MIT, Elementary Education

PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR ADMISSION:

1. Request more information with the link provided on this page to request a transcript review and to discuss endorsement options.
2. Note that the four-semester program assumes that your endorsement coursework is completed. You may not begin the program until your endorsement coursework is documented as complete by the program coordinator.

Applicants are required to have earned at least a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university or a degree from a non-U.S. institution of higher education that is judged equivalent to a U.S. baccalaureate degree by the International Admissions office and have an undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 (based on a 4-point scale) computed for all undergraduate credits from the applicant’s most recent baccalaureate degree.

Admission to the program is based on passing a criminal history check, as well as an admission interview. You will be contacted for days/times.

Submitted via Graduate College Application

Official transcripts from all colleges attended, which will be analyzed for:

• 3.0 GPA in endorsement area (if completed in earlier degrees)
• Documentation of earning a B or better in at least one 100 or 200 level 3-semester credit hour course in each of the following content areas:
  • English
  • Science
  • Mathematics
  • History, geography, government/civics or economics
  • The arts (dance, music, theater or visual arts)
  • Physical activity or heath/well-being
• Letter of intent (1-2 pages) describing applicant’s experience and/or potential for working with children and or schools.
• Two letters of recommendation describing applicant’s experience or potential for working with children or schools.

Apply to the Boise State Graduate College

Prior to admission to the MIT in Elementary Education, you must have completed coursework for one of the endorsement areas (see bulleted list).

Please complete MIT in Elementary Education Informational Survey form for a transcript review and to share endorsement options. You may not begin the program until your endorsement coursework is documented as complete by the program coordinator. Please contact the Program Coordinator Jackie Miller with any questions at jackiemiller@boisestate.edu.

Endorsement Areas

• • Art, K-12 or 6-12
  • Bilingual Education
  • Biological Science
  • Theater
  • Earth Science
  • English
  • English as a New Language/TESOL
  • Foreign Language: French
  • Foreign Language: German
  • Foreign Language: Spanish
  • Health
  • History
  • Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Middle Level Science (5-9)
  • Physical Science

Once admitted to the MIT in Elementary Education, you will complete the following coursework in a cohorted manner:

In order to progress to the final spring semester of student teaching, students must meet the following requirements:

• • Application to Professional Year via Taskstream; this will take place in a summer course.
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Passing score on all four subsections of the Praxis II: Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects Test #5001
  • Passing score on Praxis II in your endorsement area. For more information on PRAXIS tests, please visit the Praxis website.

During the final spring semester of the program, students will be in the classroom student teaching 5 days/week.

The deadline for applications is September 1 each year. The program begins each spring semester (in January) and concludes the following May.

Master in Teaching, Elementary Education

To apply to the Master in Teaching, Elementary Education program, you must have the following five things completed:

1. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
2. Minimum GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale)
3. Transcript review with program coordinator PRIOR to application for admission
4. Apply to the Graduate College and satisfy the program admission requirements

Application Deadline

• All application and admission materials are due by September 1st of each year.
• Cohorts begin in January

Program Requirements

In addition to successfully completing program coursework, students will need to:

• Complete one elementary-approved, 20-credit endorsement
• Pass the PRAXIS #5001 multisubject test
• Pass the appropriate PRAXIS test for their endorsement
• Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA overall
• Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA in all education courses

Practice-Based Teacher Education Program

• University assigned liaison to support, observe, and evaluate internship and student teaching
• Apply and reflect upon best educational practices in K-8 classrooms as you learn them
• K-8 mentor teacher to work with the entire year in a diverse host elementary or K-8 school

FAQs

Q: Who do I contact to talk about Financial Aid? 

A: Contact the Financial aid department.

Q: Who do I contact about my placement(s) or Professional Year details? 

A: The Office of Teacher Education and programs coordinators coordinate placements with predetermined schools in the Boise School District. You don’t need to contact anyone.

Q: I think I need an accommodation to help with barriers I have to learning. Who should I contact? 

A: The Educational Access Center can help.

Q: I’m feeling totally stressed out. Is there a service on campus that can help support me when I struggle with staying emotionally healthy? 

A: Please fill out a CARE report. They will help right away! Remember that if it is an emergency, call 911! See additional resources on the Gradwell website.

Q: I need to miss class. What do I do? 

A: Contact your instructor directly.

Q: I am unable to register for a course because I either need a permission number or I’m not in the “right” student group. Who should I contact? 

A: Contact your instructor directly for a permission number. If you are still unable to register, contact the Registrar’s office.

Q: I need to fill out a form for the Graduate College (likely the Admission to Candidacy in the Fall). Where do I go? 

A: Go to the Forms page on the Graduate College website.

Q: I need to apply for graduation. How do I do that?

A: After completing your Admission to Candidacy form by the specified deadline (see above), go to your MyBoiseState and follow these directions.