Program Completion and Certification
All teacher applicants who do not have a GPA of 3.0 on their most recently earned degree must present qualifying scores on the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) tests or meet the PPST®, the SAT®, ACT® test or GRE® General Test requirements. Scores on the prior version of the Core Academic Skills for Educators (5712, 5722, 5732) will be accepted as long as the tests are taken on or before June 30, 2020.
In order to apply for certification through the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), a teacher candidate must be a program completer.
For specific details about seeking Maryland certification, consult the Maryland State Department of Education Certification Branch
http://marylandpublicschools.org/about/pages/dee/certification/index.aspx
Core Requirements (46 to 49 credits)
The First Year Symposium (3 credits)
Complete the First Year Symposium
World Language Requirement (3-6 Credits)
Complete either 6 credits at the 101 and 102 level or 3 credits at the 200 level or above
- Introductory Language (For students beginning at the 101 level)
- XXXX 101 (3)
- XXXX 102 (3)
- Advanced Language (For students who begin at the 201 level or above)
- XXXX 201/301 (or higher).
Foundations of Social Science (3 Credits)
Choose 3 credits from among the following:
Foundations of Philosophy (3 Credits)
Origins of the West (3 Credits)
Philosophy in the Modern Age (3 Credits)
Atlantic Encounters (3 Credits)
Mathematical Thinking (3 Credits)
Foundations of Theology: Faith and Revelation (3 Credits)
America in the World (3 Credits)
Theology: Made in God’s Image (3 Credits)
Modernity in Literature or the Arts (3 Credits)
Choose from among one of the following:
Laboratory Science (3-4 Credits)
Choose one laboratory science course:
Global Encounters (3 Credits)
Choose one Global Encounters course:
- XXGE Global Encounters
- Global Encounters courses are offered in many departments, including Business, Communication, English, Education, Foreign Language, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Theology.
Ethics and the Human Good (3 Credits)
Complete one of the following:
Ethical Leaders (0 Credits)
The Ethical Leadership Experiential Learning Core Requirement invites students to integrate their own personal call to leadership with a mature reflection on one or more of the core virtues of Justice, Courage, Integrity, and Humility. Students will accomplish this by engaging in and reflecting upon the practice of virtue ethics within the context of one or more experiential learning activities.
Note
To earn a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with Early Childhood Education, students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Students must also earn a major GPA of 2.0, and a cumulative GPA of 2.5.
All major courses completed at the Mount or transferred into the Mount must be passed with a grade of C- or higher.