Education
Chair: Pete C. Menjares, Ph.D.
undergradu a te teacher preparafor admission to the edu cation tion program. In addition. Pre program during the Introduction
covering the principles of the
U.S. Const itution.
limina ry and Professional C lear credent ial requ irements (as well as specialization credent ials and cert ifi cates) are in co rporated in the M.A. in Education section of
to Teaching co urse (LEDU 300).
FACULTY
Professional Clear Teaching Credential Requirements In order to qualify for a Pro fessional C lear Teaching Creden tial , a srndent must satisfy all of the requirements for a Prelimi nary Teac hing Credent ia l plus the following: I. :rn units of co ursework past the b ac helor 's d egree in a pre-approved program. The coursework must he com pleted within 5 yea rs of re ce ipr of the Preliminary C redential. 2. Completion of the following: 131 OS .,00 H e a Ith Sc ienc e, LEDU 410 Mainstreaming and LEDU 470 Computers in the C lassroom. (See Gmd11ate An.r und S cie11 r.c.r .reclion if co11 rs1'f1!Jod i.r 1:oint: to br com
A minimum 2.7S (;PA
is
Associate Professors : Hetzel, Menjares. Ramos, Sibold Assistant Professors: Campbell,
required. Ot her departmental requirements and competencies are stated in the G11idt for S111de111.r E ntering !hf Teaching Profession . which may be obtained from the Department of Ed ucation Office. S tudents enrolled in the Introduction to Teaching course must complete the App li ca tion for Character and Identification C le arance. This background
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this catalog.
The Singlr Subjecl Crcdenliol ce rtifies th e student to teach a single subject from 7th through
DISTINCTIVES
13iola University offers high quality und ergraduate teacher preparation programs. Students participate in a broad g eneral ed uca tion prog ram , thorough subjen matter competen c e
the 12th grade.
The A111l1ipl,, S11bjec1 Credential certifies the srndent to teach in a self-co ntain e d c lassroom from kindergarten through the 8t h
c learance requires fingerprinting sequences, and cha ll enging c lassgrade, hut is especially appropr iand must be compl eted prior to tion experienc-es. These proThe Department of EducaPs yc hological Foundations of tion and the Department of grams provide a distinct foundaEducat ion course. Fee required. tion for professional careers in TESOL and Appl ied Linguistics Al l candidates for the Prelim i room observation and pa rticipaate for grades K-6. e nrollment for the L EDU 330
ha ve desi gned coursework whi ch
education.
nary 1\1ultiple or Single Teach ing Credential must complete the followin g undergraduate educa tion co urses: LEDU 300, 330, 420/42.'i . 430/43.'i and 440/442 or
In addit ion , Tliola 's under meets the Ca lifornia Commiss ion
on Teacher Credent ialin g requirements for the certificate in Cross C ult11ral Language and
graduate 30-unit biblical stud ies and theology requirement, with its emphasis upon Scriptural
plnerl pos1-degrec.)
3. Pas sing sco res on California
Ac-adem ic
Development
knowledge and the dynamic inte4.'i0/452.
(C LAD ). This ce rtificate proBasic Educat ional Ski ll s Test Undergraduate students who vides teachers with the knowl(CHEST) are required prior
gration of bibli ca l and academic
thought, provides a strong founplan to participate in srndent edge. skills and attitudes needed
to submitting an application
dation for servi ce in both public
teaching th e semester followin g
to effectivel y teach and guide
for student teaching.
and private schools.
graduation should take 430/435 students from culturally, linguis4. Pass ing scores on the Reading (E lementary/Secondary C urriet1- ti ca ll y and socio-economica ll y Instru c tion Compete ncy
OBJECTIVE
lum). To rec-e ive graduate c redit,
diverse b ac kgrounds. The Department of Education is in the process of developing means hy which C LAD cert ifi c ate course work ca n be comp leted in
Assessment ( RI CA) will be
The primary fun c tion of the Department of Education is to provide exce llent preparati on for professional teaching. The goal is
register for ASED 505/506. Conrequired of all Multiple Sub
c urrent e nrollment is required. See Deparnnent of Education or Registrar's Office for information .
