TOC serves full-time undergraduate/graduate students, or part-time graduate students completing the requirements for provisional/initial or permanent/professional certification.
First Priority:Ìýto individuals identified as underrepresented and underserved in the teaching profession, that is: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, or Alaskan Natives.
Second Priority:Ìýto any individual economically disadvantaged (in accordance with the criteria established in statute for the TOC program).
Third PriorityÌýgiven to any other individual who is not historically underrepresented in teaching nor economically disadvantaged.Ìý Appropriate evidence of the rationale and justification for each applicant admitted to the Corps in this category must be provided by the institution.Ìý Institutional rationale/justification must include the following:
- evidence of effectiveness and results of efforts to recruit Priority 1 and 2 participants;
- a description of the recruitment and selection process for Priority 1 and 2 participants; and
- a statement illustrating how the inclusion of Priority 3 participants wil
