Admissions Information...

All students who wish to major in education must apply and be admitted to the School of Education.  Freshman and sophomore students are admitted as Pre-Education students.  Pre-Education students, upon achieving junior standing, must seek admission to Teacher Candidacy Status.  Only six (6) credits of upper division education (300 and 400 level) work taken prior to admission to the School of Education may apply toward the BA degree in education.

Application for Teacher Candidacy should take place during the semester the student completes 54-60 semester hours of acceptable school credits and meets all the specific prerequisite requirements.  Applications may be obtained from the Office of the Administrative Chair, School of Education in SOE 208.  Students should inquire about this process early in the semester.

Requirements for Admission of Pre-Education Students
The student must submit an application for admission to the School of Education that includes a portfolio demonstrating that he/she has, at the point of application, met the following requirements:

• Completed at least 54-60 semester credit hours at the end of the semester the application is filed, including the following courses and General Education requirements:

- ED110 (or equivalent), 192, and 201
- PY101, and
- General Education Requirements: EN110 & EN111,
   CO210, ED265 is encouraged or BI201 or HI211 or
   HI243 or PS225, one science course, MA110 or
   MA161a or MA165

• Earned a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 or more based upon all credits earned at the time of application;
• Submitted official transcripts for all earned credits;
• Submitted an essay as determined by the Advisement Team;
• Obtained letters of recommendation; and
• Other portfolio items as determined by the Advisement Team.

A formal interview with the School of Education Admission Committee is required of each applicant.  The interview will generally take less than an hour and will follow guidelines established by the faculty of the School.  The student will be provided with a statement of Full Admission to Teacher Candidacy, Provisional Candidacy, or denial (with cause) no later than seven (7) calendar days from the date of the interview.  The action will be binding unless successfully appealed.  Transfer students with less than 60 semester hours of earned credit applicable to the University of Guam will be expected to meet all the rules for admission as regular students.

Requirements for Provisional Admission of Teacher Candidacy
Students in the following categories will be admitted as provisional members of the School of Education in accordance with the following requirements  Applications may be obtained from the Office of the Administrative Chair, School of Education room 208.

Transfer Students
Transfer students with 60 or more semester hours of earned credit acceptable to the University of Guam but who do not meet all course prerequisites shall:

• Follow all application procedures and rules;
• Maintain at least twelve (12) semester hours of enrollment each semester (six [6] for summer session term) in prerequisite courses.  In the event there are less than twelve (12) semester hours of prerequisites remaining, the student must enroll in all remaining prerequisite courses during the first semester or six (6) credits if the summer term is the first enrollment with the remainder enrolled in during the next regular term;
• When all requirements for regular membership are met, the transfer student will become a regular member of the School of Education.

Professional School Employees
Professional school employees of any recognized public or private school system will be admitted to the School of Education by the filed submission of:

• Documentation of professional school employment; and
• Transcript(s) supporting the completion of 90 or more earned semester hours acceptable to the University of Guam or a baccalaureate degree from a recognized institution.

Non-Education Majors
Non-education majors may take up to six credits of upper division education (300 and 400 level) courses prior to admission to the School of Education.  Beyond those six credits, students must be admitted to the School in order to apply upper division work toward a Bachelor of Arts in Education degree.  No such permission may be granted for ED492 Student Teaching or for ED498 Internship in Teaching.

Holders of Baccalaureate Degrees
Holders of a baccalaureate degree in the field of education from an accredited US institution will be granted regular membership in the School of Education without regard for specific course prerequisites and GPA requirements.

Holders of a baccalaureate degree in fields other than education from an accredited US institution will be granted regular membership in the School of education upon application and with documentation that ED110 (or equivalent), 192 and 201 have been completed.

Holders of degrees from unaccredited institutions must submit an application and meet all course prerequisites and GPA requirements.

Individual Degree Plan (IDP)
An official IDP is defined as an Individual Degree Program appropriately signed by the School of Education designee and the Director, Admissions and Records.  Holders of an official IDP will be granted admission to the School of Education if they can fulfill the following requirements:

• Have a GPA of 2.7 or more for all earned credits;
• Have at least 40 semester hours of credit acceptable to the University of Guam; and
• Have the consent of the Administrative Chair, School of Education.

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