...

Program Exit Requirements

...

In addition to meeting the requirements for your academic major, you must satisfy the following exit requirements before graduation.

You must:

1. have taken the Praxis Subject Assessment for each licensure area.
2. meet the Virginia State cut-off score requirements for the Praxis Subject Assessment and the Reading for Virginia Educators exam (if required).
3. maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 through the final semester and achieve a C or better in all education and methods courses (courses with an ED/EDS prefix,

...

1. VACA 397

...

1. , VACA 398,

...

1. MUED 341, MUED

...

1. 342, PE 401

...

1. , PE 402).
2. successfully complete student teaching as determined by the

...

1. university consultant in

...

1. conjunction with the

...

1. cooperating teacher.

...

1. submit a Student Teaching Portfolio

...

1. in ED 411 and achieve a passing score on each assignment.
2. meet requirements for child abuse

...

1. & neglect recognition & reporting curriculum guidelines of the Virginia Department of Education

...

1. : http://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/cps/mandated_reporters/cwse5691/story.html

...

...

1. complete the dyslexia awareness training, provided by the Virginia Department of Education, on the indicators of dyslexia and the evidence-based interventions and accommodations for dyslexia:

...

1.  http://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching/licensure/dyslexia-module/story.html
2. complete the behavior intervention and support training, provided by the Virginia Department of Education, on the use of restraint and seclusion: https://www.odu.edu/eps/programs/ciees/initiatives/restraint-and-seclusion.html

...

2.  complete the application for a Virginia teaching license.

You will be required to take the Praxis Subject Assessment and Reading for Virginia Educators exam (if applicable) to receive initial licensure in Virginia and most other states. You should register directly through the Educational Testing Services. Registration information is available on the web at http://www.ets.org/praxis and in the teacher education program office.  When registering for Praxis tests, please select EMU as the institutional score recipient. You are responsible to submit a copy of your score report to the teacher education office.

You will also be required to pass the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA) for licensure in Virginia. This test is administered in Virginia with dates announced at the beginning of each school year. You should register directly through the National Evaluation Systems, Inc. (NES). Registration information is available on the web at http://www.va.nesinc.com/. You are responsible to submit a copy of your score report to the teacher education office.

You are responsible for all test fees. Current cut-off scores for each test are listed in Appendix A of this handbook and on the web:  http://www.emu.edu/education/test-scores/.

Please be aware that required tests for licensure vary from state to state. It is possible that you will need to take additional tests to qualify for licensure in the state to which you are applying.

LICENSURE APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED AFTER THE ABOVE EXIT REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET AND A COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY THE TEACHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENTPROGRAM.