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School of Education/Education 191 EDU 2300 FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION
To be admitted to the Teacher Education Program, a student must successfully complete EDU 2300 Foundations of Education. This course should be completed during the second semester of the sophomore year for students applying for freshman admission, or during the first semester at Texas Wesleyan University for students applying for transfer admission. Students may be admitted to the Teacher Education Program at any point after successful completion of EDU 2300 and completion of all other requirements.
Formal application to the Teacher Education Program is made while students are enrolled in EDU 2300.
To enroll for EDU 2300, a student must have a 2.5 GPA. Passing scores on the THEA are not required to enroll in EDU 2300. To receive a grade in EDU 2300, students must pass all sections of the Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) or have an approved exemption. Students who do not pass all sections of the THEA prior to the end of the semester in which they are taking EDU 2300 will receive a grade of a “T”.
A student who receives a grade of a ‘T’ in EDU 2300 will not be allowed to register for any Education and/or Reading course until the ‘T’ is removed.
Students must pass EDU 2300 and EDU 3431 or EDU 3432 before taking any 4000 level Education or Reading courses.
OBSERVATION AND FIELD EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
The professional contact experiences of our candidates are comprised of field experiences (FE) and observation (O) hours. Field experiences are experiences in which the students are interacting with EC-12 students. These experiences are supervised by the instructor and scheduled within the time allocated for the course. Observation hours are neutral observations in EC-12 classrooms in which the student does not have interaction with the children. Observation hours are required for a number of courses. In order to fulfill observation requirements students are guided to choose a specific school and classroom to conduct their observations. Observation hours are scheduled outside of the time allotted for class.
At the beginning of each semester, if a student enrolls in a course that has an observation or field experience component, the student needs to complete the necessary documentation. Students are provided with letters of explanation regarding the nature of the experience and verifying their enrollment in a course at Texas Wesleyan University. Many districts require a criminal background check for observation and/or field experience. At the end of each observation or field experience session each student is required to provide verification of the school, classroom, and teacher with a data log sheet that requires the teacher’s signature. Students are expected to demonstrate both professional dress and behavior while participating in Field Experience and Observations. CAART (Child Abuse Awareness and Responsibility Training) and BAART (Bullying Awareness and Responsibility Training) must be completed prior to participating in any activities involving school-age children.
The observation/field experiences hours described below are required. (see State Regulations on the following page)