Admission to Student Teaching

To be eligible to enter student teaching, students must have full admission to Texas Woman’s University’s Teacher Education Program at the time of submitting the online application for student teaching.  The university provides three options for students interested in education certification:  undergraduate, Master of Arts in Teaching and post-baccalaureate.  Certification applicants must satisfy the following requirements to enroll in student teaching:

Undergraduate Applicants on an Interdisciplinary Major Degree

• A minimum 2.75 overall grade point average
• Satisfactory completion (grade of C or better) of all courses leading to degree and certification requirements in the Interdisciplinary major and the Education minor, except student teaching
• Mastery of the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility (PPR) TExES practice examination with a score of 75 or above
• Mastery of content area evidenced by a TExES Generalist practice examination score of 75 or above

Undergraduate Applicants on a Secondary, All-level, or Grades 4-8 Specialization Degree

• A minimum 2.75 overall grade point average
• Satisfactory completion (grade of C or better) of all courses in the Education minor, with the exception of student teaching
• Satisfactory completion (as defined by the major department) of all courses leading to degree and certification requirements, except student teaching
• Mastery of the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility (PPR) TExES practice examination with a score of 75 or above
• Mastery of practice-based content evidenced by completion of recommending program’s TExES eligibility criteria

Master of Arts in Teaching Degree

• A minimum 3.0 overall grade point average on graduate transcript
• Completion of all course work leading to degree and certification requirements with a grade of “B” or better, except student teaching
• Mastery of the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility (PPR) TExES practice examination with a score of 75 or above
• Successfully passing the content area specialization TExES examination, or a failing score on the content TExES examination and a passing score of 75 or above on TWU TExES practice exam for content area specialization

Post Baccalaureate Certification

• Academic requirements vary depending on initial coursework and area of certification; however, post- baccalaureate students must complete 12 hours of education courses with a grade of “C” or higher
• A minimum 2.75 overall grade point average
• Completion of all course work leading to certification requirements, except student teaching
• Mastery of the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility (PPR) TExES practice examination with a score of 75 or above
• Elementary level teachers must receive a score of 75 or above on their content area TExES practice exam
• Mastery of practice-based content evidenced by completion of recommending program’s TExES eligibility criteria

If you have questions, please contact Judy Franz by calling (940) 898-2734, or via email at jfranz@twu.edu.