Requirements

Admission Requirements: Teacher Education Program (Stage II)

General Requirements

The Applicant must:

  • Be enrolled at Kentucky Christian University.
  • Submit a formal application for admission to the Keeran School of Education.
  • Have on file in the Keeran School of Education a signed and dated Verification of Federal Background Check from the district where the candidate will be placed for clinical field experience and a Child Abuse and Neglect Check.  These reports must not show any convictions that would disallow the candidate from serving as an employee in the school district.
  • Keep the address, phone number, level of certification, area of specialization, and other changeable information up to date in the Education Office.
  • Sign a declaration acknowledging awareness of information required for certification in the state of Kentucky and the completion of the Keeran School of Education program.
  • Successfully completed 60 college credit hours.

Knowledge Requirements:

  • Meet the required passing scores on the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators test in reading (156), writing (162), and mathematics (150) or the ACT with a composite score of 22 or the corresponding minimum scores: Reading – 20, English – 18, Math – 19. An applicant may use a combination of ACT and CASE minimum scores to meet the requirements.
  • Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or higher or a 3.0-grade point average for the last 30 hours of completed coursework.
  • If an applicant has a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale. The educator preparation provider may admit the applicant to an approved undergraduate certification educator preparation program if the applicant is within five points of one or more of the corresponding minimum scores on the CASE assessment only: Reading (5713) – 151, Writing (5723) – 157) and Math (5733) – 145.
  • Successfully complete each of the following courses with a course grade of “C” or better. English Composition I, English Composition II, Fundamentals of Speech, Intro to Education, Sophomore Practicum, and Intermediate Algebra (or higher).

Professional Requirements:

  • Have satisfactorily completed Stage I of Clinical Experience by completing all required field experience hours, including documenting contact with students from appropriate diverse demographic groups, for all 100, and 200 level education courses and entered the hours into the Kentucky Field Experience Tracking System (KFETS).
  • Review and sign a declaration to uphold the Professional Code of Ethics for Kentucky School Personnel defined in 704KAR20:680.
  • Agree to uphold the Model Code of Ethics for Educators (MCEE).
  • Demonstrate foundational knowledge of each of the Kentucky Teacher Performance/ InTASC Standards and 21st Century Skills by electronically submitting all required Key Assessments into Taskstream having received NO “ineffective” ratings.

Professional Dispositions:

  • Have a signed statement indicating understanding and commitment to developing the expected professional dispositions.
  • Be evaluated in educational foundation courses and by a minimum of 3 faculty/staff members outside of the education department. For any areas scored 1-ineffective, the candidate will develop/ implement a “success plan” as verified by the Dean of the Keeran School of Education
  • Demonstrate appropriate characteristics of a preservice teacher by receiving a NO Level 1(ineffective) rating on each section of the interview reflection and reporting document completed by the Teacher Education Advisory Council members

Final Requirements:

  • Receive a positive final recommendation on the Recommendation for Admission to the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program.  An education faculty member, a content faculty member, and a P-12 teacher must cooperatively complete this evaluation.

Criteria for admission to any undergraduate teacher education program is subject to institutional and state requirement changes.

WELL PREPARED

“Thank you so much, Dr. Brickey! I was well prepared, both educationally and most importantly, spiritually. I will forever remember this experience. I pray I can continue to make Yancey School of Nursing proud as I practice my career.”

Nephtalie Fleur, Class of 2022

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