Additional Program Specific Criteria

Art Education

Successful completion (grade C- or better) of ART 112, 113, 120 and PSY 236
Successful Art Department portfolio review
A minimum overall GPA of 3.00 in all ART courses
Completion of EDTE 314 concurrently with ART 301 with a grade of C or better. Students may be enrolled in these at the time of application but must complete them before admission will be granted.

Completion of (or enrollment in) the following with a grade of C or better required
- ENG 110
- PSY 236
- PSY 361 or PSY 362
- MATH 113 or MATH 213
- EDT 210
- EDTE 210
- HIST 161 or 162 (or for History majors, upper level American History Course
Undergraduate students only: A minimum overall GPA of 2.70 in the subject matter major, calculated on a minimum of 15 semester hours. Students may be enrolled in the 15 credits of subject matter courses at the time of application but must complete the 15 credits before admission will be granted.
30 hours of quality paid or volunteer experience with children or young adults. Acceptable experiences include such things as childcare teacher or assistant teacher, camp counselor, paraprofessional, classroom volunteer, work in an after-school program, or work in a Scout or YMCA program. Baby-sitting or parenting experience is not acceptable.

A minimum overall GPA of 3.00 in all ENG and LING courses
Complete LING 200, all four required sophomore surveys (ENG 205, 210, 203 or 204, and one additional course from among 203, 204, 206, 211) and ENG 220.
A letter of recommendation from a Central full-time English faculty member.

A minimum overall GPA of 3.00 in all ANTH, ECON, GEOG, HIST, SOC, and PS courses
HIST 301 with a grade of "B" or better
A letter of recommendation from a Central full-time History faculty member
Post-baccalaureate students only: Passing scores on the History/Social Studies Praxis II test (test code #10081)

Minimum overall GPA of 2.70 in all MATH courses required by major, with no more than 2 repeats
Completion of three mathematics courses at Central with a grade of C- or better in each. (This requirements may be waived by the Department of Mathematics)
MATH 221 Calculus II with a grade of C- or better
A letter of recommendation from a Central full-time mathematics faculty member

MUS 101, 216, 222, 278
Sophomore Review
Pass at least 60% of piano proficiency exam
Complete EDTE 314 concurrently with MUS 310 with a grade of C or better. Students may enrolled in these at the time of application but must complete them before admission will be granted.

Minimum of 3.00 in all courses in the Physical Education major
Successful completion of EXS 213 , PE 111, and 2 skill courses in the Physical Education major before applying to the Professional Program.
Successful completion of PE 299 and EDTE 314. Students may be enrolled in these at the time of application but must complete them before admission would be granted.

Ability to design, conduct, and report investigations within a science discipline as demonstrated in an original laboratory report.
Ability to apply mathematics in problem-solving, scientific investigation, data analysis, and presentation data as demonstrated in an original lab report.
Post-baccalaureate students only: completion of all but three courses in the content area for certification