Students interested in a major in Art must apply for admission to the Foundations Program in the Art Department by submitting a portfolio. The portfolio will be reviewed by a committee of Appalachian Art faculty and the results will be sent to the student. The student must pass the portfolio review before registering for Art 1001, 1002 or 1003. A portfolio should be sent in by the student and reviewed by the faculty before the student enters Appalachian. Portfolio reviews are held each semester. Students interested in submitting a portfolio for review should contact the Art Department. If a student is interested in Art but has not submitted and passed a portfolio review, the student can register for Art 1011, 1012, and 1013. In these courses, students can create a portfolio. 

Upon completion of Art 1011, 1012, and 1013 (or sometimes just some of them), one of these things may happen: 

• a student whose portfolio is accepted may go on to Art 1001, 1002, 1003

• the student may do well enough to exempt Art 1001, 1002, and/or 1003

• the art faculty may recommend that the student consider another major

SOME THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND ABOUT ART 

Students should not register for ART 1001, 1002, or 1003 without a successful portfolio review. 

Students considering a major in art need an art advisor in addition to a General Studies advisor to help them select appropriate art classes. 

None of the foundations or fundamentals art classes will fulfill Core Curriculum requirements. 
 
  

In addition to coursework, the athletic training student must meet proficiencies in speech, CPR, and two lifetime activities. Also, the student must spend a minimum of four semesters beyond the sophomore year (minimum 800 hours) in the training room, gaining clinical experience under the supervision of a NATA certified trainer. 

 

  
To be admitted to the College of Business, a student must have: 

• earned 60 semester hours

• completed ENG 1000 and 1100, and Math 1030

• have a cumulative GPA of 2.50

• be proficient in English by earning a grade of C or higher in ENG 1000 or passing a writing proficiency test or successfully completing ENG 2000

• completed the following College of Business core courses with an average GPA of at least 2.0:

REMEMBER . . . 

A student may declare a major in business when the following requirements have been met: 

            30 semester hours earned 
            2.0 cumulative GPA 
            ENG 1000 and 1100 completed 

The student will not formally be admitted to the COB until all admission prerequisites have been met. 

• Enrollment in 3000 and 4000 level COB courses is limited to students admitted to the COB with the exception that specific 3000 and 4000 level courses that are required for business minors or other non-business majors may only be taken by students admitted to a degree-granting college.

• Only juniors may enroll in 3000-level COB courses and only seniors may enroll in 4000-level COB courses.

• Students may pre-register for 3000 level courses before being admitted to the COB, but must have completed the admission requirements prior to starting these classes. Students interested in doing this must contact the COB at 262-2700.

• Occasionally, the COB will let a student enroll in 3000 level courses if he/she lacks just one requirement or there is nothing else for the student to take (this is especially true for new transfer students). This must be approved by the COB.

• COB majors must have 4 W designators in the major plus 2 other W designators and must also have 2 S designators in the major.

• completed 60 semester hours,

• a cumulative GPA of 2.50 (must maintain a 2.0 thereafter). Transfer students with 60 or more hours must have the Appalachian Office Admissions verify that they have maintained a GPA of at least 2.50 at the school from which they transferred,

• acceptable scores on the NTE Exam Praxis I: PPST Reading, PPST Mathematics, PPST Writing,

• successfully completed CI/SPE 2800 with a grade of C or better

• selected an area of concentration (second major) when required,

• completed an admission questionnaire and Candidate for Professional Certification form (CPC)--this is usually taken care of in CI/SPE 2800 (General Studies advisors do not have to worry about this),

• proficiencies in English, Reading and Speech

Proficiency in English is met by students who have a C or better in English 1000 when taken at Appalachian (a C- is not high enough) or by students who transfer in credit for English 1000 and have either passed a writing proficiency test (typically taken during Orientation) or have successfully completed ENG 2000 (Writing for Proficiency). 

Proficiency in Reading is met when the students has earned 60 SH, a GPA of 2.5 or better and passing scores on the three parts of the PRAXIS. 

Proficiency in Speech is met by successfully passing a brief speech and hearing test in Edwin Duncan Hall, room 114. Students must make an appointment for this test; it will take only about 5 minutes. The student must read a short passage aloud and must take a hearing (tone) test. Appointment times fill up quickly so send students to do this early. Students are encouraged to take the test during the freshman year. 
 

  
CI/SPE 2800 

This course should be taken during the sophomore year since sophomore standing is required and it must be completed with a C or better before the student can be admitted to the COE (usually at the beginning of the junior year). This course can be taken as CI 2800 or SPE 2800. This class requires a lab and the schedule of classes show the labs to be either after-school tutoring, public school tutoring or tutoring in the fifth dimension program. 

