- Introduction
- Declaring a Major
- Student Scholarships, Grants and Loans
- Teacher Education Programs
- Admission to Teacher Education
- First Course in Teacher Education
- Pre-Professional Skills Test
- Teacher Education Autobiography
- Teacher Education Interview
- Teacher Education Application
- Continuation in Teacher Education
- Professional Dress and Behavior
- Code of Ethics
- Conceptual Framework
- Professional Education Sequence
- Second Academic Concentration
- Field Experiences
- Internship/Student Teaching
- Graduation
- Teacher Work Sample
- Teacher and School Professional Licensure
- PRAXIS II
- Transfer Students
- Alternative Entry Programs
- Licensure-Only Program
- Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
- TaskStream Portfolio Software
- Office of Alternative Licensure
- Forms
This handbook is an introduction to our college and the teacher education undergraduate programs we offer.
How do you know if this is a really good teacher education program? WCU has prepared teachers for over 100 years and poor programs don’t last. As you progress through our programs you will, from the first course on, be working in classrooms with practicing teachers. Ask these teachers where they got their teacher training because most of Western North Carolina’s top educators went to WCU. Finally, the accreditation of programs is extremely important and Western’s education programs are fully accredited at the state, regional, and national level. You will be seeing this logo (click on the logo for details) for our national accreditation throughout your years at WCU:
I hope you find this handbook useful and your years in our college well spent. Becoming a teacher meets one of the highest callings in life. As one veteran teacher put it: “Without teachers we would have no other professions.”
I wish you all the best!
A. Michael Dougherty,
Dean