Deadlines:

      • October 1 for the following Spring semester
      • March 1st for the following Summer session or Fall semester

See individual program manuals for specific admission criteria for each program. The minimum requirements include:

      • Minimum required credits completed
      • Satisfactory GPA
      • Passing PPST or CBEST scores (Tests should be taken prior to applying and scores should be ready).
      • Two letters of recommendation
      • Short essay as specified in program application
      • Completion of application form

Please submit all documents to the Student Advisement Center , WRB 2005.

 

Note : Each semester, a limited number of students will be admitted to each of the five teacher education programs. It is important to keep in
mind that meeting minimal application criteria does not guarantee admission to one of these five programs. Those students who are denied
admission may re-apply in future semesters as many times as they wish.


PPST/CBEST: The current passing scores on these tests are as follows:


Tests

Reading

Writing

Math

Pre-Professional Skills Test-Paper Based Test (PPST)

174

172

172

California Basic Education Skills Test (CBEST) * The passing score on each CBEST section is a scaled score of 41. A combined score (the sum of Reading , Mathematics, and Writing scaled scores) must total of at least 123 is required for passing status. It is possible to pass the CBEST with a scaled score on one or two sections as low as 37, provided that the total score is 123 or higher. It is not possible, however, to pass the CBEST if any section score is below 37, regardless of how high the total score may be.

 

Review of Applications
Shortly after each of the two deadlines faculty in the Department of Educational Specialties & the Department of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning will review all applications. In some instances, faculty review committees may include representatives from other departments in the University and
local school districts. Applicants will be evaluated on criteria derived from the information that they provide. Students will be admitted to teacher education based on: (a) grade point average (b) PPST or CBEST scores; and (c) committee members' judgments of the student's potential to succeed in the teacher education program at UNR, to contribute to the teaching profession as a whole, and to increase the diversity of the teaching force in Nevada.

 

After selections have been made all applicants will be contacted in writing (within approximately 4-6 weeks) concerning the decisions of the selection committee. Every attempt will be made to notify students of the decision in time to register for the subsequent semester.

 

Students must maintain good standing in the Teacher Education Program by doing the following:

      • Maintain the minimum GPA required by their program
      • Continue to meet all College and University requirements for being a student in good standing (see UNR Catalog Section “Readers' Guide to the Catalog”)
      • Engage in ethical and professional behavior throughout the course of their program

Students may be placed on probation if their over-all GPA drops below the minimum GPA required for graduation in their program. Students on probation and whose grades remain below the required minimum may not be allowed to graduate from the College of Education or complete an internship in the College of Education.

 

Note : We reserve the right not to consider applications that are incomplete. Application packets may be picked up at the College of Education Advisement Center one month prior to deadlines. Return applications and all related materials to the Student Advisement Center, WRB 2005.

                     
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