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Retention Policy for Teacher Education Program
(Effective Jan. 2001)

Professional Policies for Retention in Teacher Education Assistance plan:
Students identified by teacher education faculty as needing assistance in academic, personal, or professional domains will be required to attend a review meeting to be called by the chair of the education faculty member involved, appropriate department chair(s), and the student's advisor to demonstrate corrective action in the identified areas of concern.

Assistance plans will likely draw upon such services as the counseling center, the writing center, the academic skills center, student support services and the advising and retention office.

Continuation in Teacher Education Requirements:
The successful completion of conditions outlined in a student assistance plan will be required for continuation in teacher education programs under the following circumstances:

• a grade of less than "C" in any Education Department course,
• withdrawal (WD) from the same Education Department course more than once, or
• withdrawal (WD) from two different Education Department courses in two different semesters.
• failure to meet GPA requirements outlined below:
  • Teacher education students must maintain at least a 2.75 GPA each semester to continue in teacher education.
  • Teacher education students who do not meet the semester 2.75 GPA requirement to continue in teacher education may not enroll in any new Education Department courses or student teach until the 2.75 GPA requirement has been met.

Student assistance plans and academic warning letters are treated as part of a student's teacher education record.

Repetition of Courses:
No Education Department course may be repeated more than once due to withdrawal or earning a grade less than "C."
Incomplete Grades:

• The grade of "Incomplete" (I) may be granted at the discretion of the course instructor in special cases where, for reasons beyond the student's control, all course assignments were not finished but the student was passing all other aspects of the course.
• The "Incomplete" must be resolved by the second week of the next semester enrolled for any course that serves as a prerequisite for other courses.

Dismissal from Teacher Education Program:
Students may be dismissed from the Teacher Education Program for:

• failure to document the fulfillment of the commitments of a student assistance plan, or
• breach of ethical responsibilities, as stated in the Minnesota Code of Ethics for Teachers in the WSU Effective Educator Field

Experience Handbook and WSU Student Conduct Policies
A student dismissed for an ethical violation will not be allowed to continue in any field experience that semester, will be dropped from the Teacher Education Program at the end of the semester, and will not be readmitted to the major.STUDENT APPEALS MUST FOLLOW THE PROCESS OUTLINED IN THE EFFECTIVE EDUCATOR HANDBOOK.