Review and Notification Process

Applications will be reviewed by the Elementary Education Admission Committee according to the review criteria below. After the Elementary Education Admission Committee deliberates, an applicant will receive a letter indicating his/her admission status for the upcoming semester. The information cannot be given out over the phone.

Review Criteria

All applicants who have met the basic admission criteria at the time of application will have their applications reviewed and ranked according to the scale below. The admissions GPA will be calculated by the Elementary Education Program Admission Committee on 18 credit hours using the grades in F 200, ENG-W 131, SPCH-S 121, MATH-T 101, the Social Studies content course and the Science content course. If applicants have more than one Social Studies content course and/or Science content course completed, then the course with the higher grade will be used to calculate the admissions GPA.

Transfer candidates who have completed F 200 (or a transfer equivalent) at another postsecondary institution must have the instructor of the course complete  the Indiana University Southeast an "F 200 instructor evaluation form", and forward it to the Coordinator of the Elementary Education Program. If the transfer candidate is unable to contact the instructor of the F 200 course (or its equivalent), then the transfer candidate may have the instructor of another completed education course (that has an elementary school field experience) complete the F 200 instructor evaluation form, as long as prior approval is obtained from the Coordinator of the Elementary Education Program at IU Southeast. If the transfer candidate cannot arrange for an approved instructor to complete and forward the F 200 instructor evaluation form, then the candidate must complete the F 200 course at I U Southeast prior to application.

Candidates seeking Elementary Education Program admission will be ranked in tiers. 

Tier 1:

• Passed all three (3) portions of the Praxis 1/PPST tests
• Completed all coursework required for admission, graded C or better
• Earned at least 26 credit hours, with a minimum GPA of 2.50
• Earned positive evaluations from F 200 instructor and field placement/classroom supervisor
  

Tier 2:

• Passed all three (3) portions of the Praxis 1/PPST tests
• Completed all classes but one of the coursework required for admission, with the exception of F 200, graded C or better
• Earned at least 26 credit hours, with a minimum GPA of 2.50
• Earned positive evaluations from F 200 instructor and field placement/classroom supervisor

Tier 3:

• Passed two of the three portions of the Praxis 1/PPST tests
• Completed all coursework required for admission, graded C or better
• Earned at least 26 credit hours, with a minimum GPA of 2.50
• Earned positive evaluations from F 200 instructor and field placement/classroom supervisor

Tier 4:

• Passed one of the three portions of the Praxis 1/PPST tests
• Completed all coursework required for admission, graded C or better
• Earned at least 26 credit hours, with a minimum GPA of 2.50
• Earned positive evaluations from F 200 instructor and field placement/classroom supervisor

Tier 5:

• Passed none of the three portions of the Praxis 1/PPST tests
• Completed all coursework required for admission, graded C or better
• Earned at least 26 credit hours, with a minimum GPA of 2.50
• Earned positive evaluations from F 200 instructor and field placement/classroom supervisor

Cohorts

A cohort (group) of no more than 50 students is admitted into the program each fall and spring. This cohort will progress through the program together. Candidates who were admitted but drop out of a subsequent methods block may enter a later cohort only if space permits. Transfer candidates who apply and are accepted (using the above criteria) for blocks later in the program will be admitted into the cohort, but must wait until that cohort reaches the appropriate block of courses.  However, transfer candidates may be admitted to a block (beyond Block 1), but only if space permits.

Transfer Candidates

Candidates who transfer to IU Southeast from other institutions with fewer than 26 credit hours are advised by personnel in the Academic Success Center (contact Ms Jane Spitznagel at 812/941.2243).  Candidates transferring with 26 or more credit hours should contact the the faculty member who advises transfer candidates: Dr Barbara Thompson-Book (Hillside Hall 108F, 812/941.2563, bacthomp@ius.edu).

Candidates must submit a formal petition requesting that transfer courses be counted upon acceptance into the program. IU Southeast candidates who are transferring from another IU Southeast school/program use these same procedures.  Transfer candidates who apply and are accepted (using the criteria for the cohort) for blocks later in the program will be admitted into the cohort. These transfer candidates must wait until that cohort reaches the appropriate block of courses unless space permits entrance at an earlier time/cohort.