Road to success

College: Baylor University

School: School of Education
Major: Bachelor of science in education with secondary teacher certification (124 Hours)
Minor: Community Health (19 Hours)
Education Psychology (18 Hours)
Want: Joint Bachelor's Degree of science education/ Masters of public Health in Community
Health education. (5 year program study)
How does this apply?
Baylor University is a dream school that I would like to attend. The school I would have
to attend School of education. I want to Major in Mathematics which I would have to take 124
hours to be able to have a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics. I would minor in community
health. Health is something i've always wanted to teach. I'm someone who cares about health
and teaching it and helping kids take care of their health. Instead of having a coach who doesn't
care about health. I would have to take 19 hours. Right now I am just thinking of minoring in
health but i might go back to school and major in health. I want to have a full understanding
when im teaching health and be able to help students know what I've learned. Education
Psychology I would want to minor in because I want to study how people are and why they act
that way. It would be good for working in schools and I wouldn't mind teaching psychology.
Psychology has always interested me so continuing my studies in it would be good for a
classroom setting especially since I would like to teach high school.

Certification:
School of education:
1. ThEA (Texas higher education assessment)
You need this test to get into the educational program into baylor.
Exceptions requirements:
Staar (If you have level 2 on English 3 and algebra 2)
SAT ( combined mathematics and english 1070)
ACT ( composite score of 23)




Types of Certification:
1. Standard
2. Probational
3. Professional
Class of Certification:
1. Principal
2. Classroom Teacher (What I plan to get first.)
3. Master Teacher (What I eventually want)
Exams:
1. TExES exam
2. Available through the office of academic advising in baylor school of education.
3. http://www.baylor.edu/soe/index.php?id=65703
4. $120 per test
5. Math Test:( 235 )
5 hours
100 multiple choice
Number Concepts 14%
Patterns and Algebra 33%
Geometry and Measurements 19%
Probability and statistics 14%
Mathematics Process and perspective 10%
Mathematics Learning, Instruction and Assessment
PPR ( Pedagogy Professional Responsibility)
You need a 4 year bachelor's degree and there are more than 60 assessments
you can take.
Mathematics Bachelors
Test Code:135
Test: 15
Questions:100
Mathematics Masters
Test Code:089
Test: 15
Questions:90
Standard Requirements
1. Hold a bachelor's degree and be approved by a State board for educator
Certification. (You have to hold a bachelor's degree in what you plan to major in
through the school of education at baylor. For me it would be secondary math)
2. Have to apply after their last semester of their student teaching. (when)
3. Log into www.tea.state.tx.us and go to standard certification to be certified.
(where)
4. Certification last 5 years



Affiliations:
AAE( Association of american educators)
1. Largest organization in america with associations from all 50 states
2. Non-profit organization
3. Promotes classroom teachers
They provide professional benefits and service to educators and theirs scholarships for
people who join the AAE. Only certain states have to pay a fee to join. Texas is not one of those
states. Some good benefits to be part of AAE is liability insurance, legal protection,employment
rights coverage,scholarships and school grants professional resources and a voice in
washington D.C.