Additional Requirements:
Birth-Kindergarten majors must maintain an overall GPA of 2.75 or better and passing grades of “C” in all courses required in the major, regardless of concentration. If a student earns a grade below a “C” in a required course or a student’s grade point average in the major falls below a 2.75, the student will not be permitted to enroll in SPED 313, SPED 314, SPED 411, SPED 412, SPED 345, BK 312, BK 315, BK 316, BK 414, BK 427, BK 457, BK 458, BK 483, and BK 482.
Admission to the Professional Education Concentration:
Students in the professional education concentration must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program and are subject to all of the teacher education requirements. Though there are other program requirements that may be taken, BK 250 is the only course in the professional education sequence that may be taken before admission to teacher education. The BK professional education sequence includes BK 250, BK 312, SPED 339, BK 473, BK 482, BK 483, and BK 496.
Continuation in the B-K program: The requirements of continuing in the program are (1) a GPA of at least 2.75 on hours attempted (2) behavior which adheres to the code of ethics of the profession and the North Carolina BK standards (3) satisfactory participation in the required professional field experiences, which is prerequisite to internship. An evaluation of each field experience assignment will become a part of the student’s professional record. Students will also be evaluated on candidate dispositions by BM faculty.
Professional Education Concentration Internships: Students are allowed to take 6 hours with Internship I (BK 482) and are not allowed to take any classes with Internship II (BK 483) and Seminar (BK 496) unless the BK faculty grants permission.
Visit the department’s website at http://www.wcu.edu//6397.asp for additional information.
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