Admission Packet and Procedures
1. Teacher Education Checklists 2021-05-17
2. Teacher Education Admission Packet Directions 2021-05-17
3. Teacher Education Application Packet – EDA acceptance
4. Teacher Education Program Waiver Form 2020-07-07
5. Application for Admission to the Teacher Education Program 2020-07-07
6. Recommendation Letter Template 2018-06-21
7. Acknowledgment Form 2018-06-21
8. Field Experience and Student Teacher Placement Practices 2021-11-01
9. Teacher Certification Timeline 2021-05-20
10. Candidate Self-Assessment of Diversity Proficiencies (Admission) – online survey through Baseline completed during EDUC 201 Professional Growth and Folio Development I
All candidates for Missouri State Teacher Certification must be formally admitted into the Teacher Education Program at Missouri Baptist University. This process begins with the Teacher Education Admission Packet (TEAP) completed in conjunction with EDUC 201 Professional Growth and Folio Development I. No student will be allowed to student teach unless he or she has been formally admitted into the Teacher Education program. Candidates must be fully admitted in order to enroll in EDUC 401 Professional Growth and Folio Development II and EDCL 411/511 Teaching Field Experience II or to schedule their student teaching (second) interview.
The Teacher Education Admission Packet includes the Teacher Education Program Release/Waiver Form, Application for Admission to the Teacher Education Program, Initial Certification Dispositions Usage and Purpose Agreement, Teacher Education Timeline Acknowledgment Form, and Self-Assessment of Diversity Proficiencies (Admission), along with submission of a current resume,* philosophy of education,* autobiographical sketch,* and three letters of recommendation (one of which must be from a Missouri Baptist University faculty member). ACT or SAT scores and Missouri General Education Assessment (MoGEA) scores are also required only for undergraduate degree-seeking candidates. Those who have not passed MoGEA on the first attempt may appeal to be admitted based on an ACT composite score of 20 or higher (or comparable SAT score) taken within the last five years. It must be noted that no undergraduate degree-seeking candidate will be admitted into the Teacher Education Program and/or be allowed to student teach without satisfying the required general education assessment measure. ** Post-baccalaureate students seeking initial certification, whether at the graduate or undergraduate level, are exempt from the general education assessment requirement, per DESE rules (5 CSR 20-400.310, Appendix A 11).
GPA requirements for admission to the Teacher Education Program, approval to student teach, and recommendation for certification:
Students may take the following 20 credit hours prior to completing the process for admission to the Teacher Education Program:
According to School of Education policies, students who are not admitted to the Teacher Education Program are not permitted to register for 400/500-level education classes without written approval from the Director of Teacher Education as noted on the Teacher Education Program Admission Probation Form. **
*These documents will be reviewed for mechanical errors (grammar, punctuation, spelling, formatting, etc.) as well as content. The TEAP will not be considered complete until final recommended revisions have been made and accepted following the admission interview.
**Undergraduate degree-seeking students who have not passed MoGEA and do not have an ACT composite score of 20 or higher (or comparable SAT score) within the last five years, but who have submitted all materials required for admission listed above and have successfully passed their admission interview, may be permitted to take education courses at the 400-level provided they have completed a Teacher Education Program Admission Probation Form and have been approved to continue by the Director of Teacher Education. Likewise, students who have not met the GPA requirements for admission, may also be permitted to take education courses at the 400-level provided they have completed a Teacher Education Program Admission Probation Form and have been approved to continue by the Director of Teacher Education. Approval to continue on probation for either MoGEA or GPA issues must be approved on a semester by semester basis.
Candidates must complete an interview for admission after submitting their TEAP in order to be admitted into the program. For information on the interview process, see https://www.mobap.edu/academics/teacher-education-interviews/.
All candidates must be fully admitted before they will be allowed to schedule their student teaching (second) interview.