School of Education - Admission - AZ and KS

Prospective education students are expected to apply to the School of Education within their first two terms at Ottawa.  The School acceptance and denial process will occur three times a year - October 1st, February 1st, and July 1st.  Students who have not been fully accepted into the Education School and continue to take courses are doing so at their own risk.  Students will not be able to move forward into their methods core without School Dean or designee approval until fully accepted. Students who are initially denied can reapply one more time if deficiencies are met within one year. 

The preferred first course for an education major is EDU 30731 Teaching Profession I or ECE 30100 Early Childhood Foundations.  This introductory course provides an overview of the status of education today and affords an opportunity for the teacher candidate to apply for admission to the Teacher Education Program. In this course, the Teacher Education Program Handbook will be distributed and reviewed. Students may also enroll in EDU 31233 Educational Psychology or EDU 33035 Foundations of Schools in a Diverse Society as an entry-point as well. Below outlines the needed documents and data for each Phase of the program.

Orientation Meeting:

  • Application Form
  • Official Transcripts
  • Reference Check Information Sheet
  • Licensure/Certification Agreement (MOU) Form
  • Health Form (KS Only)
  • Background Check (KS Only)
  • IVP Card (AZ Only)
  • Preparedness Survey (completed with advisor or during orientation)

    Phase One:

  • Sign Handbook Agreement (MOU)
  • Checklist 1 and 6 (Disposition: Professional Knowledge and Professionalism)

Phase Two (Practicum and Observation):

  • Final grade of B or higher in Teaching Profession or Early Childhood Foundations
  • Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Basic Skills Assessment
  • Checklist 2 (Pedagogical and Content Knowledge: Instructional Planning)
  • Submit time log, diversity form, and lesson evaluations

    Phase Three (Student Teaching):

  • Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Checklist 3 (Pedagogical and Content Knowledge: Instructional Delivery)
  • Health Form (KS Only)
  • Completion of state-required testing
  • Submit Time Log, Diversity Form, and Lesson Evaluations
  • Receive Student Teaching Certificate
  • Complete Volunteer Hours Form

    Phase Four (Exit from Student Teaching):

  • Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Checklist 4 and 5 (Pedagogical: Assessment and Learning Environment)
  • Portfolio (K-TWS and OU Outcomes) completion
  • Background Check (KS Only)
  • IVP Card (AZ Only)
  • Pass all state-required testing
  • Data collected from observations and teaching within all six Checklists (responses submitted by University Supervisor and mentor teachers)
  • Apply for state recommendation (AZ Institutional Review or KS Licensure)