TO:
ALL GRADUATE CERTIFICATION TEACHER CANDIDATES
FROM:
Director, School of Education
RE:
Admission to the Avila School of Education
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Attached is the application for admission to the Avila School of Education. ALL PAGES MUST BE
COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY. Please submit the application to the Graduate
Education Enrollment and Academic Advisor at cory.roup@avila.edu.
When a candidate’s application is complete and all required evaluations have been received, it will be
evaluated by the education faculty at the next School of Education meeting. The candidate will be notified
of the faculty’s decision by mail.
Revised 11/2015
Graduate Certification Application for Admission to the School of Education
Candidate’s Name:
Address:
(street/city/state/zip)
Cell Phone:
Date:
Certification Area: Choose One
Teacher Candidates must meet the following criteria to be considered for formal admission into Avila
University’s School of Education
1. Completed six (6) required hours of professional education courses at Avila, including ED 585
2. Achieved a cumulative GPA of 2.75 for ALL coursework (from ALL colleges/universities)
3. Achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for ALL education (ED) courses with no grade below a “C”.
Elementary & SPED programs must include MA 305 & MA 306.
4. Achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in ALL content area courses with no grade below a “C”.
(middle school and secondary programs only)
5. Achieved a grade of “C” or better in Compositions I & II, Communication and a university level math course.
The School of Education faculty consider the following criteria when reviewing admission applications.
1. Teacher candidate received a positive recommendation from the instructor, site supervisor and TEXT
mentor in ED 585 Practicum.
2. Teacher candidate demonstrated professional dispositions for teaching as evidenced on the Avila
evaluation form.
3. Teacher candidate demonstrated good character, positive attitudes and dedication to teach based on
faculty input from observations in class, field-based experiences and assignments.
School of Education Faculty Decision
Admission is:
Approved
Delayed
Not Approved
Date:
If delayed or not approved, the following must be completed by the candidate prior to candidate reapplying.
Application to the School of Education
Name:
Certification Area: Choose One
Total Credit Hours Completed:
Hours Remaining in Program:
Grade Point Averages (from all universities)
Overall GPA (at least 2.75 required)
Education GPA (at least 3.0 required) Content Area GPA (at least 3.0
required.-middle school &
secondary minors only)
Core Courses and Grades
Requirement
Composition I
Composition II
Communication
College Level Math
Course # and Name
University Taken
Grade
Student Organizations
Please list any Avila student organization in which you are a member or participant.
Other Organizations
Please list any community, religious, professional organizations, boards, committees, etc. in which you are
involved.
Education Coursework
List ALL education coursework and grades in numerical order by course number and name (i.e., ED 585
Practicum). Elementary and SPED majors must include MA 305 and MA 306. Put an asterisk (*) after any course
currently in progress. For the grade, place “IP” for those in progress.
Education (ED) Courses taken at Avila University
Course Number and Name
Grade
Education (ED) courses taken at other colleges/universities
Course Number and Name
Grade
Content Area Coursework
List ALL content area coursework and grades, required for certification, in numerical order by course number
and name (i.e., HI 122 US History). Put an asterisk (*) after any course currently in progress. For the grade, place
“IP” for those in progress.
Content area courses taken at Avila University
Course Number and Name
Grade
Content area courses taken at other colleges/universities
Course Number and Name
Grade
Avila University
Application for Approval
Admittance to the School of Education
Name:
(last, first, middle initial)
Date of Birth:
Major/Certification Area: Choose One
Avila Email Address:
Electronic Signature:
Date:
FOR EDUCATION USE ONLY
Admission to the School of Education is:
Approved
Delayed
Not Approved
Advisor’s Signature and Date
Maiden Name:
(if applicable)
Student ID #:
CALCULATING YOUR GPA
1. Make a list of all courses taken (or all education courses if figuring your education GPA)
2. Next to each course, list the credit hours and grade for the course.
3. Next to each course grade, write a corresponding number (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1)
4.
For each course, multiply the credit hours with the grade number. The resulting answers equals the
quality points for the course.
5. Add up the total credit hours for all courses.
6. Add up the quality point total for all courses.
7. Divide the quality points by the credit hours. The resulting answer is your overall GPA.
Example:
Class
Credit Hours
Grade
Quality Points
Practicum
3
A(4)
12
Developmental Psychology
2
B(3)
6
General Methods
4
A(4)
16
Totals
Divide 34 by 9 = 3.78
GPA: 3.78
9
34