TEAM-UP Mathematics or Science Licensure

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Contact: Stephanie Fanselow, Ed.D., Program Coordinator

Location: Colorado School of Mines, 1706 Illinois Street, Golden, CO

Email: stephanie.fanselow@unco.edu

Website: http://extended.unco.edu/current/CSM/index.asp

Advising Information:

Students must consult with their UNC TEAM-UP advisor each semester prior to registering.

Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the TEAM-UP Program Coordinator.

The program consists of two parts:

Required Major Credits: Determined by Colorado School of Mines. Bachelor's degree must be conferred prior to student teaching.
Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) coursework.

Program Description:

The Teacher Education Alliance, Mines-UNC Partnership, or TEAM-UP, is a collaborative partnership between UNC and the Colorado School of Mines (Mines) which allows Mines students to obtain a secondary (grades 7-12) teaching license in mathematics or science. Mines is responsible for math and science content preparation. Students must have a bachelor's degree and have passed the appropriate Praxis exam prior to student teaching. UNC provides the Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) coursework. This program is offered through Extended Campus. All classes are offered in Golden or online.

Program Admission Requirements:

The program is restricted to current students or alumni of the Colorado School of Mines. Current Mines students must have a GPA of 2.0 to take TEAM-UP courses.

PTEP Program Requirements:

If you are seeking licensure in your program area, the following items are required to complete your program.

Completion of Application for Initial Admission to PTEP
Completion of Full Admission to PTEP
Completion of Application for Student Teaching
Completion of content specific PRAXIS test prior to Student Teaching
Candidates may not take extra courses with Student Teaching without prior approval from the Program Coordinator and the STE Director.
All PTEP Field Experiences and methods courses need to be successfully completed prior to Student Teaching.
Student Teaching outside the supervision of UNC Faculty may or may not be approved.
Teacher Candidates will not be placed in a school where they were once students or where they have a close relative attending and/or working.
Teacher education and educator preparation licensure programs do not accept Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) or field based courses that are more than ten years old. PLEASE NOTE: Teacher Candidates have the right to petition this policy at the discretion of the program coordinator.

Please work with your UNC TEAM-UP advisor to determine when these requirements will be completed throughout your program.

Program Requirements:

PTEP Coursework - 32 credits

Take all of the following courses:

EDF 366	Conceptions of Schooling: Context and Process	3
EDFE 170	Introduction to Field Based Experience	1-3
EDFE 370	Advanced Field Based Experience	1-3
EDFE 444	Supervised Student Teaching	1-15
EDRD 340	Developing Language and Literacy in the Content Areas	3
EDSE 360	Adaptation, Modification, and Integration of Curriculum for the Secondary Exceptional Learner	3
PSY 349	Educational Psychology for Secondary Teachers	3
STEM 341	STEM Methods I	3
STEM 441	STEM Methods II	3

^{Notes:

EDFE 170: Take twice

EDFE 370: Take 3 credits

EDFE 444: Take 9 credits

TEAM-UP students must earn a "C" or higher in all coursework and maintain a cumulative UNC GPA of 2.5 to complete the program.}