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Elementary Application

For students seeking certification in EC-6, 4-8, or All Level Special Education

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 interdisciplinary studies / elementary box located near the bottom of the

Apply Now!

Screen.Contact your mentor to set up an appointment to complete your application. Check with the department, the

C&I website

, or your mentor for Departmental Screening information.

Stephenville

based students

- Watch

for signs in the 

Education Building

 with instructions on how to sign up for your departmental

screening interview.

Fort

Worth and Waco

based students – contact your

mentors

to obtain the information as to how to sign up for the departmental screening interview.

Complete

the rest of the pages in the 

application

.

The Curriculum & Instruction Departmental Checklist is turned in at your Departmental Screening Interview.

When you meet with your

mentor,

make sure your

mentor

signs your checklist, acknowledgements form, and the Curriculum & Instruction Departmental Checklist

.

Bring

your completed application packet to Room 101 of the 

Math Building

. or if you are at the Fort Worth or Waco location, please check with your mentor for instructions on where to submit early to have them mailed to the Stephenville campus before the deadline. Please do not wait until the deadline day. Applications will not be accepted late.

Please

review your certificate plan which is available on the 

Certificate Plans

page

. This should help you see what classes count towards each block.Slide4

Turn into Math 101

(or submit by email) by

due date:

ELEM 1 - Application (name/address/etc.)

ELEM 2 - Checklist

ELEM 3 –

TEP Application Concurrent

Enrollment Form

ELEM 4 –

Acknowledgements

Departmental screening:

C&I Departmental Checklist - submitted at your departmental screening interview.Slide5

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.Slide6

ELEM 1 - Application

ELEM 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: Name should match license/ID and what you entered in TEA AccountTEA ID: You will obtain this in lab.

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.Slide7

ELEM 2 - Checklist

ELEM 2 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 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 mentor’s signature.Slide8

Elem 3 – TEP Concurrent 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

Elem 4 - Acknowledgements

Please

carefully read all information on this page.

You and your mentor will sign this page. The Certification Area listed on this page must match what you have entered on ELEM 1 – APPLICATION.Slide10

Departmental Screening

Each student is required to pass a departmental screening. Each department conducts their own screening, so do not use the instructions from any other certification area.

Check with the department, the

C&I website, or your mentor for Departmental Screening information.Stephenville based students - watch for signs in the Education Building with instructions on how to sign up for your departmental screening

interview.

Fort

Worth and Waco

based students – contact your

mentors

to obtain the information as to how to sign up for the departmental screening interview.

If you do not pass the departmental screening, you will receive a letter from the C&I department. This will automatically result in your denial of admission into the Teacher Education Program.Slide11

Certificate Plans

Find your Certificate

Plan by clicking on

Certifications Offered. Choose the tab that matches closest to your degree catalog year.Although

not required as part of the application, your certificate plan can be a great tool to use to view your current GPAs, what-if GPAs, and also see all coursework required listed on one page.Slide12

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

.

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.Slide13

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 EDUC

3331,

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 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.