Teacher Education Program Alternate Assessment Policy

For admission to a teaching curriculum and to register in any 300-level and above professional education course, candidates must have:

1. Earned grades of C or better in 100- and 200-level professional education courses and COMM 210 or equivalent
2. Earned a minimum of 45 credit hours with an overall grade-point average of at least 2.5
3. Satisfied content requirements specified by the student's licensure area; 
4. Met International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) standards at the General Preparation Level
5. Completed Phase I of the Professional Growth Plan
6. Maintained clearance from the Office of Student Affairs; and
7. Passed the Praxis I: PPST (Pre-Professional Skills Test) at Indiana Professional Standards Board (IPSB) score levels

Request for Review of Admission Qualifications
If the student has successfully completed 1 through 6 above and has participated in Praxis 1: PPST (Pre Professional Skills Test at least twice and has not obtained the minimum passing score on one or more subtest(s), he/she may submit a letter to the Associate Dean, Teachers College (Room 1008) requesting a proficiency review. The student must also submit a packet that includes the following:

Documentation of Disability and Record of Accommodations

1. Documentation of the student's disability and description of related accommodations to be verified from the Disabled Student Development office
2. Student-written description of any specific accommodations received prior to entering BSU; Must include accommodations received during secondary school. May include accommodations received during middle and elementary school
3. Documentation of taking Praxis I, including documentation of appropriate accommodations
4. Copy of most recent score report from ETS
5. Letter from ETS stating accommodations provided
6. Student-written description of how he or she studied and/or prepared prior to participating in Praxis I (must address each and every time he/she participated in Praxis I)

Documentation of Proficiency

1. Current BSU transcript
2. List of courses in which the student is currently enrolled
3. Early field experience evaluation from the university supervisor
4. Early field experience evaluation from the classroom teacher/supervisor
5. Student-written description of the characteristics that he/she possesses that support the choice to become a professional educator and why he/she believes he/she is proficient in the area(s) of deficiency
6. Additional evidence to support request for admission to Teacher Education including, but not limited to:

• Resume or curriculum vitae
• Relevant college work samples
• Letter(s) of support from a college professor(s) or instructor(s) attesting to the student's knowledge, skills and dispositions in relation to the area(s) of deficiency