Admission to Concord University does not guarantee admission into the Teacher Education Program (TEP). Rather, there are specific steps you must successfully complete before you can be considered for admission into the program.

Candidates must satisfy all admission requirements in order to be fully admitted into the Teacher Education Program. Failure to satisfy all requirements by the deadline provided in admission status letters will result in Teacher Education Program denial for the semester in which application was made. Candidates may re-apply for admission the following semester. 

Successful completers of a certified WV Careers in Education Program do not need to complete all sections of the Professional Portfolio. These candidates will only be required to complete the Introduction section of the Portfolio template that is in LiveText. In addition to the Introduction materials listed, candidates will be required to include documentation of passing NOCTI exam scores in this section of the Portfolio template. Completers of WV Careers in Education Program are still required to satisfy Full Admission Requirements #2-#10 listed below, exluding the 75 Volunteer Hour requirement.

Application for Admission to the Teacher Education Program

In order to be considered for admission to the Teacher Education Program, candidates are required to satisfy the following requirements: 

• 1. Complete EDUC210: Diversity, Culture and Education in a Pluralistic Society, with a grade of “C” or better and successfully complete the required
  45-hour field-based experience. Candidates transferring EDUC210 from another institution must provide documentation of a completed 45-hour school-based field experience in the form of a course syllabi stating the hours of the field practicum, a copy of the signed field practicum time log(s), or other proof of your participation in a 45-hour field practicum; if hours are lacking they will need to be completed during another clinical experience.

• 2. Complete EDSP303, Introduction to Special Education, with a grade of “C” or better.

• 3. Successful completion of a minimum of 24 credit hours, which must include 18 hours from the General Education Program, with at least a 2.00 grade point average. The general studies courses must include the following:

• 4. Attainment of an overall grade point average of 2.50 or better in all coursework completed (including transfer credit). A candidate may apply to the Teacher Education Program with an overall GPA of 2.50; however, the GPA of all the candidates who apply during the semester (cohort average) must be 3.00 or above. If the cohort average is not met, individual candidates with GPAs less than 2.75 will be removed from the cohort until the 3.0 average is met.

• 5. Declaration of a specific and accurate major and content specialization(s) through www.concord.edu, Academics, Registrar, and Declaration of Degree/Major form. Plese verify your major/degree is correct via MyCU. 
• ​6. Successful completion of Pre-Admission to Teacher Education Program seminars. Students will receive a Certificate of Completion via email after they complete the seminars. This certificate is to be included in their Portfolio.

• 7.  Completion of an Educator Disposition Assessment (EDA) by a Department of Education faculty member. This is completed during EDUC210 or EDUC305 via LiveText. For those students who did not have an EDA completed during these courses, one will be required to be completed by an education faculty member prior to full admission. Candidates must sign the EDA acknoledgement statement (page 6 of TEP admission packet), and include it in the Introduction section of their portfolio. Candidates do not need to include the EDA that is completed by an education faculty member..

• 8. Pre-professional Profile: Candidates will include a Pre-Professional Profile in their TEP Portolio. The profile will be a part of the co-selection process which occurs prior to candidate placement in the public school for residency. Schools will be provided the candidate profiles, and teachers will select the candidate for their classroom. The co-selection process enables all parties to be a part of the placement. The Pre-Professional Profile will be updated periodically throughout the candidate’s progress through the program. The profile should include contact information, a professional or personal picture of yourself, relevant experience/coursework, intersts/hobbies, personal goals, professinoal goals, goals for clincial experience, etc.

• 9. Completion of an Educator Disposition Assessment (EDA) by a Department of Education faculty member. This is completed during EDUC210 or EDUC305 via LiveText. For those students who did not have an EDA completed during these courses, one will be required to be completed by an education faculty member prior to full admission. Candidates must sign the EDA acknoledgement statement (page 6), and include it in the Introduction section of their portfolio.

• ​10. Submit a professional portfolio via LiveText to the Department of Education. In some cases, applicants may have to complete an interview with faculty prior to admission. Portfolios are due to the Department of Education via LiveText the last working day of September during the fall semester, and the last working day of February during the spring semester. Candidates whose portfolios are not approved will be given recommendations for improving their portfolios, or will be counseled concerning their admission to the teacher education program.See pages 5-6 for portfolio requirements.
• 9. Candidates must complete 75 hours of documented experience working with school age children/youth (birth -12th grade) in organized/structured settings prior to admission to the Teacher Education Program. Appropriate experiences might include: Scouts, 4-H, Energy Express, tutoring in after-school or summer programs, camp counselors, coaching, library read-aloud, art/music/theatre programs, involvement at a daycare center, etc. The 75 hours of experience must be documented through signed letters on official letterhead from teachers, supervisors or leaders. This documentation must provide a description of what the volunteer hours entailed, the dates and/or time-frame in which the experience(s) was completed, and the total number of hours completed. All documentation must be included in the candidate’s portfolio when applying for admission to the TEP. The 75 hours are in addition to required clinical experience hours. Private tutoring and babysiting will not count towards these hours.
• 12. Successfully complete the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Exams*: Reading, Writing and Math via ETS. It is highly recommended that these exams are taken within the first 24 credit hours of coursework in order for the candidate to make continuous progress in the Professional Education Core, and for the candidate to have the highest chance of success. Official passing scores must be sent to Concord University via ETS. When registering for an exam(s), be sure to list Concord University and the WV Department of Education as a 'Score Recipient.' Praxis exams can now be taken at home through ETS via ProctorU. Please be sure to register for the correct exam codes listed below. For additional information regarding Praxis fee waivers/assistnace, disability accomodations, prep materials/aids or testing centers, please visit the CU Department of Education: Resources and Information webpage​
  • Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Combined Computer Delivered Test Code - 5752
  • Reading (Individual Exam):     Minimum score needed: 156          Computer Delivered Test Code – 5713
  • Writing (Individual Exam):      Minimum score needed: 162          Computer Delivered Test Code – 5723
  • Math (Individual Exam):          Minimum score needed: 150           Computer Delivered Test Code – 5733

• ​individuals may be exempt from the Praxis Core Reading, Writing, and Mathematics exams (all 3 exams), provided they meet one of the following SAT exam criteria:
  • SAT composite score from a single exam administration of 1125 (exams taken prior to April 1995)
  • SAT Re-Centered Exam composite score from a single exam administration of 1125 (exams taken April 1995-February 2005)
  • SAT Revised Exam composite score from a single exam administration of 1170 - total of the 'Critical Reading' and 'Math' score (excludes writing score) (exams taken March 2005-April 2016)
  • SAT New Exam scores from a single exam administration of 480 for 'Evidence Based Reading and Writing' and a score of 530 for 'Math' 
  • ACT Enhanced Composite Score of 26 or higher (exams taken 1989-present)
• Individuals may be exempt from the Praxis Core Reading and Praxis Core Writing exams (not Praxis Core Math), provided they meet the following exam criteria : 
  • ACT Enhanced combined score of 34 using the 'Enhanced English' and 'Reading' scores (add the exam scores together), with each of the individual exams having a minimum score of 17.  Eligible scores for Enhanced English and Reading may be combined/selected from multiple administrations of the exam
  • SAT New Exam score of 470 using the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing’section (exams May 2016-present)
• Individuals may be exempt from the Praxis Core Math exam (not Praxis Core Reading or Praxis Core Writing), provided they meet one of the following exam criteria : 
  • ACT Enhanced Mathematics score of 21 or greater (exams after October 1989)
  • SAT New Exam score of 520 using the Math section (exams May 2016-present)