Dr. Egbert, Professor of Education Ph.D.; Ed.

Specialist; & SPED

Dir.

Date: ___1/16/2017____
Dr. Egbert
Name:____Brandie McCray Plan of Action Assignment

CSI Major: Elementary Education EDUC 290

Indicate University/College (transfer institution):___Idaho State University____

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is for you to begin to address the graduation
requirements for your major and to address the entrance requirements for your chosen four-year
institution. Please address the questions below. Please type your responses.
1. What courses are you currently taking this semester?
CHEM 100 C03 Chemistry in Everyday Life
EDUC 290 C01W Education Exit Seminar
ENGL 175 C01W Introduction to Literature
HLTH 210 C01W Physical Education for Elementary Teachers
MATH 257 C04W Math for Elementary Teachers 2
POLS 101 C03W American National Government

2. What courses do you need to graduate with your AA degree? (Please see Lena Paxton to get a copy
of your Degree Audit, if you have problems. Lena is located in the Matrix in the Taylor Administration
Building on the CSI campus; you can also email her at lpaxton@csi.edu.) Otherwise, go to MyCSI under
your grades option.
CHEM 100 C03 Chemistry in Everyday Life
EDUC 290 C01W Education Exit Seminar
ENGL 175 C01W Introduction to Literature
HLTH 210 C01W Physical Education for Elementary Teachers
MATH 257 C04W Math for Elementary Teachers 2
POLS 101 C03W American National Government

3. Have you applied for CSI graduation? (https://www.csi.edu/forms/students_forms/gradapp/)

Yes, I applied for graduation this spring.

4. What are the entrance requirements for your chosen four-year institution? What are the
application deadlines? If you plan to apply for scholarships, what are the scholarship
application deadlines? Have you applied for financial aid?
The entrance requirements are as follows:
1. A 2.75 or higher GPA in previous degree program.

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2. Grade of B or higher in two of the following areas with no lower than

a C in any 3.
a. ENGL 1101
b. ENGL 1102
c. COMM 1101
d. MATH 1108
e. MATH 1143
3. A successful background check.
4. A grade of C or higher in EDUC 2201
5. A grade of C or higher in EDUC 2215
6. Minimum scores of the PRAXIS (see answer to 5)
7. Submission of Professional Portfolio with rubric scores completed as
course requirement for EDUC 2201
8. A recommendation form completed by the EDUC 2201 instructor.
9. Submission of signed affidavit indicating awareness of the Idaho Code
pertaining to teacher certification requirements.
10. Successful completion of the Teacher Education Program Admission
Interview.
11. Current and active subscription to Taskstream.
Application deadlines for Fall 2017 are 8-1-2017.
I have applied for financial aide.

5. Does your chosen four-year institution require Praxis 1 (or other tests)? What scores are
needed? What are the dates for Praxis 1 (or other tests)? Do these tests have to be completed
before the application deadline? If so, how long does it take to process test scores?
Praxis Website: www.ets.org
Idaho State University requires the Praxis with minimum scores of:
Reading = 156
Writing = 162
Mathematics = 150

These tests need to be taken to be accepted into their teacher education program.
According to www.ets.org the tests are able to be taken any time. And are processed on
the test date.

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