Junior Advising Points

• HIST316, EDUC419, EDUC414 & EDUC413 must be completed before their senior year. 
• Second Writing Requirement should be satisfied by the end of junior year.
• Students should complete one Inquiry and Analysis portfolio entry draft in the fall semester and make an appointment with the Social Studies Education Coordinator to go over this draft.
• Remind students of the strict GPA requirements for acceptance into Student Teaching: 2.75 Cumulative GPA & 3.0 Major GPA must be obtained by February of junior Year.
• The deadline for student teaching applications is in February after the start of Spring Semester (submitted one year before expected date of student teaching). Students are required to turn in 4 of 6 Inquiry and Analysis Portfolio entries, as well as the application materials. Copies of these materials will be available on the Social Studies Education website beginning in January.
• Remind students to submit passing scores on the CORE (formerly PRAXIS I) to the University of Delaware before applying for student teaching.  Please note:  Students may be exempt from taking all or part of the Praxis CORE exam if they meet certain qualifications such as GPA requirements or achieving a "college ready" score on tests that measure reading, writing and math such as SAT or ACT.  The Office of Clinical Studies provides more information.
• Confirm that all coursework will be satisfied by desired graduation date.  No courses can be taken during student teaching other than the required EDUC 400 & HIST 493 courses.

• Make sure that students take HIST268 in the fall of their junior year.
• Make sure that they take HIST316, EDUC419, EDUC414 & EDUC413 in their junior year

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