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TEP/MA Schedule Spring 2005
About
Program Goals
- Demonstrating the ability to grow professionally as a result of personal reflection and self-analysis as well as constructive criticism from others.
- Demonstrating the ability to understand and discuss educational theory and the practical manifestation of theory within educational contexts.
- Demonstrating the ability to plan, implement and analyze research within the educational context.
- Demonstrating the ability to apply research findings to their own teaching effectiveness and student learnings as well as to programmatic effectiveness issues.
Program Description for the M.A. With Credential
The Teacher Education Program at Bethany is approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) to recommend qualified candidates for a Multiple-Subject (essentially for elementary school) or Single Subject (essentially junior and senior high) teaching credential. Present California requirements are subsumed under the Ryan Act, or the Teacher Preparation and Licensing Law of 1979, the Hughes-Hart Reform Act of 19483 (SB-813), and the Teacher Education Bergeson Act of 1988 (SB-148). Bethany's programs, developed to address the various legislative guidelines, are designed to provide students with the subject-matter competence and professional coursework required by the CCTC.
Selection for admission into the Teaching Credential Program requires two levels of admission. The applicant must first meet the criteria for admission to Bethany University cited below. Once the applicant is determined as having met those criteria, the TEP Graduate Council considers the applicant for selection into the Teaching Credential Program. This process includes consideration of the applicant's file and preassessment information. Selection into the Teaching Credential Program is based on the applicant's match with the program goals, the Bethany University environment, the Christian community, and the professional judgement of the applicant's success as a potential classroom teacher as stipulated by the requirements of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Applicant Selection:
The Graduate Council conducts applicant selections as completed applications are received. Applications received following the priority deadlines will be considered on a "first come-first served" basis, or placed on a waiting list.
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