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Maintaining Eligibility for the Initial Teacher Certification (TSSLD) Program

Students in the teacher certification program must maintain good standing in the major, must show signs of adequate progress toward meeting minimum GPAs (i.e. the 2.5 minimum major GPA for clinical work, the colleges' minimum 2.7 overall GPA for student teaching, and the minimum CSD GPA of 2.85 for stduent teaching), must meet minimum course grade requirements for student teaching (i.e. "C" or higher grades in EDU 204 and 475, PSY 221, CSD 335, 360, 361; and "B" or higher grades twice in CSD 362(L)), and must demonstrate professional behaviors consistent with those expected of teachers in order to remain in the program.