ETSU Homepage

You must take one of the following:

GRE, ACT, SAT, or Praxis CORE (5712, 5722, 5732)

You must also take the appropriate Praxis II content exams.

• If you are seeking middle school (6-8) licensure you must have a passing score on the Praxis II Middle Grades Science or Praxis II Middle Grades Mathematics.
• If you are seeking secondary licensure you must have a passing Praxis II score in your content area

Passing scores:

• GRE:Verbal Reasoning 151, Quantitative Reasoning 153
• ACT: Reading: 22, Math: 22
• SAT: Evidence-based reading: 542, Math: 533
• Praxis II and Praxis Core exams: see the ETS website for the current Tennessee requirements.

• The program can be completed in a timely manner but the Residency Year must be taken concurrently.
• The 17 month program begins in January (Spring term) and will be completed May the following Spring.

• Another option is to take the program at a slower pace, which is especially helpful for job-embedded candidates who are full-time teaching. This option can generally take 2 - 3 years. You may start in the Fall semester, possibly even Summer, if necessary.

• Please contact our office (mat@etsu.edu) to determine which track would work best for you.

• You can work as a GA or TS while you are enrolled in this program except for the last spring semester where you will be student teaching full time. Moonlighting (working while full-time teaching) during this semester may lead to poor grades due to the time constraints.

• While you can work outside of the school we suggest that you apply for a tuition scholarship, which requires you to work 8 hours a week and will cover your tuition, or a graduate assistantship, which requires you to work about 20 hours a week and covers your tuition and provides you with a monthly stipend.

• In this program, you have field placements in public schools or volunteer facilities every semester. 

• The Residency Year requires the following:
  • EDFN 5420 will require 20 hours of field placement where you will interact with the students and teacher, begin observing classroom practices, and start adapting to the teacher role. 
  • During the summer II term you will complete 50 placement hours which will include classroom management, pre-residency year preparations, and welcoming the students at the beginning of the year.
  • During the fall semester, your formal evaluations will begin and your transitioning into the full time teacher role. This is the time where you become a vital part of the classroom.  You will complete 110 hours during this semester. 
  • During the final Spring semester, you are expected to be in the classroom everyday and take on the role of instructor and co-instructor with your mentor teacher.  

• We do offer options for you to take required courses as a non-degree seeking graduate student to bring up your GPA.
• Please contact our office to schedule a meeting with the program coordinator for more information.