Teacher Education Admission Requirements

Prerequisites for Student Teacher Interns

Internship applicants must be approved by the Teacher Education Council. All requirements for student teaching must be met before a student is admitted to the internship semester.

• Senior standing (87 and over semester hours)
• Nine hours in residence in the teaching field
• Grade point average of 2.5 on all course work taken
• Completion of prerequisite courses as shown in catalog
• Submission of application for admission to the Internship Program
• Recommendation by majority of department/division faculty
• Pass the appropriate Praxis Specialty Area Test and the Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching Test

Program Completion Requirements

In order to complete the Teacher Education Program and to qualify for a Mississippi teaching license, an applicant must:

• Complete all requirements for the appropriate degree
• Meet all the minimum course requirements
• Pass the appropriate Praxis Series tests
• Submit an application for licensure to the Mississippi Department of Education

The applicant is responsible for having his or her Praxis scores sent to the Mississippi Department of Education and Delta State University. Students who are exempt from the PPST based on ACT or SAT scores must pass either ENG 300 (Writing Proficiency Examination) or the PPST/C-PPST Writing test or ENG 301 or receive a score of 3 or higher on the CAAP Writing Essay Examination.