Albertson College of Idaho
2006 - 2007 Catalog

• 2006 - 2007 Catalog
• Table of Contents
• About Albertson College
• The Degree
• Academic Calendar
• Student Affairs
• Policies & Procedures
• Registration & Enrollment
• Departments and Programs
• Admission
• Cost of Attendance
• Student Financial Assistance
• Faculty and Administration

Education Department

The purpose of the Education Department is to provide well-developed programs which are firmly rooted in the liberal arts and which will enable those completing them to become certified elementary and secondary classroom teachers.

All students enrolled in education programs-either elementary or secondary-must major in a specific discipline. Those pursuing a secondary teaching credential are encouraged to have a major and a minor in their selected teaching fields. Both must pursue an educational studies curriculum as outlined below, including a fifth-year internship under the guidance of the Education Department.

Both elementary and secondary education students may elect to complete a minor in literacy education, English as a Second Language or bilingual education.

Admission to Teacher Education

Acceptance into the teacher education program is contingent upon the following criteria:

• Satisfactory completion of specific portfolio assessment items
• Confirmation of a 2.75 GPA
• Successful interview with the student's mentors