Welcome to the Muskingum College Education Department!

"Developing Teacher-Leaders
Who Encourage, Equip, & Empower All Students"

Muskingum College is NCATE Accredited!
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Our department offers the following Undergraduate Programs:

Early Childhood Education Major

Middle Childhood Education Major

Adolescent/Young Adult Licensure

Multi-Age Licensure

Special Education Major

To learn more about our Graduate Programs, please visit the Graduate Web Site.

Education Department Resources

Faculty

There are 14 full-time faculty members in the Education Department. Two to three adjunct faculty with masters' degrees and exemplary public school experience teach each semester in the undergraduate program. Approximately ten adjunct professors teach each term in the graduate program, along with full-time faculty members from the Education Department and other departments throughout the college.

Classroom & Technology

Classes in education are held in Montgomery Hall's two demonstration classrooms, both equipped as "smart classrooms" with Internet and computer-display capabilities. Other departments throughout the college provide the language labs, science labs, and other facilities necessary to train teachers for the public schools. This technology is adequate for ensuring that students are able to use technology in instruction.

Education Department

Students must achieve the following to be admitted to the Education Department: a 2.5 cumulative grade point average; qualifying scores on basic skills tests in reading, mathematics, and writing (or 21 on the ACT or 990 on the SAT); successful completion of EDUC 110: Introduction to Education; and submission of a statement of good morale character, as defined by the State of Ohio. They must receive no less than a B- in all education courses at the 300-level and the 400-level and maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average to be eligible for student teaching.

State of Ohio

In preparation for PRAXIS III performance assessments required by entry-year teachers in Ohio, students are required to complete a simulated PRAXIS III assessment in one methods course. Students applying for licensure take the PRAXIS II tests developed by the Educational Testing Service and mandated by the State of Ohio, including a general pedagogy test as well as one or more tests in the content area.

PRAXIS II Passing Rates

Passing rates on PRAXIS II for 2005 - 2006, as submitted for Title II reports, are as follows:

*When fewer than 10 students take a test in a specific category, the data is not reported.

100% of graduates have passed the PRAXIS III performance assessments of entry-year teachers since its inception in 2002.

All programs currently offered have been approved by the Ohio Department of Education. Muskingum's teacher education unit is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

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