About Lipscomb
Education Admission Requirements
Specific admission criteria include successful completion of both the Seminar for Adult Success and English 1123 (Composition and Reading II) courses; Education 2312 (Schooling in America); attainment of acceptable scores on the Pre-professional Skills Test (PPST or PRAXIS I) or ACT; a 2.75 grade-point average; an interview; references; an autobiography, a professional portfolio; evidence of mental, physical, social, emotional, and moral maturity; approval by the Teacher Education Council; and a clean criminal background and fingerprinting check.
Upon successful completion of the above requirements, a student may be formally admitted to the program.
The capstone experience for students seeking a teacher education major and licensure is the successful completion of student teaching, the student teaching seminar, and professional portfolio assessment, a student learning and exit presentation.