Collaborative K-6, 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
• Admission Teacher Education Program (TEP)
• 3.25 minimum GPA (Teaching Field, Professional Studies, and UM Overall)
• Elementary Education Multiple Subjects (test code: 5001). Minimum Score Requirements:
  • 157 on Reading/Language Arts (5002). Effective 9/1/18, a score of 157 will be required
  • 157 on Mathematics (5003). Effective 9/1/18, score of 157 required
  • 158 on Science (5005). Effective 9/1/18, score of 158 required
  • 154 on Social Science (5004). Effective 9/1/18, score of 154 required
  • 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 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

• Completion of all prerequisite coursework
• Teaching Reading (test code: 5204)
  • 155 Minimum Score Requirement. Effective 9/1/18, a score of 159 will be required.
  • Official score report must be received by TES prior to internship semester
• Special Education Praxis (test code: 5354)
  • 153 Minimum Score Requirement.
  • Official score report must be received by TES prior to internship semester.   
• Satisfactory completion of all program expectations, including field experiences, key assessments, and disposition assessments
• Submitted application for internship by the posted deadline

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 560 , or 563 : Internship in Collaborative Education
  • EDI 599 : Intern Certification Preparation
• Satisfactory internship evaluations
• edTPA Performance Portfolio Tasks (1, 2, and 3)