The essay for full admission should discuss why you want to teach in the area you have selected. Specifically, it should list any attributes about you that you feel will be an asset to you in teaching, any experiences you've had that have shaped your desire to teach, and finally, any teachers along the way that have inspired you. Elementary Education majors must submit a packet as prescribed by the Elementary Certification Committee. This process has changed, so be sure to check with your adviser for the most current information.
After the interview for full admission, visit the Student Services Center in Collings Hall room 137 to have codes changed on the computer and permissions given for Education courses. Please provide your adviser with the Education courses and section numbers you are ready to enroll in. If you meet the requirements for a particular education course, but it appears to be full, please place yourself on the interest list on the enroll.ou.edu website. You may also contact the Student Services Center for additional information concerning the class.
The interest lists provide valuable information to the department in determining how to schedule the proper number of classes. This is the method the College uses to accommodate additional students in courses that are closed. Putting your name on the interest list lets your adviser know you need further assistance with your enrollment.
EIPT 3011 is a prerequisite for EIPT 3043. If you are able to test out of the course, then it is not necessary to take EIPT 3011. Please watch for e-mails informing you of the dates of testing, or contact the Student Services Center at 325-2238 for information regarding test out. Specifically, the test covers spreadsheets, databases, and file management in both Macintosh and PC platforms. You are eligible to test out whenever the tests are offered once you are fully admitted to the College of Education. Currently the test is offered once in the fall and once in the spring. There are two sessions offered each test date, with limited seating. A study guide is available at http://education.ou.edu/edpy/3011/.
You do not physically attend a lab section for EDS 3003 and EIPT 3483, but you must enroll in a lab to finalize your schedule. The lab sections of EDS 3003 and EIPT 3483 are used as a time management tool for you to make sure time is built into your schedule for completing field experience hours.
The University requires all students to take a Non-Western culture class. You must also take an upper division (3000 level or above) Gen Ed approved course outside your major. If you choose carefully, you can meet both requirements by selecting a Non-Western culture course from the list your adviser provides each semester.
Group advising sessions will be scheduled each semester approximately one month before advanced registration begins. You will receive an e-mail on your OU account with information regarding this semester's scheduled times. Advising is a necessary component to help insure that you are completing all requirements toward graduation and certification in a timely manner. After group advising, your adviser will lift your advising stop which will allow you to enroll. Your advising session is also an important way to keep up to date on information pertinent to completion of your program.
For information on enrollment times, visit enroll.ou.edu to log in. All the information will be available to you there.
There are three levels of testing required to obtain teaching certification. The OGET (Oklahoma General Education Test), the OSAT (Oklahoma Subject Area Test) which may consist of more than one exam depending on your area of specialization, and the OPTE (Oklahoma Professional Teaching Exam). The OGET is generally recommended once you have completed approximately 45 hours of General Education courses with at least a couple of classes in each area. The OSATs are recommended by your adviser on the basis of completion of the subject area coursework that you will be tested on and the OPTE is recommended when you are enrolling in your student teaching semester. To register for these exams, please see your adviser for recommendation. Once recommended, see the certification officer for a testing application. You can register either online or by mailing in the application by the deadline listed on the back of the packet.
Full Admission refers to the process by which a student with a declared major in the College of Education becomes eligible to take Education courses. In order to be fully admitted you must meet the College's specific course requirements and successfully complete the full admission interview process. Please contact your adviser to determine your progress in that process and to have the applicable paperwork filled out. You can make an appointment with your adviser or drop by Student Services to see your adviser (Collings Hall Room 137, 325-2238).
The full admission interview is a meeting with faculty members to determine your eligibility for admission in the area of Education that you have selected. This interview must be successfully completed prior to enrollment in Education courses. The recommended dress for the interview is professional, for example, dress as you would for a day of teaching. No materials are necessary for the interview. However, after you go through the interview and enroll in the Education courses that you can, please contact your adviser with course and section numbers. Your adviser will then contact the office manager who will serve as a liaison between you and the department to aid your adviser and you in getting closed class permission.
