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EXPERTISE: Entry into the Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) degree program for participants in
the Lakota Language Education Action Project (LLEAP) requires:
- a contract signed by the student, the LLEAP Program Coordinator (who will be considered the
student’s advisor for the purpose of the BLS), and the Associate Dean for Academics in the
College of Arts & Sciences.
- completion of 30 credit hours of coursework, including ENGL 101 and 210 and 3 credit hours
of SPCM
- a cumulative GPA of 2.5
BLS students participating in LLEAP complete all of the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts
degree.
Lakota Language Education Action Project (LLEAP)…………………….……………………….15 credit hours
Complete these courses, in addition to NATV 110 and 260 and 14 credit hours of LAKL as noted
above, to fulfill the expectations of LLEAP.
- _____ LAKL 401 Lakota Linguistic Analysis I
- _____ LAKL 402 Lakota Linguistic Analysis II
- _____ One of the following:
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- _____ INED 410 American Indian Multicultural Studies and Human Relations
- _____ INED 415 History of Indian Education
- _____ NATV 400 Education and Native Peoples
- _____ Electives in LAKL or NATV (6 credits)
Teacher Education …………………………………………………………………………………..….39 credit hours
Complete these courses to become eligible for certification as a K-12 teacher in South
Dakota.
- _____ EDFN 338 Foundations of American Education (2 cr) *
- _____ SEED 296 Paraprofessional Experience (1 cr) *
- _____ TET 200 Basic Skills in Technology (1 cr)
- _____ EDER 415 Educational Assessment (2 cr)
- _____ EDFN 475 Human Relations (3 cr)
- _____ SEED 394 Internship (1 cr)
- _____ SEED 499 Lakota Language Methods (3 cr)
- _____ EPSY 302 Educational Psychology (2 cr)
- _____ EPSY 440 Growth through the School Years (3 cr)
- _____ INED 411 South Dakota Indian Studies (3 cr)
- _____ SEED 400 Methods & Media in Middle/High (2 cr)
- _____ SEED 440 Classroom Management (1 cr)
- _____ SEED 450 7-12 Reading in the Content Area (3 cr)
- _____ SPED 405 Educating Students with Disabilities (3 cr)
- _____ TET 435 Internet in the Classroom (1 cr)
- _____ ELED 488 K-8 Student Teaching (4 cr)
- _____ SEED 488 7-12 Student Teaching (4 cr)
* Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 to co-register for EDFN 338 and ELED/SEED
296.
In addition, the following requirements must be fulfilled for completion of the Teacher
Education Program and for eligibility for certification.
- _____ Acceptance by the School of Education into the Teacher Education Program. Criteria
for acceptance include:
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- Complete application for Teacher Education Program
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.6
- Successful completion of EDFN 338 and ELED/SEED 296
- Passing score on PRAXIS I examination in Reading, Writing, and Math with a score of
172+
- Interview with designated School of Education faculty member
- Sophomore standing (ordinarily, completion of 32 credit hours)
- _____Acceptance by the School of Education into Student Teaching and approval for
subsequent graduation. Criteria include:
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- Passing score on PRAXIS II PLT examination
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 in LAKL and NATV courses
- Documented proficiency in Lakota language
- _____ Satisfactory completion of full-year professional residency, including student
teaching in two of the three levels (elementary, middle, and high school).
- _____ Satisfactory completion of all other applicable requirements (electronic portfolio,
etc.).
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