jeer C redential c andidates prior to submitting an applica tion for a teaching credential. 5. Verification of current training in ca rdiopulminary resuscita tion - infant through adu lt - (Cl'R) that meet., the standards in eithe r the Ame ri ca n Heart Assoc iation B- or C -le ve l course or the American Red Cross Communi ty C PR course. Post-degree students must he accepted into the G raduate Sc hoo l of Arts and Sciences as a Graduate Special student or as a !\laster of Arts in Educat ion stu dent ( see Graduate School
fur Biola graduates (I) to maniAll education and competency conjunction with undergraduate
fest strong socia l and personal traits , et hi ca l standards. and a
courses must be completed with a grade of "C' ' or hi gher wirh the
programs. Contact the Edu(.",Hion
Depa rtment for details.
C hristi a n philosoph y of educaexception of Srndent T eachin g
Approved Majors for Single
tion, and (2) to poss ess subjec t
LED U 440/442 a nd 4.'i0 /452 whi ch must be comp leted with a
matter knowledge . understandSubject Credential
in g of pupil b e hav ior. compeStu.dents intending to comgrade of "B-" or higher for the
tency in the skills of tea c hing. and abilit y to stimu late c ritical
plete a single subject credenti al
candidate to be recommended fo r
must complete an approved suba teaching credential.
judgment and creativity.
ject matte r examination or pro g ram in on e of the following
U.S. Constitution Requirement
a rea s: English (E nglish-commuT he Ca lifornia Commission
PROFESSIONAL
on Tea c her Credential ing requires that a teaching credential
nication program), mathematics, music. ph ys ical edu cation , and
TEACHER PREPARATION Two Professional Teacher
social science. candidate must have compl e ted a Preparation Prog rams a re availadmission requirements). minimum 2 unit course that cov able: Single Subject and Multiple Approved Major for Multiple P/fo.rr Nole: Th r Pr4e.uional ers the U. S. Constitution or ful Subjec t. These correspond with Subject Credential Pn'j)amlirm Pro1:mm fear/in!( to a fill the req uirement by e xamina S ta te of Ca liforni a Preliminary The Libera l Srndies lvlajor or r:ali(omia Tead1int: r:rer!e111iol of tion. Biola University students T eac hin g C redenti a l requir ethe approved subject matter Hiol11 Univcnil)• will b,, 1111drr,;oing can comp lete this requirement by me nts whi ch may be completed examination (students intending .rip1((icr1111 ch11111:e.r wi1hin !he ncxl raking HIST 105 U.S. History or in conjunction with undergraduto compl e t e a l\lultiple Subject jt'fJ!• ymrs. Plm.rr .rcr 1hr Depar!mml POSC 20.'i Survey of American ate degrees. and the Professional Credentia l must complete the of J,:dumlion for c111T1'nl in(11n11a1irm Government. Transfer srndents C lear Teaching Credential following courses: Englis h 380, on mmplelint: !ht! rtq11iremmls for o must e ither show proof of U. S. described in the M.A. in EducaMath 111, Music .,IO, and Art tead1i111: r.rrr!C11tio/. Constitution in a transferred tion section of this cata log. 306, PEED 201). course or will need to complete CLAD Certification State of California Teaching Preliminary Teaching Crel'OSC 480 U. S. Constitution ( I) See the Department of Edu Credentia ls dential Requirements hy arrangement with the History ca tion for detail s regarding the The Ca liforni a Preliminary Students who wish to comDepartment (see History DepartC ross- c ultural Lan g ua ge and Teaching C rede ntial can he complete th e underg raduate teacher ment for information and exam Academic Deve lopmen t (CLAD) pl e ted in co njunction with the preparation prog ram must apply details ) or an appropriate exam certifi cate.
68 • Course Descriptions
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