Current through September 24, 2024
(1)
Candidates for admission to a baccalaureate level educator preparation program
shall, at a minimum, meet the following criteria:
(a) A minimum postsecondary grade point
average (GPA) of 2.75 at the time of admission to the EPP;
(b) A qualifying score on the Praxis Core,
ACT or SAT assessment defined in the State Board's Educator Preparation Policy;
and
(c) Supply a fingerprint sample
and submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Tennessee
Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in
accordance with T.C.A. §
49-5-5610.
(2) Candidates for admission to a
post-baccalaureate educator preparation program shall, at a minimum, meet the
following criteria:
(a) Evidence of a
bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited IHE;
(b) A minimum overall GPA of 2.75 from a
completed baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degree program or a GPA of 3.00
in the most recent sixty (60) credit hours earned at a regionally accredited
IHE;
(c) Supply a fingerprint
sample and submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) in accordance with T.C.A. §
49-5-5610;
and
(d) For admission to programs
that include job-embedded clinical practice, a degree with a major in the
specialty area or qualifying scores on the required content assessment defined
in the State Board's Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators
Policy.
(3) Candidates
for admission to an ILPP shall, at a minimum, meet the following criteria:
(a) Have successfully completed an educator
preparation program and hold a valid teacher license from Tennessee or from a
state other than Tennessee;
(b)
Have at least two (2) years of qualifying education experience as defined by
the Department;
(c) Have
demonstrated effectiveness as an educator in the most recent two (2) years as
evidenced by a state-approved evaluation model or similar measure for educators
employed in schools that do not utilize a state-approved evaluation
model;
(d) Have demonstrated
leadership potential in accordance with guidelines developed by the Department;
and
(e) Be recommended by an LEA
and participate in an interview conducted by a program admissions
committee.
(4) EPPs may
establish additional or more rigorous admission requirements than the state
minimum requirements, provided they are in compliance with all state and
federal laws, rules, and regulations.
(5) To admit candidates on appeal, EPPs must
submit an admissions appeal procedure process to the Department for approval.
If the Department denies an admissions appeal procedure process, the EPP shall
not admit candidates on appeal. Each EPP with an approved admission appeal
procedure shall report to the Department the names, academic qualifications,
and basis on which candidates were admitted on appeals each year.
(6) Each EPP shall report to the Department
each candidate admitted to the educator preparation program and identify each
candidate admitted on appeal.
Authority: T.C.A. §§
49-1-302,
49-5-101, and
49-5-108.
