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Regional Primary Education Cohort (Grades PK-5)

Miami University’s Primary Education PK5 program is driven by the Department of Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry's mission to prepare future and current teachers who design and implement culturally and contextually relevant curriculum and pedagogy. Empowered by a critical and substantive understanding of research, these teachers are positioned to confront social injustices, apply global perspectives, and actively participate in a democratic society. It is the department's curricular goal to create critically conscious curriculum makers for social justice in solidarity with communities in diverse contexts.

Miami's Regional Primary Education Cohort (RPEC) is a branch of the Primary PK-5 program based on Oxford campus. It is the same program, housed on Miami University's Hamilton campus. This is a selective, admissions- based program with limited positions available. Students must apply to the program in order to be considered. Priority considerations for acceptance is March 1st, with the final deadline for applications being the first day of classes, August 28th. Applications will not be considered after the deadline, or once enrollment has been reached.

Selected Students receive the following benefits:

  1. Four years of regional tuition rates at Miami University's Hamilton Campus
  2. Dedicated faculty advisors
  3. Cohorted experience
Cohorts, groups of students who work through a curriculum together to achieve the same academic degree together, allows for a more supportive environment that enhances students' knowledge and promotes continuous learning, reflection, and student networking.

Application Process:

All students interest in the Regional Primary Education Cohort (RPEC) must apply to Miami University Regionals and indicate Primary Education PK-5 as their program of interest or, if a student has applied to Oxford campus, the student must request to have the application sent to Regionals. Applicants will electronically receive an additional form to complete the Cohort application process. Students interested in applying for RPEC must complete the Cohort application form.

In order to be eligible for RPEC, you must be a first semester, first-time incoming student. No current or transfer students are eligible and no current or transfer will be admitted. The program admits new applicants each fall semester. This is a fall- only cohort. Students who start in the spring semester are not eligible for RPEC and can join the Oxford relocation program for education majors.

Priority Consideration:

Students who participated in a Teaching Professions Academy from the following high schools or attended a Miami University partner school will receive priority consideration.

Teaching Professions Academies* and Partnership Schools include:

  • Anderson High School*
  • Fairfield High School
  • Hamilton High School*
  • Lebanon High School*
  • Loveland High School*
  • Mason High School*
  • Milford High School*
  • Middletown High School
  • Mt. Healthy High School*
  • Princeton High School
  • Stebbins High School*
  • Sycamore High School*
  • Turpin High School*
  • West Clermont High School*
  • Winton Woods High School*
*Teacher Professions Academy partner school

Beyond the high school and program attended, other candidate considerations for entrance to RPEC include High School GPA, status as a first generation college student, student diversity, and application responses.

Questions?

Please contact Alli Huff with questions regarding the RPEC Regional cohort: a.huff@MiamiOH.edu.

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