Admission Appeal Process

If you do not meet the criteria for admission to the Single Subject Program (English), but you feel confident that you have the ability to be successful in the program, you may appeal. Your appeal will be reviewed by the Single Subject Petition Committee, which will review each appeal on an individual basis. To appeal your admissions decision, please follow the guidelines below.

Meet with an English Education Coordinator

Make an appointment with an English Education Coordinator to discuss your petition and secure his or her signature. Make the appointment in plenty of time to submit your completed petition to the Single Subject Office by the deadline. When meeting with the English Education Coordinator, bring all of the materials you plan to submit, including complete and updated transcripts.

We recommend that you submit a complete EDSS 300G file with your petition. We also recommend that you do not petition until you have passed all four sections of CSET or until the end of the semester during which you are completing your subject matter coursework.

You should be aware that English Education Coordinators do not make a practice of recommending approval of petitions where the overall GPA is below 2.5.

Determine Petition Committee Meeting Dates

Check with the Single Subject Office, the Single Subject web site or bulletin board, an English Education Coordinator, or the English Education web site or bulletin board for Petitioning Committee meeting dates.

The next Petition Committee meeting will take place during the fourth week in August.

Submit Your Appeal

All materials must be submitted to the Single Subject Office in the College of Education at least one week in advance of the scheduled meeting. You will need to secure the signature of an English Single Subject Coordinator on your petition, so keep office hours in mind as you plan to meet the deadline.

Last update: 6/5/06