Teacher Candidacy
Teacher Candidacy is the written process that confirms your intent to pursue teacher certification at West Chester University in a teacher education program. Access to designated advanced professional education courses is restricted to teacher candidates who have applied and received the "milestone" of Teacher Candidacy on their transcript/DPR of EDF030U or EDF030G.
**HPE teacher candidates must have achieved teacher candidacy in order to register for HPE 403, HPE 489 and HPE 490.
*** SED teacher candidates need candidacy for their speclizaed methods courses (SED 350, SED 392/SED 390, SED 360, SED 331) Please refer to this link for information about achieving teacher candidacy. Teacher Candidacy Requirements
Teacher Candidacy Requirements
- Enrolled in a program leading to teacher certification or educational specialist.
- Earned a minimum of 48 credits at the college level (100 level or above)
- Earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8
- Completion of Ethics Module
- Earned 3 credits in college-level English composition.
- Earned 3 credits in literature taught in English.
- Earned 6 credits in college-level mathematics.
- Received approval from your academic department.
Teacher Candidacy Revoked
Teacher Candidacy can and will be revoked with the teacher candidate falls below the GPA threshold. Having your teacher candidacy revoked will prevent you from taking coursework that requires candidacy and can delay your progress in the program.