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Office of Field Experience Website - Mr. Piepmeier

Current York College of Pennsylvania Teacher Education Students - This is your information page.  You will find links to the pages of interest to you from this page. We also use this page to post new information for you, so bookmark this page and visit often.

Application for Student Teaching or Alternate Program

Current Application - Enter Here

PRAXIS Preparation
 Praxis Prep Info. - At this site you can obtain tips and hints for successfully passing the Praxis
 Praxis Secrets - This company offers study guides
 Praxis-Success.com - You can purchase a downloadable study guide for the Praxis Tests
 Teaching Solutions - This company offers strategies, skills & study methods for the Praxis Exams
State Certification Requirements:

 State by State Chart  (provided by University of Delaware Teacher Education)
 ETS Praxis State by State Chart

Pennsylvania School Districts:

Names, addresses, phone #s and address labels:  press here
Clearances

Act 151 - Child Abuse Clearance

Act 34 - Pennsylvania State Police background check

Act 114 - Pennsylvania Federal Criminal History Clearance

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Education Major Fast Facts Form

Six (6) courses - All Education Majors

Required as soon as possible for transfer students

Within first 3 semesters for students entering as freshman

** Must earn a grade of "3" or "4" in the following 6 courses **

  1. WRT102 - Analytical Reading/Writing- All Education Majors
  2. WRT202- Academic Writing - All Education Majors
  3. CM104 - Human Communication - All Education Majors
  4. Core math requirement (one of the following)
    MAT115 - Structure of Sets and Numbers - Elem. and Elem./Spec. Education Majors
    MAT120 - Applied Calculus - Secondary Biology Majors
    MAT111 - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving - All other Education Majors
  5. Second math requirement
    MAT215 - Structure of Sets and Numbers II - Elem. and EE/SPE Education Majors
    MAT105 or higher - all other Education Majors
  6. ED221 - Introduction to American Education - All Education Majors

Dual Majors (Elementary/Special Education)

  • PSY100 - General Psychology must be taken in Freshman year, preferably first semester

PRAXIS Exams - All Education Majors

Required as soon as possible for transfer students

November or January of the Sophomore Year for students entering as Freshman

Must take the PPST Exams or the Computerized PPST Exams

  • PPST paper/pencil Exams - Register by paper form or on-line (www.ets.org/praxis)
    • PPST Reading Exam #10710 - Qualifying Score = 172
    • PPST Writing Exam #20720 - Qualifying Score = 173
    • PPST Math Exam #10730 - Qualifying Score = 173

OR

  • Computerized PPST Exams - Sylvan Learning Center in York, PA - Call 755-7471 to register
    • Computerized PPST Reading Exam #5710 - Qualifying Score = 172
    • Computerized PPST Writing Exam #5720 - Qualifying Score = 173
    • Computerized PPST Mathematics Exam #5730 - Qualifying Score = 173

York College cumulative G.P.A.

  • All Education Majors must maintain a cumulative York College G.P.A. of 3.00 to qualify for Pre-Professional Educator Status, to apply for Student Teaching, and to apply for Pennsylvania Certification after graduation
  • Transfer students from another college or from another major at York College must have a cumulative York College G.P.A. of 3.00 that is based on a minimum of 12 York College credits

Field Experience - 150 hours

  • Community Service O/P - 30 hours
    A thirty-hour experience that takes place within an organization or agency working to improve student learning and growth. This experience may include a wide variety of experiences, both paid or unpaid. Education Majors must do 1 block of Community Service O/P. Examples may include (not a finite list): A private, parochial or military school, teaching Sunday School, being a summer camp counselor, being a Cub Scout Den helper, being a paid choir director, playground supervision, lifeguard, after school program assistant or coordinator.

  • Urban Community Service O/P - 30 hours
    A thirty-hour experience that takes place in any educationally oriented urban program environment. The program must target minority populations and have 25% or higher minority population participating. Education Majors must do 1 block of Urban Community Service O/P. This may be a paid or a volunteer experience. Examples may include (not a finite list): Working or volunteering at the YMCA, Martin Library, Crispus Attucks Association, T.E.A.C.H. Tutoring Program, Migrant Education Program, Salvation Army After-School Program, etc.

  • Rural or Suburban Classroom I Field Experience - 30 hours
    A thirty-hour experience that must take place in a public school classroom. You and the Field Experience teacher will work together to provide the teacher and students maximum assistance both in and outside the classroom. Please see the list of suggested activities in the "Field Experience Program Booklet" for activities that you might participate in.

  • Rural or Suburban Classroom II Field Experience - 30 hours
    A thirty-hour experience that must take place in a public school classroom in a different Public School District than your Classroom F.E. I. You and the Field Experience teacher will work together to provide the teacher and students maximum assistance both in and outside the classroom. Please see the list of suggested activities in the "Field Experience Program Booklet" for activities that you might participate in.

  • Urban Classroom Field Experience - 30 hours
    A thirty-hour experience that must take place in an urban public school classroom in a different Public School District than your Classroom F.E. I and Classroom F.E. II . You and the Field Experience teacher will work together to provide the teacher and students maximum assistance both in and outside the classroom. Please see the list of suggested activities in the "Field Experience Program Booklet" for activities that you might participate in.

Pre-Professional Educator Status - (PPES) A York College matriculated education student must achieve Pre-Professional Educator Status (PPES) within 48 to 54 credits before they may register for Pre-Professional level education classes. This applies to all four-year education majors at York College. Transfer students and "certification-only" students must achieve PPES as soon as possible. This achieved status will allow the student to continue as an Education Major and to schedule EE or SE professional preparation coursework. Note: with the exception of ED200 and ED221, NO Department of Education courses beginning with the prefix EE or SE may be scheduled until Pre-Professional Educator Status has been attained. PPES is not a guarantee to teacher certification but simply allows the student to continue toward that goal.

  • Requirements for PPES
    • Completion of the "Application for Advancement to Pre-Professional Educator Status"
    • 3.00 York College G.P.A.
    • 6 courses as listed above
    • Successful completion of 3 PRAXIS PPST exams listed above
    • Act 151 (PA Child Abuse clearance), an Act 34 (PA State Police clearance), and an Act 114 (PA Federal Criminal History Clearance)
    • Satisfactory completion of one 30 hour block of Field Experience
    • A Letter of Application as described on the "Application for Advancement to Pre-Professional Educator Status"

Please be aware that changes may be made by the Pennsylvania Department of Education at any time. Any changes supercede the York College of Pennsylvania Department of Education standards.