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Welcome to Education Student Services

We're located in Hawthorn Hall, room 354.



Advising

All newly admitted undergraduate students are to see Ms. Kelly Zieba. 

All newly admitted graduate students are to see Mrs. Jane Nelson. You will be assigned a faculty advisor once you've been admitted to a program.  Students admitted to the Teacher Education Program (TEP), Masters, Special Education Certification program, and Education Leadership program are assigned  faculty advisors.

Deadlines for applying to graduate and certification programs:

November 15 - Spring Semester (starts in January)
April 15 - Summer I Session (starts mid-May)
June 1 - Summer II Session (starts first part of July)
August 1 - Fall Semester (starts end of August) 

Appointments for the undergraduate and graduate advisor can be made by calling the School of Education receptionist at 980-6510.  Faculty advisors can be reached by their office numbers or by e-mail.  

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Dean's Lists

Full-Time Dean's List - To be eligible for the Full-Time Dean's list after the Fall or Spring semester, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time student (12 credit hours or more) and have a semester GPA of 3.3 or higher.

Part-Time Dean's List - To be eligible for the Part-Time Dean's list after the Spring semester, a student must have been enrolled in both the preceding Fall and Spring semesters as a part-time student (6 hours or more) and have had semester GPA's of 3.3 or higher in both. 

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FX Policy

This grade marking is defined in the student transcript as representing an F grade in a course that has been removed from GPA calculations by a subsequent retake of the course.  The policy pertains only to undergraduate students.  The policy of reenrollment pertains only to a course in which an F was previously received.  A grade of D, or any other grade, cannot be improved via this policy.  In retaking the course the student must receive a regular letter grade of A, B, C, D, P or S to change the original F to an FX.  The grades of W or I will not qualify for removal.  The course in which the student re-enrolls should be the same course in which an F was previously received.

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Graduation

Students must file for graduation at least one semester before they are to be completed. 

  • May graduates should file by January 1st
  • August graduates should file by the start of Summer I session and 
  • December graduates should file by September 1st.

Applications can be obtained in the Education Student Services office Hawthorn 354. Please return your completed application to the School of Education recorder .

Graduating with Distinction - to graduate with academic distinction, baccalaureate students must have a GPA of 3.3 to 3.49, for high distinction 3.5 to 3.749, and for highest distinction 3.75 - 4.0.

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Inter-Campus Transfers

Temporary - Undergraduate students at other campuses wanting to take classes temporarily in the School of Education for one semester or more, should do an Inter-Campus Transfer.  School of Education students enrolled at another campus and have a 2.5 GPA are eligible to do this.  Go to the School of Education at your campus and ask for this to be done by mail, or go online and do it at http://www.iupui.edu/~moveiu.  Once your transfer is received in the School of Education, you will be able to register.

Permanent - Undergraduate students transferring to the School of Education at IU Northwest permanently should be able to meet the criteria in our programs (because they are different than other campuses).  Please make an appointment with Ms. Kelly Zieba and she will evaluate your transcript to see what will transfer over.

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Name & Address Changes

To change your name or address you must contact the Registrar's office by phone, 980-6679, by Fax 980-4200, or in person (Hawthorn Hall 109).  Name changes must have documentation.  A copy of your name or address change will be sent to the School of Education after it is processed there. 

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Praxis Scores

Praxis I 
Reading
176
Writing
172
Math
175

Praxis II
Elementary
165
Reading Specialist
370
Biology
154
Chemistry
151
Earth Space Science
150
English/Language Arts
153
French
160
Mathematics
136
Social Studies
147
Spanish
159
School Leaders
158 (165 after 1/1/05)
Ex. Needs/Mild Interventions
156
Educ. of Ex. Students/Core Knowledge
150

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Probation & Dismissal

IU Northwest School of Education academic policies require Undergraduate education students to: 

  • Earn a 2.5 GPA or higher each semester
  • Achieve and maintain at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA and 
  • Earn a C or better in each required education course and content area courses 
When these standards are not met, students are placed on academic probation until all academic deficiencies are removed.  To be released from probation, students must raise their cumulative GPA to at least a 2.5 and/or successfully retake required education courses for which less than a C grade had been earned.  Students should know that beginning their third consecutive semester of probation, they are placed on Strict Academic Probation.  After one semester of strict academic probation, if all academic deficiencies are not removed, students are then dismissed from the School of Education. 

IU Northwest School of Education academic policies require Graduate education students to: 

  • Earn a 3.0 GPA or higher each semester
  • Achieve and maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and 
  • Earn a B or better in each required education course 

When these standards are not met, students are placed on academic probation until all academic deficiencies are removed.  To be released from probation, students must raise their cumulative GPA to at least a 3.0 and/or successfully retake required education courses for which less than a B grade had been earned.  Students should know that  beginning their third consecutive semester of probation are placed on Strict Academic Probation.  After one semester of strict academic probation, if all academic deficiencies are not removed, students are then dismissed from the School of Education. 

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Teacher Education Program

Application for admission to the Teacher Education Program should be filed at least one semester before students plan to start. 

Students must have successfully completed at least 26 credit hours with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.50.

Students must have successfully completed with a grade of C or higher:

  • ENG W131 Elementary Composition
  • SPCH S121 Public Speaking
  • EDUC W200 Micro computing for Education
  • EDUC F200 Examining Self as Teacher
  • EDUC K205 Intro. to Exceptional Children and
  • P250 Education Psychology.. 

Students must have passed all parts of the Preprofessional Skills Test (Praxis I) in reading, writing, and math.  The cutoff scores are reading 176, writing 172, and math 175. 

Students applying for the Spring semester in January must schedule to take their Praxis I test no later than November 1st.  Applications, test scores, and criminal background checks must be in the undergraduate advisor's office no later than the day the campus closes for the Christmas holiday.

Students applying for the Fall semester in August must schedule to take their Praxis test no later than July 1st.  Applications, test scores, and criminal background checks must be in the undergraduate advisor's office no later than August 15th.

Pick up an application to the TEP and for your criminal background check in Hawthorn 354.

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Transfers From Other Universities

Graduates - All graduates wanting to transfer from other universities must make an appointment with Mrs. Jane Nelson to have their transcripts evaluated before being admitted to any graduate program.

Undergraduates - All undergraduates must first have their transcripts from other universities reviewed by the Admissions Office before coming to the School of Education.  Once they have transferred in your courses,  make an appointment with Ms. Kelly Zieba to see where the courses can be placed in the program you want in Education.  A GPA of 2.5 must be maintained at our campus and students must follow the same criteria to get into our Teacher Education Program that our continuing students follow.

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Undergraduate Admissions

All undergraduate admissions to Indiana University Northwest must go through the Admissions office.  They are located in Hawthorn 100 and can be reached at  980-6991.  Admission to the School of Education requires certain criteria.  Admission to the School of Education does not mean acceptance in the Teacher Education program.  Certain criteria is necessary.

A 2.5 GPA is required to transfer to the School of Education from divisions within IU Northwest.  To do so, please see the undergraduate advisor about the procedure to have your file transferred.

Transferring to another division from Education, requires that you call or come in a fill out the transfer form.  If you call, please have your name, social security number, the division you want your file sent to, and the major (if applicable).

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Withdrawal from Courses

Each term has designated withdrawal dates each year that are posted in the schedule of classes.  Withdrawing from class must be done by this date in order to get an automatic W in the course.  There will be no extension beyond this date, unless there is documentation from a doctor verifying a medical reason.  Check with the Financial Aid office before withdrawing from any classes.

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