The program will be cohort-based,
meaning the group of identified students who enter this program will begin
together and continue together through the specified sequence of required
courses leading to the degree. The courses in each cohort will be offered
only once, so a student must be prepared to take the courses as they are
made available.
Application Process
(Please contact the Office of Extension and
Distance Education about applying for a
new cohort. The application for admission for each
off-campus cohort is made available only at selected
times, and the application must be submitted directly to the Office of Extension and Distance Education. [At this time, the application for admission should not be submitted via Appalachian's online form.])
Part
I: Admission to the University
Individuals seeking to enter an off-campus undergraduate program must present at least 30 semester hours of transferable work prior to entering the program. Transfer students are accepted based upon successful completion of college transferable credits. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (as calculated by Appalachian) on all transferable coursework taken within the three previous years is required to be admitted. All grades earned in transferable courses within the last three years, including repeated courses, are used in calculating the grade point average. (College course work taken in excess of three years ago will be considered for transfer, but the grades in this coursework are not used in determining the cumulative gpa for admission purposes.)
Students less than 24 years of age who have not completed the high school Minimum Course Requirements (MCR) must earn an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree or complete 6 semester hours in each of the following college level areas: English, math, science, and social sciences. Two units of a second language will be required of applicants who are high school graduates of 2004 and beyond.
The application for admission along with official copies of transcripts (i.e, a transcript from each college attended as well as a high school transcript) must be submitted to the Office of Extension and Distance Education. There is a $45 application fee. For off-campus programs which fill early, applicants will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis according to the date the application and all supporting documents are received. For off-campus teacher education programs priority consideration for admission will be offered an applicant who applies by the cohort application deadline and has successfully completed PRAXIS I.
Part II: Admission to Teacher Education
After a student begins the off-campus program, s/he must meet the requirements for admission to teacher education. Admission to teacher education is generally required by the end of the first year in the off-campus program. In order to be admitted to teacher education the student must:
1. Complete at least 45 semester hours of coursework
2. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.50 on Appalachian work; at least 15 semester hours of Appalachian course work must be presented at the time of consideration (and teacher education majors must maintain the 2.50 minimum gpa thereafter)
3. Attain acceptable scores on PRAXIS I, as set by the NC State Department of Public Instruction (i.e., reading = 176, writing = 173, math = 173)
4. Complete the Candidate for Professional Licensure (CPL)
5. Complete CI/SPE 2800 and ENG 1000 (or its equivalent) with a grad of "C" or better
6. Complete the speech clinical assessment
7. Ensure declaration of appropriate academic concentration/s
