1. Sending Your Child to the College of Education
SOAR 2017

2. Why Are We All Here? College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction (Teacher Licensure)
Art
Music
Exercise Science and Physical Wellness
Psychology
More than 53 Majors and Concentrations!!

3. How can you help? Understand the university requirements
Understand the program of study and curriculum
Understand the student experience
Understand the support systems available
Understand that the family will change

4. University Requirements
A minimum of 120 semester hours
Overall GPA of 2.0 (Licensure is different)
General Education (Core Courses)
9 hours Communication (ENGL 1010, ENGL 1020, COMM 2025)
9 Hours Humanities and/or Fine Arts (one literature)
6 hours Social/Behavioral Sciences
6 hours History
8 hours Natural Sciences
3 hours Mathematics

5. University Requirements
Upper Division Courses
36 hours of 3000 and 4000 level upper division credit
Minimum 50 hours at a 4-year Institution
GPA of 2.0 in all major courses

6. Program of Study
Programs of Study are available for all majors/concentrations
4 Year Plan for graduation

7. Course Loads Plan for success
Typically credit hours each semester
12 credit minimum needed to be a full time student
Learning Support classes, based on ACT scores
Withdrawing from a class reduces hours, but you lose the effort put in
Students more likely to graduate if they maintain 15 hours

8. What about my work study??
Sample Schedule
What about lunch?
What about my work study??

9. Support Systems Career Services: https://www.tntech.edu/career/
Counseling Services:
Financial Aid:

10. Navigating the Website
Parent Tab
Student Tab
College of Education
Calendar
Catalogs

11. Questions???
Thank you!!!

12. Teacher Licensure Office of Teacher Education
Admission to Teacher Education
GPA 2.75
B or better in FOED courses
ACT = 21 or Passing PRAXIS Core
Upper Division Courses
PRAXIS 2 testing
Residency