Elementary Education, Alternative, M.Ed.

Program Admission Requirements:

• A completed application available at www.montevallo.edu/admissions-aid/applying/
• One official transcript from each institution of higher education attended
• 2.75 undergraduate graduating GPA or 3.0 Master’s degree graduating GPA
• Core Academic Skills for Educators (test code: 5751). Minimum Score Requirements:
  • 156 on Reading (5712)
  • 150 on Math (5732)
  • 162 on Writing (5722)
• Must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university

TEP Admission

• 3.25 minimum GPA (Teaching Field, Professional Studies, and UM Overall)
• Elementary Education Multiple Subjects (Praxis II test code: 5001). Minimum Score Requirements:
  • 157 on Reading/Language Arts (5002)
  • 157 on Mathematics (5003)
  • 158 on Science (5005)
  • 154 on Social Science (5004)
  • Official score report must be received by TES prior to completion of 5 courses
• Fingerprinting and Background Clearance through Cogent Systems must be successfully completed prior to lab placements
• All prerequisite coursework must be completed with a minimum grade of “C”
• Teacher Education Program Interview
  • Minimum Score Requirement = 22 points (out of 32 possible points)
  • Must be successfully completed to gain admission to TEP
  • Interviews are conducted during fall, spring, and summer semesters

TEP Retention

• Maintain minimum 3.25 GPA (Teaching Field, Professional Studies, and UM Overall)
• All coursework completed with a minimum grade of “C”. Students will be allowed one repeat to improve a course grade lower than a “C”.
• Fewer than three incident reports

Progression to Internship

• Admissions to TEP
• Completion of all prerequisite course work.
• Teaching Reading (test code: 5204)
  • Minimum Score Requirement: 155
  • Official score report must be received by TES prior to internship semester
• Negative TB test within 12 months and fingerprint/background clearance.

Program Completion

• 3.25 graduating GPA with a final grade of “C” or better in all Professional Studies and Teaching Field courses
• Successful completion (final grade of C or better) of the following courses:
  • EDI 570: Internship in Elementary Education
  • EDI 599: Intern Certification Preparation
• Satisfactory intern evaluations
• edTPA Performance Portfolio Tasks (1, 2 and 3)