School of Education Progress Standards

Programs in Adolescent and Creative Arts Education

1. Students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.0.
2. Any student who receives a grade of B-, C+, C or D in a course with fieldwork or student teaching must apply to the department chairperson for permission to re-register for that course, which may be repeated only once.
3. Any student who receives a grade of D in a course in the education sequence will be required to repeat that course. Students are permitted to repeat a course only once.
4. Any student who receives a grade of F in any education course will not be permitted to continue in the program.
5. Take and pass both the Educating All Students test (EAS) and the appropriate Content Specialty Test (CST) of the New York State Teacher Certification Exams prior to student teaching.

Program in Childhood Education

1. Students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 and an education sequence index of at least 3.0.
2. Students must receive grades of C or better in Childhood Education courses that do not include fieldwork. QUEST fieldwork courses require a grade of B or better. All QUEST courses are repeatable once by students who have received a grade of D in a non-fieldwork course or a grade below B in a fieldwork course. Students must officially re-register for these courses. Students who receive an F in any course may not continue in the program. Students who receive an F or D in fieldwork may not continue in the program.
3. In order to register for QSTAP 40600 - Mathematics Teaching and Learning in Elementary School, students must have completed MATH 10400 (STEM) and MATH 10500. If progress through the QUEST program would be delayed by the requirement for MATH 10500 as a prerequisite, then the program coordinator may allow students to enroll in QSTAP 40600 after completing MATH 10400 (STEM) and registering for MATH 10500.
    

Program in Early Childhood Education

1. A minimum grade of C or better in all non-field courses (Courses can only be repeated once)
2. A minimum grade of B or better in all fieldwork courses. (Fieldwork courses can only be repeated once)
3. Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
4. Complete 6 credits of study in a foreign language (or be exempt from the foreign language requirement) prior to the completion of ECC 30600: Language and Literacy for Children of Diverse Backgrounds, K-2
5. Complete Math 10400 (STEM) with a minimum grade of C prior to registering for ECC 31000: Mathematics in Early Childhood.
6. Follow the course sequence, which represents the required classes that Early Childhood students must take each semester. The courses for each semester must be completed successfully in that term.