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DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
CHANGES TO THE ADMISSION TO THE
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEQUENCE
SECTION IN THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION CHAPTER OF
THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2006-2008
Dean Manuel J. Justiz of the College of Education has filed with the secretary
of the Faculty Council the following changes to the admission to the professional
development sequence in the College of Education chapter in the Undergraduate
Catalog, 2006-2008. The
faculty of the school approved the proposed changes on September 9, 2005. The
dean approved the proposed changes on September 12, 2005, and submitted the changes
to the secretary on September 13, 2005. The secretary has classified this proposal
as legislation of exclusive application and primary interest to a single college
or school.
The edited proposal was received from the Office of Official Publications on
November 29, 2005, and was sent to the Committee on Undergraduate Degree Program
Review from the Office of the General Faculty on December 5, 2005. The committee
forwarded the proposed changes to the Office of the General Faculty on December
12, 2005, recommending approval. The authority to grant final approval on behalf
of the General Faculty resides with the Faculty Council.
If no objection is filed with the Office of the General Faculty by
the date specified below, the legislation will be held to have been
approved by the Faculty Council. If objection is filed within the prescribed
period, the legislation will be presented to the Faculty Council at
its next meeting. The objection, with reasons, must be signed by a
member of the Faculty Council.
To be counted, a protest must be received in the Office of the General
Faculty by noon on January 6, 2006.
< signed>
Sue Alexander Greninger, Secretary
The Faculty Council
This legislation was posted on the Faculty Council Web site ( http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/)
on December 15, 2005. Paper copies are available on request from the Office of
the General Faculty, WMB 2.102, F9500.
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CHANGES TO THE ADMISSION TO THE
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEQUENCE SECTION IN THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION CHAPTER
OF
THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2006-2008
| On pages 108-109, under the heading ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION, in
the College of Education chapter of the Undergraduate Catalog, 2004-2006, make
the following changes: |
ADMISSION TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEQUENCE
All students seeking teacher certification must complete a sequence of professional
development courses. Admission to the professional development sequence is restricted,
and students must apply for admission to it. Academic performance, completion
of prerequisite courses, documented evidence of proficiency in reading and in
oral and written communication, and the number of hours needed to complete the
program may be factors in the admission decision.
For students seeking early childhood through grade four , [ or] all-level generic
special education , or all-level kinesiology certification, admission to the professional
development sequence requires a University grade point average of at least 2.50
and a grade of at least C in each prerequisite course and in each course
in the major. To progress within the sequence, the student must maintain a University
grade point average of at least 2.50 and must earn a grade of at least C in
each course in the sequence. In addition, when they enter the professional
development sequence, students seeking early childhood through grade four and
all-level generic special education certification may lack no more than twelve
semester hours of coursework outside the sequence. Additional information about these requirements
is available in the Office of the Dean , George I. Sánchez Building 216.
For students in other teacher certification programs, requirements for admission
to and continuation in the professional development sequence are set by the college
in which the student majors.
RATIONALE:
Apprentice Teaching, the final semester in the professional sequence, should
be the culminating experience for students before they enter the teaching profession.
Requiring students to complete all but 12 semester hours of their course work
outside of their professional sequence upon entrance should prevent them from
staying additional semesters to complete degree requirements. These 12 hours
of course work can be taken in the summer within the three-semester sequence.
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