Your address can be changed online on the OU homepage or you can also contact the Records Office at 325-2012 in Buchanan Hall.
Information about current events in the College of Education can be obtained by watching your OU e-mail account for e-mails labeled "Education News", through flyers in the halls or offices of Collings Hall, on easels in the Collings Hall lounge, or you may also ask your Student Services adviser.
If General Education/Special Education courses are full, make sure to put your name on the electronic interest list after you try to enroll. After this is complete, you can contact the department that offers the class, or try to contact the professor by phone or e-mail. You may also attend the class on the first day to see if someone doesn't attend in order to get closed class permission. If your Education courses are full, please see your adviser.
The Graduate Certification Component refers to your final semester of your program. It typically includes completion of a 16-week internship and an Education research class.
Scholarship information and applications, as well as other information on funding opportunities, may be obtained from the Student Services Office in Room 137 of Collings Hall. In addition, you can also find information regarding undergraduate scholarships and graduate scholarships on this website.
There is a flyer on the College's student organizations in the Student Services Office in Room 137 of Collings Hall. In addition, student organizations post flyers and send e-mails to notify students of meetings or events.
Ellsworth Collings Hall is on the south part of campus just off Elm Street across from Parson Street and three buildings north of Dale Hall. The Student Services Office is in Room 137 on the first floor of Collings Hall.
Yes, your advisement appointment for your last semester is a very important appointment as you will be filling out your application for graduation and receiving important information regarding the completion of your program.
You are eligible to apply for financial aid for your intern-teaching semester. Provided you are admitted to Graduate College, you are considered to be a full time student since 9 hours is a full time graduate level semester. You are eligible to receive full time aid when you declare the Master's program in the area of your specialization instead of Certification Only. (Please note: when you apply for the Master's program, you begin the 6 year time period that you have to complete your Master's program).
You may submit preferences to your certification program which will be considered when you are given your intern-teaching assignment.
You are required to intern-teach within a 40 mile radius of the University as a faculty member will be observing you and you must attend the graduate level research class that is scheduled concurrently. Exceptions may be granted for extenuating circumstances on a case by case basis and must be applied for by petition to the certification committee of your area of specialization.
Advising in the College of Education is mandatory each semester in order to be cleared for enrollment. It is the only way to insure that you are completing all requirements toward graduation and certification. Your advising session is also an important way to keep up to date on information pertinent to completion of your program.
"TE-Plus is an acronym that represents the major concepts driving the program" (quote from the CoE website) at the University of Oklahoma. For more detailed information, please visit the TE-PLUS program webpages. The TE-PLUS program is a 124 hour Bachelor's degree plus a semester of intern-teaching and/or graduate study. The rate of graduation rests in large part with each student's own rate of completion of required course work and testing. Most students complete the program in 4 & 1/2 to 5 years.
You may enroll in an Independent Study course by bringing the completed registration form to your adviser for the appropriate signature. For further information about independent study courses you may contact the Independent and Distance Learning Office at 325-1921.
You can park in the metered spots by Kaufman Hall and if those are not available, there is a parking garage on the west side of Elm Street just south of Boyd Street. If neither of these options works for you, you may also contact the Parking and Transportation Office (325-3311 or 325-2278) to find out about parking at Lloyd Noble center and taking a shuttle to the main part of campus.
If you get an "Incomplete (I)" in a course, you need to contact the professor of the course as quickly as possible to find out what is needed to complete the course. It is important that you clear the "I" as soon as possible. If the work is not done after one year, the grade will become permanent and you will probably have to retake the course.
Yes. We currently have two RSS feeds in which to subscribe.
Our Voices RSS feed is a podcast with various presentations and interviews from the College of Education. You can subscribe to the Voices feed from the following link: http://education.ou.edu/podcasts/OU_College_of_Education_Voices.xml
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Both feeds are also available from our home page: http://education.ou.edu
We also currently offer an email newsletter. You can subscribe to the newsletter by submitting your email address at: http://education.ou.edu/newsletter.
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