* ($59 federal fingerprint background check)

Student Teaching Block,  (Full Admission, 60 hours field experience, and passing OSAT score required prior to placement)

_______        Student Teaching: CIED 4720* (6 hours) (must pass Portfolio Submission 3 in this course)

_______        PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION HOURS NEEDED                        PROFESSIONAL ED GPA:_______                                       

Status         Specialization Courses (54 hours needed; 2.75 GPA and no grade below “C”)

_______        Composition I: ENGL 1113 or 1313

_______        Composition II: ENGL 1213, 1413 or Technical Writing: ENGL 3323 (See Academic Regulation 3.5 in catalog)

_______        Introduction to Film:  ENGL 2453

_______        Survey of British Literature I: ENGL 2543

_______        Survey of British Literature II: ENGL 2653

_______        Survey of American Literature I: ENGL 2773

_______        Survey of American Literature II: ENGL 2883

_______        Non-Western Survey: ENGL 2963

_______        (3 hrs.) Native American Literature: ENGL 3183, Readings in Postcolonial & Multiethnic Literature: ENGL 3190,

African-American Literature: ENGL 3193, Readings in the American Experience: ENGL 3813 or ENGL 4230 (3), Literature of Diversity

_______        Advanced Composition: ENGL 3203

_______        Criticism: ENGL 3243 or 3263

_______        (3hrs.)  ENGL 4000-level course in Literature before 1800

_______        English Grammar: ENGL 4013

_______        (3 hrs.) Aesthetics of Film: ENGL 4263, Culture & the Moving Image: ENGL 4450, or Contemporary International

Cinema: ENGL 4350

_______        Studies in Modernism: ENGL 4310 (3 hrs.) or Studies in Postmodernism: ENGL 4320 (3 hrs.)

_______        Shakespeare: ENGL 4723 (or  3933 in consultation with advisor)

_______        Philosophy of Art and Literature: PHIL 4113, Philosophy in Literature: PHIL 4453, or Any 4000-level English Course

_______        Intro to Speech Communications:  SPCH 2713

_______        SPECIALIZATION HOURS NEEDED                                SPECIALIZATION GPA:_______

_______        TOTAL HOURS NEEDED                                        GRAD RETENTION/CUMULATIVE GPA:_______

* Must be fully admitted to Professional Education prior to enrollment    † Course approved for graduate credit

Additional OSU/OSRHE/OCTP policies:  Lower division courses may not be substituted for upper division courses.  Admission requirements cannot be waived.  The student appeal process and other policies are available on the Professional Education website.

Office of Professional Education, 325 Willard, Stillwater, OK  74078-0431, 405.744.6252, Fax: 405.744.1834 http://www.okstate.edu/peu

The following signature indicates the student has read and understands this checklist:

Name: ________________________________________________________     Date: _________________________