Admission Requirements
Admission to the College of Education and an upper division teacher education program is separate from admission to the university and is contingent upon satisfying all general university admission requirements and the following college requirements:
o An overall GPA of 2.5 on all hours attempted.
o Pass all subsections of the CLAST, FTCE General Knowledge Test or Praxis I. No exemptions can be considered. 
o Satisfaction of all General Education requirements.
o Satisfaction of Gordon Rule requirements.
o Satisfaction of applicable common prerequisite requirements (see below).

General Education
Students are expected to complete 36 hours of approved general education coursework during the first two years of attendance (see the General Education section). Some coursework can be used to satisfy both general education and common prerequisite requirements. 

Common Prerequisites
Students matriculating in 2002-03 or later must complete the following common prerequisite requirements. All prospective teacher education students, especially transfer students, are encouraged to seek college advising regarding applicable common prerequisites.

1) EDF 2005* Introduction to Education (3 semester credit hours [sch])
2) EDG 2701* Teaching Diverse Populations (3 sch)
3) EME 2040* Educational Technology (3 sch)
4) In addition to these three education courses, 45 hours must be chosen from the following liberal arts and sciences areas: (a) communications; (b) mathematics; (c) natural and/or physical sciences; (d) fine arts and/or humanities; and (e) social sciences. These hours must include:
o A minimum of 9 sch in English, including writing, literature, and speech.
o A minimum of 9 sch in mathematics (prefixes of MGF, MTG, MAC, and STA), excluding MAT 1033, and including college algebra or higher, and geometry. 
o A minimum of 9 sch in the natural and/or physical sciences, including earth science, life science and physical science, with a minimum of one associated lab.
o A minimum of 6 sch in the humanities, including philosophy and fine arts.
o A minimum of 12 sch in the social sciences, including general psychology and American history.
5) In addition to EDG 2701, a minimum of 6 sch with an international or diversity focus is required.
6) Other prerequisites:
o 3 sch computer programming language
o 4 sch Calculus I
o 4 sch Calculus II
*Must be completed with a minimum grade of C.