The Teacher Education Program integrates liberal arts general ­education, specialized content major, and teacher education requirements. For this reason early career decision and careful program planning is essential.

To obtain licensure in New Hampshire, teacher candidates must successfully complete the Praxis exams. They are responsible for registering for the Praxis I: Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) and Praxis II: Subject Assessments.

It is the students’ ­responsibility to find out which tests and subtests are required by the state in which you anticipate seeking licensure. Praxis I is completed during the spring semester of the junior year. Praxis II is completed during the fall semester of the senior year.

The Education Department stresses the importance of strong ethical and moral conduct of those who will be teaching and influencing the lives of young people. The State of New Hampshire requires a criminal records check prior to student teaching.

A New Hampshire credential shall be denied if the applicant has a criminal record in this or any other state, territory, or country consisting of (1) any felony, including but not limited to: a. homicide; b. child pornography; c. aggravated felonious sexual assault; d. felonious sexual ­assault; or e. kidnapping; (2) manufacturing, selling administering, dispensing, or distributing a controlled substance on school property in violation of any law; or (3) child abuse.