Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2023-2024 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
• The student must have completed at least six semester credits in college level mathematics and at
least three semester credits in college level composition and three credits in English .
• The student must meet the Basic Skills Requirement through one of the assessment means detailed above .( Act 55 of 2022 : Basic Skills waived until July 7 , 2025 )
• Secondary education students must apply to the School of their discipline , as well as the School of Business and Education ( certification ) by the 48-60 credit mark .
Attendance and Punctuality : What is required , and what is most important in the field placement , is that the student is in attendance every day and is punctual , prepared , and enthusiastic about the tasks . Absences , late arrivals or early departures are not acceptable during Student Teaching . In an extreme
emergency the student must :
• Obtain approval to be absent from the Coordinator of Field Placements
• Inform the cooperating teacher , university supervisor , and Seminar Professor
• Work with the university supervisor to make up the absence
• Any absence ( s ) will be reviewed by the Dean and Faculty of the School of Business and Education for determination of whether or not the final student teaching grade will be impacted . Without approval by the Coordinator , an absence , lateness , or early departure may result in removal from student teaching and an inability to become certified .
• Should the student contract a contagious disease , such as measles , mumps , whooping cough , or other , a note from a physician indicating the name of the illness and the quarantine period is required . The Student Teacher must inform the cooperating teacher , university supervisor , and Coordinator of Field Placements ( CFP ). The CFP will inform the Dean , who will appropriately communicate a message to the Health Services Office for further action .
• During the 16-week placement , the student teacher follows the morning arrival time and the afternoon departure time of the cooperating teacher in the placement school . This is the time that is specified in the district ’ s teacher contract or professional agreement . While the student is not required to attend any activities beyond the hours of the contracted teacher workday , such experiences will help with professional growth .
Academic Progress , Probation and Program Dismissal :
• The student must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Any grade below a C + in a course within the major must be repeated .
• The student must have completed at least six semester credits in college level mathematics and at least three semester credits in college level composition and three credits in English .
• Secondary education students must apply to the School of their discipline , as well as the School of Business and Education ( certification ) by the 48-60 credit mark .
• If the above criteria are not met by the 48-60 credit mark , students will either remain in or move to the BS in Education Studies or choose to change their major . Secondary students would change their major to their content area only .
Course Withdrawal Policies : Course withdrawal policies follow those of the University .
Experiential Learning : Teacher Apprentice Program ( TAP ): Pre-Student Teaching and Student Teaching Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from off campus experiential learning opportunities .
Pre-Student and Student Teaching : Approval to pre-student or student teach is not automatically granted upon completion of academic requirements . If weakness or deficiencies are noted in subject matter , knowledge , pedagogy , communications , or interpersonal skills , the Dean may require the student to take corrective action , such as , additional coursework , additional practicum , personal
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