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____ Make plans to take the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (#5733) test (if not SAT or ACT exempt) and Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA).
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*There are no exemptions as the VCLA is a Virginia state licensure requirement.
____ Complete the entry assessment for math in one of the following ways (see minimum scores in Appendix A):
*There are no exemptions as achieving passing results on the entry assessment is required for admission to teacher education.
- Meet the SAT qualifying scores.
- Meet the ACT qualifying scores.
- Complete the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics test with qualifying scores.
____ Maintain a 2.5 GPA and have a C or better in all education and methods courses (courses with an ED prefix, VACA 397/398, MUED 341/342, PE 401/402) and a 2.7 GPA to be admitted to student teaching.
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In addition to meeting the requirements for your academic major, you must satisfy the following exit requirements before graduation.
You must:
- have taken passed the Praxis Subject Assessment(s) for each licensure area.
- meet the Virginia State cut-off score requirements for the Praxis Subject Assessment and the Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary exam (if required).
- 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 prefix, VACA 397, VACA 398, MUED 341, MUED 342, PE 401, PE 402).
- successfully complete student teaching as determined by the university consultant in conjunction with the cooperating teacher.
- successfully complete ED 411 Reflective Teaching Seminar with a passing grade.
- meet requirements for child abuse & neglect recognition & reporting curriculum guidelines of the Virginia Department of Education: http://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/cps/mandated_reporters/cwse5691/story.html.
- 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: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching/licensure/dyslexia-module/story.html.
- 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.
- complete instruction or training in cultural competency as per guidelines from the Virginia Board of Education.
- complete the application for a Virginia teaching license.
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