Information About the Secondary Education Minor (Ready2Teach Program)
Beginning the Secondary Education Minor
Students seeking a teaching license at the secondary level must complete the Ready2Teach secondary
education minor in addition to completing a major in the subject one plans to teach.
Students should take the first course (YOED 2500) in the secondary education minor during the second
semester of one’s sophomore year.
Admission to the Ready2Teach program is a prerequisite for YOED 2500—and all—education courses.
Getting Admitted to the Secondary Ready2Teach Program
In order to get admitted, students must:
 first successfully complete 45 semester hours
 have an overall GPA of 2.75
 have an ACT score of 22 or higher (ACT/SAT scores on a test taken after admission to college do not
count for the purpose of admission. The scores on these tests must be obtained prior to starting
college.)
o If one does not have this score of 22 or higher, one can:
 (a) take and pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) exams
(Reading – score of 156, Math – score of 150, Writing – score of 162). Those who fail
a CORE exam (after having taken it twice may be eligible to appeal under certain
guidelines. Appeals must be initiated by the student using an appeal form
available in the Office of Professional Laboratory Experiences. Appeals will be
considered by the Committee on Admission to Teacher Education. A link to signing
up for the exams can be found here: http://www.ets.org/praxis/register/computer),
 or (b) have a 1020 score on the re-centered SAT ( score of 920 or higher if taken prior
to December 31, 1995).
 Graduate Students are exempt from Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators
(Core) exams if they met the ACT or SAT requirements, or achieved a score of 800 or
higher with a score of 360 on either the verbal or quantitative portion of the GRE
exam. The revised GRE® General Test (after 8/1/2011) Minimum sub-scores: 141 on
Quantitative Reasoning and 143 on Verbal Reasoning. MAT score of 380 or better.
Evidence of these scores must be submitted with the Application to Teacher.
o Proof of these alternate exam scores have to be on file at MTSU before an application can be
processed.
 complete and send in an application, (the application can be found here under the Ready2Teach
heading: http://www.mtsu.edu/edu_leadership/).
 complete and send in two reference/interview forms—one from a public school teacher and one from
a college instructor in your major field (reference/interview documents can be found here
http://mtsu.edu/edu_leadership/ under the Ready2Teach heading)
 type and submit a 300-word autobiography
 pass a background check
o Here are the procedures for making an appointment to get a fingerprint/background check:
 Register online at L1enrollement.com or call 855-226-2937
Revised: Spring 2016
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To enroll online: Go to L1enrollment.com
Click on Tennessee
Click on Online Scheduling
Type in your first and last name and click Go
Click Non-DCS Child Care/Adoption Providers under Agency Name
Click on Child-Related Worker (Private) for Applicant Type
Type in TNCC75022 for the ORI number
If will ask if you if Office of Professional Lab Experiences is correct, click Yes
Enter a zip code to determine the closest fingerprinting location
Click on the time that fits your schedule
Fill out Applicant Information
Prepay your fingerprint service. This cost is $38.00. You must pay by Cashiers Check
or Money Order onsite. They will not accept cash or credit/debit card.
Be sure to bring your driver's license and social security card to your appointment.
You will not receive paperwork from L-l Enrollment. The results will be routed
directly to MTSU.
By following the procedures above, you acknowledge the following: (1) the results of
the background check can affect your admission/continuance in the teacher education
program and (2) that universities have your permission to share the results of the
background check with school districts where you may be placed for field or clinical
placements.
Note: Tennessee Law requires all persons working in a child care environment-teachers, caregivers, student
interns, tutors, and after school workers-to submit a fingerprint and background search before entering the
school environment.
Applications cannot be processed until all of the documents listed above are in and admission cannot be
achieved until all requirements have been met. It can take approximately two weeks for background checks
to arrive, so one should wait to submit an application until two weeks have passed since the date of one’s
background check appointment.
With the exception of the autobiography, all documents should be scanned and sent to the email address
found on the application. The autobiography should be sent as a regular document file with the scanned
documents.
Sequence of Courses in the Secondary Education Minor (Pre-Residency)
There are three pre-residency courses (YOED 2500, YOED 3000, YOED 3300) in the secondary education
minor. The YOED 2500 course is a prerequisite for the other two. One cannot take YOED 3000/YOED
3300 until one has made a grade of B or better in YOED 2500.
Here is the recommended sequence for taking the pre-residency courses:
YOED 2500 – Second semester sophomore year
YOED 3000 – First semester junior year
YOED 3300 – Second semester junior year
Revised: Spring 2016
For those who enter the program late, YOED 3000 and YOED 3300 can be taken during the same semester.
If one takes this route, one should be alert to the fact that this would require two separate field placements in
two different schools during that semester.
Schedule of Course Offerings
YOED 2500 - Offered in the fall, spring and summer semesters
YOED 3000 – Offered each fall and spring
YOED 3300 – Offered each fall and spring
Field placements for YOED 3000 and YOED 3300 require that students assume full or partial control of a
public school classroom, so those courses must be taken while public schools are in session.
Sequence of Courses in the Secondary Education Minor (Residency)
During the senior year, there are two residency semesters (Residency I, Residency II) where students are
assigned to public schools. During Residency I, students will be out in a public school two days during the
week. During Residency II, students will be out in a public school every day of the school week.
Residency I
Students seeking 7 – 12 certification take YOED 4030 (9 hours)
Students seeking K – 12 certification take YOED 4020 (6 hours)
MTeach students take YOED 4040 (4 hours)
Residency II
All students take YOED 4400
Grade Expectations: One must make a grade of B or better in YOED 2500, YOED 3000, YOED 3300 and
Residency I.
Secondary Education Minor Advisors: In addition to the major advisor, each teacher education student in
the secondary education program has a secondary education minor advisor. You can find the name of your
minor advisor below by looking for your major. You should contact this person any time that you have a
question pertaining to the Ready2Teach program.
Business Education
English
Family & Consumer Sciences
Foreign Language
Health/Physical Education/Recreation
History/Geography/Political Science
Mathematics
Music Education
Science
Speech & Theater/Art
Vocational Agriculture/Industrial Studies
Revised: Spring 2016
Dr. Huffman
Dr. Butler
Dr. Dillard
Dr. Caukin
Dr. True
Dr. Weeks
Dr. Milligan
Dr. Goodin
Dr. Snead
Dr. Clark
Dr. Huffman
898-2331
904-8142
898-5435
898-5982
898-2330
898-5636
898-7959
898-2943
898-5755
898-2325
898-2331
COE 314E Jim.Huffman@mtsu.edu
COE 377 Kyle.Butler@mtsu.edu
COE 382 Heather.Dillard@mtsu.edu
COE 380 Nancy.Caukin@mtsu.edu
COE 373 Charlene.True@mtsu.edu
COE 375 Terry.Weeks@mtsu.edu
COE 352 Charles.Milligan@mtsu.edu
COE 370 Terry.Goodin@mtsu.edu
COE 372 Donald.Snead@mtsu.edu
COE 357 Laura.Clark@mtsu.edu
COE 314E Jim.Huffman@mtsu.edu