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- be admitted to teacher education and remain in good standing according to the Teacher Education admissions criteria.
- achieve and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7.
- achieve a C or better in all education and methods courses (courses with an ED/EDS prefix, VACA 397, VACA 398, MUED 341, MUED 342, PE 401, PE 402).
- complete an application for admission to student teaching by November 30.
- demonstrate dispositions of personal and professional responsibility, caring about relationships in learning communities, scholarship and inquiry, and reflective practice as evidenced by academic, teacher education, and character recommendations.
- meet with the Coordinator of Field Experience or the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program Director for a student teaching placement interview.
- have a negative Tuberculosis screening.
- take the Praxis Subject Assessment required for Virginia Licensure and/or your EMU program prior to student teaching; by Dec. 1 for spring student teachers, by May 1 for fall student teachers. You must submit a copy of your examinee score report to the teacher education program office.
- For those seeking certification in more than one program area, one Praxis Subject Assessment is required as indicated above, and additional Praxis Subject Assessments must be taken and passed prior to program completion.
- PreK-3 and PreK-6 candidates must have taken the Reading for Virginia Educators (RVE) Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary exam by Dec. 1 prior to student teaching. You must submit a copy of your examinee score report to the teacher education program office.
- achieve a score of 2 or higher on designated criteria in the lesson plan rubric from designated program courses. Students are given the opportunity within two designated courses to master the criteria at least once.*
- achieve a score of “Developing Towards Expectations” or higher on each of seven essential criterion in the Profile of Clinical Performance practicum evaluation from designated program courses. Students are given the opportunity within two designated courses to master the criteria at least once.**
- complete certification or training in emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) including hands-on practice, and the use of automated external defibrillators (AED). The certification or training program shall be based on the current national evidence-based emergency cardiovascular care guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator such as a program developed by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.
- write and submit by email or hard copy an introductory letter and a resume by March 31 prior to the student teaching semester. This will be given to each supervising teacher and one set will be placed in your student file.
- complete the background check requirement of the school division(s) in which you will student teach by the date required (dates will vary depending on the school division).
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Current cut-off scores for the Praxis Subject Assessments and Reading for Virginia Educators exam (RVE) the Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary are listed in Appendix A of this handbook and on the web:
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