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Requirements
Grade Point Average
- By the end of the freshman year, Fellows are required to have a 2.25 GPA.
- A 2.50 total Meredith GPA and an overall 2.50 GPA are required to remain in the Meredith Teaching Fellows Program. Therefore, you must also maintain a 2.50 GPA for any classes taken off campus.
Campus/Commission Teaching Fellows Program Requirements
In order to remain in the Teaching Fellows Program, Fellows are required to:
- Attend all required seminars.
- Attend all required cultural activities.
- Complete public school obligations, leadership activities and community service activities.
- Sign certificates of receipt each semester.
- Participate in all activities as outlined by the policies of the Teaching Fellows Commission.
- Obtain the Director's signature on the off-campus credit form for courses taken at other institutions.
- Complete the Teaching Fellows Honors Curriculum (including an Honors Thesis).
- Follow the guidelines and information as outlined in the Teaching Fellows Guidebook for Meredith College.
- Maintain a calendar of events as conveyed in all monthly calendars, letters, forum and campus newsletters, etc.
- Dress professionally for Focus on Excellence events and all other designated events.
- Maintain a campus e-mail address and account.
- Maintain current location information (school and home) with the Teaching Fellows Office on campus and the Teaching Fellows Commission.
- Participate in Meredith College recruitment activities.
- Adhere to all established deadlines.
Class Requirements
Freshman class – twenty (20) hours
- Complete community service for a minimum of ten (10) hours per semester (in Wake County Public School System).
- Optional First Year Experiences.
Sophomore class - twenty (20) hours
- Tutor a minimum of ten (10) hours per semester in Wake County Public School System.
Junior class - forty (40) hours
- Internship (with mentor teachers) for a minimum of ten (10) hours per semester.
- Complete community service (encouraged to complete within the same school in Wake County) for a minimum of ten (10) hours per semester.
Senior class - over forty (40+) hours
- Complete a minimum of ten (10) hours with mentor teacher
during the semester in which the Teaching Fellow will not
complete an internship.
- Complete ten (10) weeks of student teaching internship.
- Complete Honors Thesis prior to student teaching.