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Admission to the Internship in Teaching (EDUC 499 or PHED 499)

Students will be required to make a formal application for admission to the Internship in Teaching. (October 1 for Spring Semester—the Internship is not normally offered to students in Fall Semesters.) This application will be reviewed by the Committee on Admission and Retention.

Admission to the Internship in Teaching will be contingent on the following criteria:

1. Students must have been admitted to Senior Level Study;

2. Education majors must have completed and earned at least a 2.5 cumulative GPR in the following Professional Education courses: EDUC 101, 202, 208, 308, 312, 401, and 402. Health and Physical Education Teaching Track majors must have completed and earned at least a 2.5 cumulative GPR in the following Professional Education courses: EDUC 202, 208, 307, 308 and 312; and PHED 102, 220, 221, 228, and 433. *To meet degree requirements an Education major or a Health and Physical Education Teaching Track major must have earned a cumulative GPR of at least 2.5 in all Professional Education courses, including Internship in Teaching (EDUC 499 or PHED 494);

3. A cumulative grade point of ratio of 2.5 must have been maintained. This requirement applies to admission and graduation;

4. A GPR of 2.0 must have been earned in the student's teaching field courses except in the field of social studies. A GPR of 2.25 is required in this field.These requirements apply to admission as well as graduation.

5. Success in previous field experiences;

6. A Praxis II subject area test score must be on file at The Citadel.

Each program of study consists of common learnings, professional education requirements, and major teaching field requirements. Specific course requirements for each teaching field are presented in the course of study section of this catalog.