Professional Education Unit

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• 2.50 Overall GPA in undergraduate programs
• 3.00 Overall GPA in the MAT program
• 2.75 GPA in Required Pre-Professional Courses

In 2013-2014, the average GPA of undergraduates entering the program was 3.18. For candidates entering the MAT Program, the average GPA was 3.24 (Source: 2015 PEDS report).

• 2.50 Overall GPA
• 2.75 Required Professional Course GPA with no grade below "C"
• Demonstrate appropriate professional dispositions

Default data by academic major is not available.  However, for the University as a whole, the 3-year cohort default rate for Salisbury University published in September 2014 is 6.5%. This represents the number of students who graduated in 2011 who have defaulted on their loans at some point in the past three years. The national average for the same time period is 13.7% (Source: Salisbury University Financial Aid Office).

2016 education graduates with full-time employment reported starting salaries between $20,000 and $47,567 (Source: SU Career Services First Destination Survey).

• Fulltime students who enter as freshman complete their degree in 4 years.
• Fulltime students who transfer with an Associate of Arts in Teaching from a Maryland Community College complete their degree in 2 years.
• Fulltime students who transfer without an Associate of Arts in Teaching degree from a Maryland Community College on average complete their degree in 3 years.
• Based on the last Alumni Evaluation 90% of SU students reported completing their degree in the expected time.

Across the education preparation program three types of school placements are required:

1. Placement for foundations courses: Occurs during the freshman and sophomore years - minimum 30 hours
2. Placement for professional methods courses: Occurs during the junior year- minimum 1/2 day each week of the semester or 1 hour/week for each professional program course that one is enrolled
3. Placement for the 100 day internship: Occurs during the senior year- full time placements require a minimum of one day per week the semester prior to full-time internship
4. The full-time internship, typically during the last semester, requires 80 days in a Regional Professional Development School. This is a school site that has a formal relationship with the University. School placements change midway so that different grade level experience can be attained.

1. The number of hours of field experience and clinical practice varies from program to program; check with an education advisor for more information
2. Although each program varies slightly, the time spent assigned to school placements ranges from 740 to 800 hours

1. Internship placements occur in one of SU's Professional Development Schools
2. SU partners with seven school districts and 33 schools on the Eastern Shore of MD and one elementary school in Anne Arundel County

1. SU interns co-teach with a highly trained mentor teacher across their placements
2. Most mentor teachers (n = 848) have completed the SU Mentor Training Module
3. Collaborative conferencing among you, the mentor teacher and the university supervisor occurs regularly

1. SU interns receive regular visits from their university supervisors
2. During 2013-14, 88% of interns reported that the university supervisor visited them eight or more times during the internship semester

100% of our program completers are eligible for state licensing. The annual Title II report is available here: Title II Reporting.

1. Yes, SU teacher preparation programs are nationally accredited. Accredited status allows you to use you MD degree to teach in other states.
2. Some states may required that you complete a state specific requirement, a specialized licensure test, or other requirements. Candidates should find out this information before entering the professional program.

In 2013-14, 99% of SU program completers "Agreed or Strongly Agreed" that they would recommend SU teacher education programs to another person.

78% of SU alumni reported on a follow-up survey that they were employed as full-time teachers (36%); substitute teachers (29%); paraprofessionals (5%) graduate assistants (8%); or in a non-teaching field (22%).

Adding a minor to your areas of study can make you much more competitive in the job market. Minors that are popular with school districts include:

• Elementary or Early Childhood majors with an ESOL, middle school science, mathematics, and Spanish
• Physical Education majors with a health or athletic coaching minor