Here are some additional facts about the labs: 

Some of the after-school tutoring labs involve working with the Fifth Dimension program (a computer enrichment program). Students who sign up for CI 2800 labs involving Fifth Dimension must do Fifth Dimension tutoring. Elementary school students are brought to campus to participate in the program so the tutors will work with the children on campus. 

Students enrolled in the after-school tutoring labs scheduled from 3:00 - 4:50 pm or the public school tutoring labs scheduled between 8:00 am and 3:00 pm do not necessarily have to meet at those times. Students who register for one of these labs have the option of choosing a different time for the lab and/or a different type of tutoring experience (ex: working with Upward Bound high school students on campus). Students will learn more about these options during a meeting early in the semester for students enrolled in CI/SPE 2800. 

Students must provide their own transportation to the schools, but the CI 2800 coordinator will try to encourage carpooling for students without access to a vehicle. In some cases, students can get permission to park on campus during the days of the lab. This is arranged after the instructors have sent the traffic office a class list during the first week of class; the students must go to the traffic office to determine whether or not they qualify. 

PRAXIS 

Students must take the PRAXIS I: Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) for Reading, Writing and Math before being admitted to the COE. Minimum acceptable scores are: 

• Reading 176
• Writing 173
• Mathematics 173

The math department offers coaching sessions for the math section of the Praxis. Students should contact the math department with questions about these sessions. 

There are no particular courses required before the student takes the PPST. I suggest students take it during the October or November test date during the sophomore year so if a retest is necessary, there will be time to take it. The student should take the test definitely by the February test date to ensure scores are in before fall preregistration. The student will not be able to preregister for COE classes until all COE admission requirements have been met. 

The PRAXIS website is www.ets.org/praxis. There is a lot of good information to be found there including test dates, online registration, sample questions, state-by-state requirements and information on computer-based testing. Computer-based testing is available at Sylvan Learning Centers and is available at non-standard times. Students can find about testing sites and times by calling (800) 967-1100. 
 
  

Here are a few suggestions for when elementary education majors might plan to take certain courses: 
 

• The senior year is taken up with the block of methods courses the first semester and student teaching the second semester. During the block, the students go to class for the first 10 weeks of the semester and then do a practicum experience in a classroom in one of the county schools for the remaining 5 weeks.

• MUS 2020 is hard to get before second semester sophomore year or first semester junior year. MUS 2021 comes after 2020, so be sure to allow time for it.

• ART/CI 2020, HIS 2210, PE 3556, MUS 2021, and GS 4401 are all 2 sh courses. Try to have students spread them out because, although they are only two hours, they can feel like three hours - PE has a lab, ART has a studio and HIS has a big project. GS 4401 must be taken after admission to COE and MUS 2021 isn’t usually available until junior year. Try to plan HIS 2210 during a semester that otherwise looks light. PE and ART can go anywhere.

• HED 3645 is a good course for learning to do lesson plans, so try to plan for it during the sophomore year if possible.

• FDN 3800, CI/FDN/RE 3850 and sometimes PSY 2301 must be taken during the junior year (the PSY course can be taken earlier if the student has had PSY 1200).

• Have the students take either the history or the science sequence the freshman year and the other sequence the sophomore year. Which one is taken first is often determined by placement test scores, concentration, and course availability.

• The Core Curriculum can still technically be taken anytime, but since the senior year is reserved for the block and student teaching, and the junior year has a number of courses that cannot be taken earlier, the Core is largely taken during the freshman and sophomore years.

• The concentration an elementary education major chooses will usually not affect the student’s job opportunities.

SAMPLE 
 

FALL ______	SPRING ______	SUMMER ______
3 ENG 1000  3 HIS 1101  3 PS 1100  3 ART 2011  4 MAT 1010       Total __16__	3 ENG 1100  3 HIS 1102  3 GHY 1020  3 HUMANITY  3 PS (concentration)  1 PE     Total __16__
FALL ______	SPRING ______	SUMMER ______
3 CI 2800  4 SCIENCE  3 PSY 3000  3 HIS 2210  3 PS (concentration)     Total __15__	4 SCIENCE  3 HIS 2201 OR 2204  3 HED 3645  3 ENG LITERATURE  3 PS (concentration)     Total __16__
FALL ______	SPRING ______	SUMMER ______
3 FDN 3800  3 PSY 2301  3 MUS 2020  2 ART 2020  3 PS (concentration)  3 PS (concentration)     Total __17__	3 CI 3850  2 PE 3556  2 MUS 2021  2 GS 4401  3 PS (concentration)  3 PS (concentration)  1 PE     Total __16__
FALL ______	SPRING ______	SUMMER ______
(BLOCK)  2 CI 3110  3 CI 4000  2 CI 4030  2 CI 3750  4 RE 3140  3 RE 3900      Total __16__	(STUDENT TEACHING)  12 CI 4900           Total __12__

