ELED Program Requirements
WIU-QC ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
- Coursework: Majors complete a minimum of 122 semester hours at WIU-QC, which can be completed in five semesters.
- Required Assessments
- Grade Point Requirements
- Pre-elementary education: cumulative GPA of 2.5 is needed to enroll in ELED 170 and ELED 270.
- Elementary Education: cumulative and major GPA of 2.75 is needed for admittance and continuation in the Teacher Education Program.
- Criminal Background Check
Candidates must complete an Illinois State Police and FBI background fingerprint investigation at two points:
- Upon application to the Teacher Education Program or prior to the first field work experience, whichever comes first.
- The semester prior to student teaching
http://www.wiu.edu/cpep/ISP_background.html
- Assessment of Professional Dispositions
Candidates must demonstrate the following dispositions:
- Collaboration: Working together with others to achieve a common goal in all academic and professional settings.
- Honesty/Integrity: Demonstrating truthfulness, professional behavior and trustworthiness.
- Respect: Honoring, valuing and demonstrating consideration and regard for oneself and others.
- Commitment to learning: Demonstrating a respect for and seriousness about knowledge acquisition.
- Emotional maturity: Demonstrating situationally appropriate behavior.
- Responsibility: Acting independently and demonstrating accountability, reliability, and sound judgment.
- Fairness: Demonstrating commitment to meeting the education needs of all students in a caring, non-discriminatory, and equitable manner.
- Belief that ALL students can learn: Demonstrating behaviors that support a culturally diverse educational environment that provides opportunities for all students to learn.
Information about the assessment of dispositions can be found at http://www.wiu.edu/studentteaching/dispositions.html