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Secondary / All Level Application

For students seeking certification in 6-12, 7-12, 8-12, or All Level Art, Music, PE, Spanish, or Theatre

Fillable Application Packet

Updated

7/1/2020Slide2

The Application

Applications are found under Teacher Education Program –

Apply Now!

The application will open as a fillable pdf form. We prefer typed applications but will accept handwritten ones as long as they are legible.Applications are to be turned into Suite 101 in the Math Building or submitted by email. See the first page of the application for specific instructions by term.Slide3

To apply, you will Follow the instructions in

the GREY Secondary/All

LEVEL

box located near the BOTTOM OF The Apply Now! Screen.

For Secondary/All Level: 6-12, 7-12, 8-12, All Level Art, Music, PE,

Spanish, or Theatre

Make an appointment with your

departmental advisor/mentor

and make any necessary arrangements to complete the departmental screening.

Complete the 

Secondary / All-Level Application packet

.

Use your

unofficial transcript or Degree Evaluation from

myGateway

to

complete

your certificate plan

. You do not need to submit a copy of your transcript or evaluation.

When you meet with your

departmental advisor/mentor,

make sure your

departmental advisor/mentor

signs your checklist and certificate plan, completes the verification of successful completion of departmental screening form or makes arrangements to complete it at a later date, and completes any necessary substitution forms.

Bring your completed application, certificate plan,

and

departmental screening

form to

Room 101 of the 

Math Building

. Please do not wait until the deadline day

. Applications will not be accepted late.Slide4

Application Packet consists of:

Application

SEC 1 – name/address SEC 2 – certification designation and acknowledgements SEC 3 – checklist SEC

4 –

TEP Application Concurrent Enrollment Form

SEC

5 – Departmental Screening Verification

Certificate

Plan

Copy of any

New

Substitution/Exception

Forms (if needed) (route original for signatures; only include a copy with student and

advisor

signature in file)

D

epartmental

advisor/mentor

signatures are required on:

Checklist, Certificate

Plan

Departmental

Screening

Form, and Substitution

Form (if needed)Slide5

SEC 1 – name/address

The first page of the application contains instructions to apply.

SEC 1

of the application is where you will enter in your contact information

. Applications will not be accepted if any of the following is not included.

Name:

This should match your license/ID and what you have entered in your TEA Account

TEA ID

:

You will obtain this once you create your TEA profile.

SSN

: Required. Used with TEA only

. If submitting by email, leave this blank

.

Preferred

Email

: Email will be the main form of communication from our office. You do not have to use your go.tarleton.edu email but must use one you check often. Make sure you have added all EPS staff to your safe senders list to ensure our emails do not end up in your

clutter, junk

or spam folders

.Slide6

SEC

2 – certification area

SEC 2 is where you will designate your certification area.

Choose your Major Certification Field from the list on SEC 2.

If you are getting a minor and/or planning on testing out in a different area after you are certified, do not list this anywhere on the application.

Only list an additional certification field if you are completing the requirements for both certifications while in the Teacher Education Program

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SEC 3 – checklist

SEC 3 is

the CHECKLIST.

The checklist shows all of the requirements for admission. The items listed on the top section of the form must be submitted to EPS in Suite 101 of the Math Building (or submitted by email) by the application due date.The items on the bottom section are due by the end of the application semester (

see website for exact dates

.) Use the notes column to add information about requirements that are in progress.

This form requires your

departmental advisor/mentor’s

signature.Slide8

Sec 4 - Current Enrollment Form

If you are not taking classes at another university the semester you are applying for admission to the TEP, check NO and sign at the bottom.

If you are taking courses at another university, check YES, list the university, course(s), and end date on the form, and sign at the bottom.

If you checked YES, you will also need to make sure to send a copy of your unofficial grades to Allison Andrews no later than the Friday after Commencement. Courses without grades posted by this date cannot be counted towards admission. This can be a screenshot of your transcript in the student system. Send by email to

andrews@tarleton.edu

or fax to 254-968-9801.Slide9

Sec 5 - Departmental Screening

Each student is required to pass a departmental screening. Please contact your advisor/mentor in your department early to find out how to complete the screening. Each department conducts their own screening, so do not use the instructions from any other certification area.

Once you have passed the departmental screening, someone in your department should fill out the Verification of Successful Completion of Departmental Screening form. If this is not submitted with your application, it is your responsibility to make sure it is turned in by the deadline (see website for specific date.)Slide10

Find your Certificate Plan by clicking on

Certifications Offered.

Use the tabs to change years.If you do not yet have an advisor/mentor in your department, please use the departmental contact listed. They will either be your advisor/mentor

or will direct you to the appropriate person in the department.Slide11

Certificate Plan

Instructions

The Certificate Plan will open as an Excel worksheet.Fill in your name and ID number. Using your transcript or Degree Evaluation from myGateway, input your letter grades into the appropriate boxes. Please use caps lock. Your GPAs will be automatically calculated for you at the bottom of the sheet. Once completed, save and print

.

If a class has been taken, that grade must be entered, even if it is a D or an F. (Make sure to check Unused Courses at the bottom of your Degree Evaluation.)

If you have taken a class that is not on the certificate plan, it can only be used if you have electives listed

.

If your

advisor/mentor

finds any NEW substitutions that need to be made, please include a copy of the new substitution form with your application. (Only advisor and student signature required

.)

At the end of the application semester, the

Certification Officer will

redo your Certificate Plan and update all grades. If a class has been taken more than once, the highest grade will be used

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Program Fees

Within one

week

following the application deadline, your account at Tarleton will be billed $35 for the application fee. Log into myGateway, then navigate to Texan Bill Pay. You will be able to pay the application fee using a credit or debit card or electronic check. Payment can also be made in person at the Cashier’s office. You will be charged an application fee each time you apply.

Once admitted, your account will be charged $35 for a TEA ASEP Technology Fee. We will collect these fees and send them to TEA. You are only charged this fee if you accept admission into the program.Slide13

Changes to Professional Development / Education Course

Sequence

Block I -

EDUC 3321 Block II - EDSP 4361 (previously EDUC 3330)Block III - EDUC 4331 (previously EDUC 4330)Clinical Teaching -

EDUC 4335 and EDUC

4690 or check with AGSD department for corresponding coursesSlide14

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

At the end of the application semester, certificate plans will be updated and all admission requirements will be checked for completion (listed on checklist).

If any requirement has not been met, the application will be denied. A denial

email

will

be

sent

out and if the student has enrolled in

EDSP 4361,

they will be sent an email stating they are not eligible to take the class. If the student does not drop the class, their instructor will be notified to ask them to leave. The student will need to reapply with a new application

.

If all admission requirements have been met, the student’s name will go on an admissions report that is presented to the Educator Preparation Council for a final vote on the Friday before the next semester is to begin.

Students are then notified by email that

Tarleton

State University is offering them admission into the Teacher Education Program. Students must send back a reply either accepting or rejecting the offer of admission. This must be completed ASAP, so it is important to watch for this email. (

Date will be listed on website

.)

A hard copy admission letter will follow in the mail

.