  
Middle grades education majors must select two academic concentrations from language arts, social sciences, mathematics and science and a second major that overlaps with one of the concentrations (for example, English overlaps with language arts, biology overlaps with science). The way courses in the concentrations overlap with Core Curriculum requirements is tricky. It is as follows: 
 

Language Arts - The student getting a language arts concentration cannot use the English course taken as the humanities literature course to also count in the concentration. However, if the student chooses a second English literature for another humanities course, it can count in the language arts concentration. 

The course RE 3150 (Teaching Language Arts in the Middle Grades) mentioned in the language arts concentration as a required course is already counted on the checksheet under major requirements (Part III, section B). 
 

Social Science - Both Core Curriculum social sciences will be covered by courses taken for the social science concentration. 

  
Mathematics - Students with this concentration will need 15 hours of math beyond the Core Curriculum requirement. These students need to see Dr. Bill McGalliard in room 233 Walker Hall (phone - 262-2375) to determine which math courses will be acceptable. 

  
Science - These students need any 8 hours of Biology, 8 hours of Geology, 4 hours of Physics or Astronomy and 4 hours of Chemistry. The science taken for the Core Curriculum will also count in this concentration. Courses listed on the concentration checksheet are just suggestions; others can be substituted. For example, BIO 1101-1102 would be fine, although they are not on the list. 
 

The two concentrations the middle grades majors chooses will affect job opportunities. 

  
Dr. Ken McEwin, coordinator of the Middle Grades Education major, would like to see students majoring in middle grades as soon as possible. He is in 108-E Edwin Duncan Hall (phone 262-2200). 
 
 

Endorsement does not take place upon completion of the degree; it is between the student and the school system that hires him or her. If the hiring system needs the student to be endorsed and sees that the student has the hours required for endorsement, then the system will contact the state department of public instruction to petition for endorsement. 

Students majoring in history secondary education or social science secondary education will be licensed to teach all areas of the social sciences. 

OTHER RANDOM BITS OF INFORMATION 

The philosophy and religion concentration has two formats from which to choose. Format 1 appears to have only 21 hours, but the student really will have to have 24 hours in this concentration; the P&R department wants to see students in this concentration and will take care of determining the other course to be taken. 

Math 1010 should be the recommended math for elementary education major (unless the student is working on a math concentration) because it is one of the only ways these students can get a C designator. 

Elementary education majors who plan a Spanish or French concentration and have to start with 1010 will be taking 12 hours of foreign language during the spring of the junior year unless they take foreign language during summer school or take the six hour courses 1030 and 1060. You may want to point this out to the student in the early stages of planning. 

Elementary education majors who mistakenly took GHY 1010 instead of GHY 1020 can sometimes get permission to use it as a substitute. These students should see B. J. DeBelle in room 220 of EDH. 

Although the bulletin does not say so, FDN 3100 must be taken after admission to the COE. 

The course PE 2010 required of PE K-12 majors has a prerequisite of ES 2000. The students can get around that by taking PE 2001 before PE 2010. 
 
 

  
1.  Formal application for admission to the Communication Disorders Program (CDP) Is required. 
     Closing dates for applications are:

• October 1            Spring admission
• February 1          Summer or Fall admission

• at least 30 s.h.
• have a minimum cumulative gpa of 2.5
• NOTE: students may formally declare their majors when they have 30 s. h., completed ENG 1000 and 1100 (or equivalent) and have a gpa of at least 2.0

• earned at least 45 s.h. with a minimum cumulative gpa of 2.5
• completed a speech screening through the Comprehensive Clinic (114 EDH)
• completed: ENG 1000 (C or higher), ENG 1100, CD 2259 (C or higher), CD 2260 (C or higher),Core Curriculum Natural Science sequence
• Earned passing scores for PRAXIS I (PPST: Reading, Writing, Mathematics) and have the scores on file in the college of Education.  *PRAXIS test information is available from 220 EDH or the Counseling Center in the Miles Annas Student Support Building
• completed a personal interview with the CDP Admissions Committee.

CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Tim Harris, Chair 
Language, Reading and Exceptionalities 
124 Edwin Duncan Hall 
(704) 262-2182