1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

levels; and to contribute to the intellectual, instructional, and societal mission of theUniversity in its internal and external undertakings.In the human resources programs of the college, we fulfill the mission by preparingprofessionals for their roles in enabling individuals and groups to move fromdependence to independence in learning, living, and working. The emphases are uponenhancement of the emotional, intellectual, and physical aspects of people across allstages of the life span and in a variety of settings: homes, public and private institutions,hospitals, rehabilitation agencies, social agencies, higher education, and privateindustry.In the professional education programs of the College, we fulfill the mission byproviding the initial, advanced, and continuing preparation of capable, knowledgeableprofessionals who teach, supervise, evaluate, provide special services, counsel, andadminister educational programs. Our central engagement in carrying out theseactivities is with the public schools, where our goal is to support and enhance effectiveteaching and sound learning.AccreditationWest Virginia University is fully accredited for the preparation of teachers by theNational Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and by the WestVirginia State Department of Education. The Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) is the highestdegree approved and offered. Students in elementary and secondary education mustmeet University requirements for admission, retention, and graduation and WestVirginia Board of Trustees and Department of Education requirements for teachercertification, as described in this catalog. If you are interested in obtaining teachercertification, you are strongly encouraged to discuss your plans as early as possiblewith a teacher education advisor.The program in speech pathology and audiology is fully accredited by the AmericanSpeech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Upon completion of the master'sdegree in this field, students qualify for certification by ASHA and by the West VirginiaBoard of Education.AdmissionRequirements for admission to the undergraduate programs of the College ofHuman Resources and Education are listed by program areas in subsequent pages ofthis catalog.FreshmanSpeech pathology and audiology and teacher education use the standard WVUrequirements.TransfersTeacher education requires a 2.5 grade-point average in all work attempted forpre-education status. For admission into teacher education, a transfer student mustmaintain a 2.5 grade-point average in all work attempted and achieve acceptablescores on the required competency tests in reading, writing, mathematics, listening,and computer literacy.Teacher EducationC. Kenneth Murray, Ph.D., Division DirectorProgram Purposes and GoalsThe curricula for undergraduate teacher education programs at West VirginiaUniversity are the products of the cooperative efforts of faculty, students, and practitioners.These groups have engaged in systematic efforts to develop teacher educationDivision of Teacher Education 223