Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Program
       
  Graduate Program   Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Program
       
  Degree Offered  

Teacher Certification
       
  Application Deadline  

Application Materials for admission to all MUGC programs that do not have

a formal deadline, must be on file at least two weeks prior to the start

of any term.
       
  Test Requirements   Passing scores on the Praxis I, Pre-Professional Skills Test in reading, writing and math. (Reading, 174; Writing, 172; and Math, 172)

Note: The PPST may be waived with an ACT composite score of 26 on one testing date, or a SAT score of 1125, or a previously earned master's degree or higher.
       
  Special Application &
Program Information		   Program participants must be admitted as certificate/professional development students to the Post Baccalaureate Certification Program under the Masters of Arts in Teaching Program at Marshall University.  Admission requirement include:
  • An official transcript verifying an undergraduate or graduate degree from a regionally accredited college or university submitted to the MU Graduate Admissions Office
  • A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.70
  • Completion of at least 90% of the content course requirements
  • A minimum 2.7 GPA in the content area with a grade of "C" or better for each course
  • A completed "Application for Admission" with the appropriate application fee
  • Passing scores on the Praxis I, Pre-Professional Skills Test in reading, writing and math. (Reading, 174; Writing, 172; and Math, 172)

A transcript analysis is required to evaluate content courses against the requirements for licensure in the secondary content specializations offered by Marshall University.  Generally, a degree or major in the content certification area is required.

Note: The PPST may be waived with an ACT composite score of 26 on one testing date, or a SAT score of 1125, or a previously earned master's degree or higher.
       
  Transcript Analysis Contact   Charleston:
Dr. Sue Hollandsworth
Certification Officer
100 Angus E. Peyton Drive
South Charleston, WV  25303-2600
304-746-1909 or 1-900-642-9842, ext. 61909

Huntington:
 Ms. Tammy Aliff
Educational Credentials Specialist
227 Jenkins Hall
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
304-696-2857
       
  Program Contact   Beckley: Dr. Sandra S. Bailey

Charleston: Dr. Sue Hollandsworth

Huntington: Dr. James Sottile
       
  Phone:  

Beckley - Dr. Bailey: (304) 252-0719 ext. 4

 

Charleston - Dr. Hollandsworth (304) 746-1909 or 1800-642-9842 ext. 61909

 

Huntington - Dr. Sottile: (304) 696-2870
       
  Fax:   N/A
       
  Email:  

Beckley - Dr. Bailey

 

Charleston - Dr. Hollandsworth

 

Huntington - Dr. Sottile
       
  Website:  

http://www.marshall.edu/coehs/academics/certification/programs/mat/

 
       
  International Students  

Please contact Center for International Programs at Marshall University for

detailed information concerning application process. CIP@marshall.edu