Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0520-02-04-.08 - ADMISSION TO EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS
(1) Candidates
for admission to a baccalaureate-level educator preparation program shall, at a
minimum, meet the following criteria:
(a) A
minimum postsecondary grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 at the time of
admission to the EPP;
(b) A
qualifying score on the Praxis Core, ACT or SAT assessment defined in the State
Board's Educator Preparation Policy; and
(c) Supply a fingerprint sample and submit to
a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Tennessee Bureau of
Investigation (TBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in accordance
with T.C.A. §
49-5-5610.
(2) Candidates for admission to a
post-baccalaureate educator preparation program shall, at a minimum, meet the
following criteria:
(a) Evidence of a
bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally or nationally accredited college
or university recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation
(CHEA) or the United States Department of Education (USDOE);
(b) A minimum overall GPA of 2.75 from a
completed baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degree program or a GPA of 3.00
in the most recent sixty (60) credit hours earned at a regionally or nationally
accredited college or university recognized by the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation (CHEA) or the United States Department of Education
(USDOE);
(c) Supply a fingerprint
sample and submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) in accordance with T.C.A. §
49-5-5610; and
(d) For admission to programs that include
job-embedded clinical practice, a degree with a major in the specialty area or
qualifying scores on the required content assessment defined in the State
Board's Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators Policy.
(3) Candidates for admission to an
ILPP shall, at a minimum, meet the following criteria:
(a) Have successfully completed an educator
preparation program and hold a valid teacher license from Tennessee or from a
state other than Tennessee;
(b)
Have at least two (2) years of qualifying education experience as defined by
the Department;
(c) Have
demonstrated effectiveness as an educator in the most recent two (2) years as
evidenced by a state-approved evaluation model or similar measure for educators
employed in schools that do not utilize a state-approved evaluation
model;
(d) Have demonstrated
leadership potential in accordance with guidelines developed by the Department;
and
(e) Be recommended by an LEA
and participate in an interview conducted by a program admissions
committee.
(4) EPPs may
establish additional or more rigorous admission requirements than the state
minimum requirements, provided they are in compliance with all state and
federal laws, rules, and regulations.
(5) To admit candidates on appeal, EPPs must
submit an admissions appeal procedure process to the Department for approval.
If the Department denies an admissions appeal procedure process, the EPP shall
not admit candidates on appeal. Each EPP with an approved admission appeal
procedure shall report to the Department the names, academic qualifications,
and basis on which candidates were admitted on appeals each year.
(6) Each EPP shall report to the Department
each candidate admitted to the educator preparation program and identify each
candidate admitted on appeal.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-1-302, 49-5-101, and 49-5-108.
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(1) Candidates for admission to a baccalaureate level educator preparation program shall, at a minimum, meet the following criteria:
(a) A minimum postsecondary grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 at the time of admission to the EPP;
(b) A qualifying score on the Praxis Core, ACT or SAT assessment defined in the State Board's Educator Preparation Policy; and
(c) Supply a fingerprint sample and submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in accordance with T.C.A. § 49-5-5610.
(2) Candidates for admission to a post-baccalaureate educator preparation program shall, at a minimum, meet the following criteria:
(a) Evidence of a bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited IHE;
(b) A minimum overall GPA of 2.75 from a completed baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degree program or a GPA of 3.00 in the most recent sixty (60) credit hours earned at a regionally accredited IHE;
(c) Supply a fingerprint sample and submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in accordance with T.C.A. § 49-5-5610; and
(d) For admission to programs that include job-embedded clinical practice, a degree with a major in the specialty area or qualifying scores on the required content assessment defined in the State Board's Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators Policy.
(3) Candidates for admission to an ILPP shall, at a minimum, meet the following criteria:
(a) Have successfully completed an educator preparation program and hold a valid teacher license from Tennessee or from a state other than Tennessee;
(b) Have at least two (2) years of qualifying education experience as defined by the Department;
(c) Have demonstrated effectiveness as an educator in the most recent two (2) years as evidenced by a state-approved evaluation model or similar measure for educators employed in schools that do not utilize a state-approved evaluation model;
(d) Have demonstrated leadership potential in accordance with guidelines developed by the Department; and
(e) Be recommended by an LEA and participate in an interview conducted by a program admissions committee.
(4) EPPs may establish additional or more rigorous admission requirements than the state minimum requirements, provided they are in compliance with all state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
(5) To admit candidates on appeal, EPPs must submit an admissions appeal procedure process to the Department for approval. If the Department denies an admissions appeal procedure process, the EPP shall not admit candidates on appeal. Each EPP with an approved admission appeal procedure shall report to the Department the names, academic qualifications, and basis on which candidates were admitted on appeals each year.
(6) Each EPP shall report to the Department each candidate admitted to the educator preparation program and identify each candidate admitted on appeal.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-1-302, 49-5-101, and 49-5-108.