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Texas State > College of Education > Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Welcome to C&I

Welcome to the website for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction

TEACH GRANT PROGRAM

Through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, Congress created the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program that provides grants of up to $4,000 per year to students who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families. If, after reading all of the information on this fact sheet, you are interested in learning more about the TEACH Grant Program, you should contact the financial aid office at the college where you will be enrolled starting with the 2008-2009 school year.

Effective Dates

The first TEACH Grants will be awarded to eligible students for the
2008-2009 school year. MORE about TEACH Grants.

Need Special Approval for the ECE Summer block?

Please fill out the online Course Appeal / Override form (click here) for consideration. Not providing all required information may delay review of your request for approval.

Field-Based Block Application Info

Attention all students that are entering the field based experience in Curriculum & Instruction. You must have a Texas State GPA of 2.5 or higher (there will be no exceptions or appeals taken). You must complete the online application form below.

**IMPORTANT**
Criminal Background Check - School Districts will perform criminal background checks on all Texas State students entering their schools. Please be aware if something in your history shows up the School District has the right to deny your entrance to the school. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the CI Department.

APPLICATION REQUIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING:

Fall applications are now reopen. Students will have to wait to register during Late Registration in August.

The application will be processed in the order they were received pending pre-requisite approval and GPA. An email will be sent to your TxState account to advise you which block you have been approved to register for. Limited spaces available. Locations subject to change. Please note advanced registered students will be rechecked at the end of the semester for prerequisites in progress and GPA.

NO APPLICATION NECESSARY FOR THE FOLLOWING:

Core
Bilingual

You are still required to register through CATSWEB. It is very important that you register for all required courses that pertain to the block you choose. (please read the comments for the sections carefully and make sure the locations match).

TB Test for Education Field Block

Some of the school districts may require documentation of a current TB test before entering the classroom. Please check with the district your assigned school is in, or contact your instructor for more information.

The Student Health Center provides a special outreach program for education students. Please check back for fall dates. For more information on tuberculosis, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website: http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/faqs/qa.htm

Nametags Required for Field-Based Assignments

Students participating in field-based courses, field-based blocks, and/or student teaching are required to wear Texas State University nametags at all times in the field-based setting. Click here to request your nametag.

Course Appeal and Override

If a course is closed or you need special approval you can appeal to be allowed into the class, please fill out the online Course Appeal / Override form (click here) for consideration. If a closed course's seating is full to its classroom capacity, an appeal/override cannot be approved due to fire safety regulations. Please note we can only review/approve overrides for courses taught within the Curriculum & Instruction Department (ECE, EDTC, CI, RDG, SPED).

Graduate Elementary Education and Reading Education Applicants

You are now required to complete a written statement of purpose as part of admission to the Master's degree programs in Elementary Education and the Master's degree in Reading Education. The forms links can be found on the program websites.

Elementary applicants - click here to go to Graduate Elementary
Reading applicants - click here to go to Graduate Reading

Graduate Comprehensive Exams

You must register and successfully pass the Graduate Comprehensive Examination during the semester that you plan to graduate. The Department of Curriculum & Instruction will administer the Comprehensive Examination on Monday June 30, 2008, to all graduate elementary education and secondary education majors who plan to graduate in August 2008. Students majoring in special education should contact Dr. Larry Wheeler for their examination date. In order to be a qualified applicant for the examination, you must first register your intent to take the examination with the appropriate individual listed below.

Elementary Education majors must register with Barbara Davis
- Click here to download the application for the summer 2008 comprehensive exam

Secondary Education majors must register with Dr. Gene Martin
Special Education majors must register with Dr. Larry Wheeler

If you have any questions about the examination, please contact one of the individuals listed above.

Scholarship Applications Online

Applications submitted on or before February 1 are currently under review by faculty scholarship committees. Awardees will be notified on or before April 15.