Apply to the Program

Students who want to major or minor in Education need to complete the Education Department’s admission process. Admission typically occurs during the sophomore year and is required for all students seeking an Elementary Education major and Secondary Education minor.

Items Required for Application

• A cumulative, licensure content major, and education coursework GPA of 2.50 or above
• Completed Intent to Apply form (available in the Education Portal in Canvas)
• Disposition reflection and faculty review (usually completed as part of EDUC 111)
• Completion of a 35-hour teacher shadow in a classroom aligned with the licensure program, written reflection, and supervisor evaluation (Candidates will share the evaluation link with their supervisors)
• Submission of a professional recommendation completed by a CSB+SJU faculty member, coach, advisor, or supervisor (Candidates will share the recommendation link with their references)
• Entry survey form (available on the Education Portal)

Students must ensure all documents have been completed and submitted to the Education Portal in Canvas prior to the application deadline.

Notification Process

The Education Department will formally notify students of their admission decision via email. This notification will be sent a minimum of 3-5 business days before registration opens for the upcoming semester. There are three possible outcomes for the admission process.

Acceptance

Candidate meets all necessary conditions for admission to the program.
Next step:

• Complete the Major/Minor Acceptance form with the Registrar’s Office to Officially declare the Education major/minor.

Conditional Acceptance

Candidate meets most of the necessary conditions for admission to the program and has a plan to complete the rest.
Next Steps:

• Complete the Major/Minor Acceptance form with the Registrar’s Office to Officially declare the Education major/minor.
• Fulfill requirements outlined in notification letter.

Denial

Candidate is missing application materials and/or falls short of conditions for admission.

• Students may reapply for admission to the Education Department the following semester if there has been a significant improvement in their application materials. Students are allowed to apply up to two times.
• The reapplication process is outlined below.

Students have 30 days to appeal an admissions decision (see process). If the student elects to reapply in a later semester, an appeal is not needed.

Reapplication Process

Eligibility

• The reapplication process is for a student that had previously applied for admission to the CSB+SJU Education Department and was denied. (Only one reapplication is allowed.)
• A student is allowed to reapply as early as the semester following the denial.

Items needed to reapply:

1. A new Intent to Apply form (available in the Educational Portal in Canvas)
2. Two new references from faculty with whom the student worked during the previous year. Reference form for Admission to Education Department
3. All additional application materials and tasks completed in traditional application process (see above)
4. A Reapplication Form that includes the following:
   1. Reasons for pursuing teacher licensure.
   2. Areas of growth since the previous application.
   3. Areas for future growth and improvement.
   4. Strategies, resources and/or supports that will be used for future success in the program.

All materials for reapplication have the same deadline as the traditional admissions process.

College of Saint Benedict & Saint John’s University

Leah VanOverbeke
Education Department Specialist
CSB HAB 125
320-363-5709