1969-1970 Academic Catalog

60 CEDARVILLE COLLEGE 1. Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.2 in all courses 2. Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.2 in teaching field courses 3. The grade of "C" or above in all communication courses 4. Minimum percentile rank of thirty-five on the English Proficiency exam using college sophomore norms 5. Recommendation of all teaching field advisers Planned Observation and Pre-vocational Experience, Human Growth and Development, Purposes and Practices, and School and Society are the only professional education courses that may be taken before being admitted to the teacher education program. Retention in the program and admittance to student teaching require the following in addition to the admission requirements: 1. The grade of "C" in all professional education courses, and teaching field courses 2. Approval of the Teacher Education Committee To be eligible for student teaching the student must have completed all professional education courses. Students planning to student teach autumn quarter must have completed at least 130 quarter hours, winter quarter, 145 quarter hours, and spring quarter, 160 quarter hours. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Opportunities for young people looking toward elementary education are many. Young men may find this field particularly rewarding. Elementary education certification includes grades 1-8. The elementary education certificate may be validated for kindergarten upon successful com– pletion of nine quarter hours in kindergarten methods and materials. Requirements other than general education include: FA228 Arts and Crafts in the Elementary School ..... .......... ..4 FA272 Music in the Elementary School ....................................... 3 PE123 Personal and Community Hygiene ........ . .... 3 PE210 Physical Education in the Elementary School ... . ....... 3 SM Science or Mathematics Elective .. 5 SM180 Principles of Mathematics ... . .... 5 SS100 Foundations of Social Science .5 SS 102, 103 United States History ... 10 SS251 World Geography ............... ................. ... 5 SS Social Science Electives .... 8 EP160 General Psychology ............. .................... ...4 EP201 Planned Observation and Pre-vocational Experience ........ 1