Teacher Education Program

Program Requirements*

• Admission to MSU with an assigned academic advisor.
• Pursuance of program completion leading to teacher certification.
• Completion of at least 30 credit hours.
• Minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale; or
• A GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale on the last thirty (30) credit hours.

All college courses attempted must be a part of the applicant’s MSU transcript. Transcripts must reflect all transfer coursework completed to the date. All transfer courses, as well as MSU credit, are used in calculating GPA.

• Completion of the following five core courses with grades of “C” or better:  ENG 100 Writing I
  • Mathematics General Education Requirement (MATH 131, MATH 135, MATH 152, MATH 174, or MATH 175, as required by program)
  • COMS 108 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
  • EDF 207 Foundations of Education (CTE and Agriculture Teaching candidates may substitute CTE 207)
  • EDF 211 Human Growth & Development (IECE candidates may substitute EDEC 253)

Candidates in MSUTeach programs must meet the following program requirements to gain admission to the Teacher Education Program.

• Program Requirements for MSUTeach Teacher Education Candidates:
• Admission to MSU with an assigned academic advisor.
• Pursuance of program completion leading to teacher certification.
• Completion of at least 30 credit hours.
• Minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale; or
• A GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale on the last thirty (30) credit hours.

All college courses attempted must be a part of the applicant’s MSU transcript. Transcripts must reflect all transfer coursework completed to the date. All transfer courses, as well as MSU credit, are used in calculating GPA.

• Completion of the following courses with grades of “C” or better:
  • ENG 100 Writing I
  • Mathematics General Education Requirement (MATH 123, MATH 131, MATH 135, MATH 152, MATH 174, or MATH 175, as required by program)
  • COMS 108 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
  • UTCH 100 Step I
  • UTCH 150 Step II
  • UTCH 200 Knowing and Learning

TEP candidates must obtain the following scores on the ACT exam:

• Composite score of 22 or the corresponding minimum scores: Reading (20), English (18), and Mathematics (19),
• OR, the following scores on the Praxis I Core Skills for Educators exam:

An applicant may use a combination of ACT and Praxis I minimum scores to meet testing An applicant may use a combination of ACT and Praxis I minimum scores to meet testing requirements. Students may also now use scores that fall within -1 standard error of measure of the accepted Praxis cut scores.*

Additionally, if an applicant is within five points of one or more of the corresponding minimum scores of the Praxis I assessments AND has a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, the candidate may be admitted. For information about the praxis exams and to register for the test, please visit the PRAXIS website: http://www.ets.org/praxis.

*-1 SEM scores valid through 2023 only.

Formal Application Procedure

To apply for the TEP, students must schedule an advising session with the appropriate College of Education advisor or the K-12 or Secondary advisor for their teacher education program to review the above stated eligibility requirements. When the candidate has met all eligibility requirements, the candidate may submit the electronic application for official review.  

The application will be submitted to and reviewed by the TEP Admissions Coordinator to confirm that the student is ready for admission. 

Mandatory TEP Orientation Sessions  

To finalize the TEP application process, the candidate must complete a face-to-face or online TEP Orientation Session.