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- have taken the Praxis Subject Assessment for each licensure area.
- meet the Virginia State cut-off score requirements for the Praxis Subject Assessment and the Reading for Virginia Educators 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/EDS prefix, VACA 397, VACA 398, MUED 341, MUED 342, PE 401, PE 402, THR 370, THR 371).
- successfully complete student teaching as determined by the university consultant in conjunction with the cooperating teacher.
- submit a Student Teaching Portfolio in successfully complete ED 411 and achieve Reflective Teaching Seminar with a passing score on each assignmentgrade.
- 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 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.
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.
You will be required to take the Praxis Subject Assessment and Teaching Reading for Virginia Educators : Elementary 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 departmentoffice. 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 departmentoffice.
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 departmentoffice.
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/.
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