School of Teaching and Learning
Lommen Hall 216
Director of Teacher Education: Sue Severson
Foundation Faculty: Sheila Marquardt, Brian Smith, Abby Bremer

Teacher Education candidate responsibilities and licensure information can be found under Teacher Education.

Areas of Study
K-12 disciplines include Visual Arts, Music, Spanish, Physical Education, and TESL. Secondary Education disciplines include the majors of Communication Arts and Literature, Chemistry, Health, Mathematics, Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science, and Social Studies. For more information, please contact the department in charge of the specific content area (Visual Art, Music, etc.)

Secondary and K-12 Requirements
Students interested in obtaining licensure to teach Secondary and K-12 Education must be admitted to the Teacher Education program and satisfy all Selective Admission and Retention in Teacher Education (SARTE) requirements.

Selective Admission and Retention in Teacher Education (SARTE) Requirements

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required. In addition to the GPA requirement, there are eight different items for which students are rated and receive points ranging from 0-4 per item. The eight items include the following:

• Cumulative GPA
• Grade earned in ED 205 (at least a C required)
• Grade earned in ED 294 (at least a C required)
• Grade earned in SPED 225 (at least a C required)
• Disposition concern by course instructor
• ED 205 Dispositions
• Basic Skills Testing
• Personal initiative

Students must earn 23 points or higher to be fully admitted into Teacher Education. If students score 20-22 points, they are not admitted into Teacher Education, but an automatic appeal will go to the T-Care Team. If students earn below 20 points, they are not admitted into Teacher Education, but have the right to appeal to the T-Care Team. Please refer to the SARTE information and instruction, under Teacher Education, in this Bulletin for details.