Teacher Education Program

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Welcome to the Teacher Education Program in the Department of Social Sciences and Education at Talladega College. This Handbook is designed to provide you with information on the development procedures, guidelines and state requirements related to the Teacher Education Program.

Candidates can choose to complete a TEACHER Education Program in the following areas:

• English Language Arts, valid for grades 6 – 12
• History,  valid for grades 6 – 12
• Mathematics, valid for grades 6 – 12
• Biology, valid for grades 6 – 12

• The student must have completed an application to the Teacher Education Program (TEP) and that application must be on file in the Dean's office. This application is usually completed in EDU 110.
• The student must have requested recommendations from at least two Talladega College faculty members AND those recommendation forms must be completed and on file in the Certification office.
• The student must have a cleared background check through the ABI/FBI. Please go to the following website to find a fingerprint site convenient for you: https: www.cogentid.com/al/index_ade.htm.
• The student must have earned a passing Score on the Basic Skills Assessment portion of Alabama Educator Certification Testing Program.. (See http://www.act.org/alabamapttp .)
• The student must have already completed and passed all required general curriculum courses.
• The student must have a GPA of 2.5 or above in his/her overall (all classes counted together) with no grade below "C" in professional education curriculum or in the teaching field curriculum.
• The student must have a GPA of 2.5 or above in his/her basic curriculum.
• The student must have a GPA of 2.5 or above in his/her teaching field curriculum with no grade below "C" in this area.
• The student must have a GPA of 2.5 or above in his/her professional field curriculum with no grade below "C" in this area.

Please note, the above certification levels are for the State of Alabama only. Also, the information represented in this handbook is subject to change; therefore, candidates need to stay informed of changes in their programs by communicating regularly with their academic advisor and checking their Talladega College email account.

• Lisa Long, Interim Dean Eunice Walker Johnson Division of Social Sciences and Education
  email: lelong@talladega.edu
• Edwinta Merriweather, Ed. D. Chair- Department of Education; Eunice Walker Johnson Division of Social Sciences and Education
  email: emerriweather@talladega.edu
• Dionne Edison, Ph. D. Assistant Professor, Department of Education Eunice Walker Johnson Division of Social Sciences and Education
  Email; dedison@talladega.edu
• Michele Brand, Administrative Assistant ;Eunice Walker Johnson Division of Social Sciences and Education
  email: mjbrand@talladega.edu

  HELPFUL DOCUMENTS

  Accreditation and Endorsements

  Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program

  Praxis II

  TC Teacher Educaton Requirements

  TC Teacher Application Admission Packet

  Conceptual Framework

  Social Work Program Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes