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____ Make plans to take the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics test (if not SAT or ACT exempt) and Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA) by the end of your first year.
____ Complete the Virginia Communication Literacy Assessment (VCLA) with a minimum passing score of 470 and submit examinee score report to the education department.
*There are no exemptions as the VCLA is a Virginia state licensure requirement.
____ Complete the basic skills 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 basic skills 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/EDS prefix, ART 397/398, LING 450, MUED 341/342, PE 401/402, THR 370/371) and a 2.7 GPA to be admitted to student teaching.
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____ Complete a 4-year plan with your advisor.
____ Complete the Virginia Communication Literacy Assessment (VCLA) with a minimum passing score of 470 and submit examinee score report to the education department.
*There are no exemptions as the VCLA is a Virginia state licensure requirement.
____ Complete the basic skills assessment in one of the following ways (see minimum scores in Appendix A):
*There are no exemptions as achieving passing results on the basic skills assessment is required for admission to teacher education.
- Meet the SAT qualifying scores.
- Meet the ACT qualifying scores.
- Complete the reading, writing, and mathematics sections of the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators test.
- Complete the VCLA AND complete the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics test.
____ Make arrangements for access to a vehicle to transport yourself to and from schools for each semester in which you have a field experience. You are responsible to arrange for your own transportation to all field experiences after ED 101.
Sophomore Fall Semester
____ Apply for admission to teacher education by November 30 which includes the following requirements:
- Maintain a 2.5 GPA and have a C or better in all education and methods courses (courses with an ED/EDS prefix, ART 397/398, LING 450, ; MUED 341/342, PE 401/402, THR 370/371) and a 2.7 GPA to be admitted to student teaching.
- Submit a completed teacher education application.
- Demonstrate dispositions of responsibility, relationships, scholarship and inquiry, and reflective action as evidenced by academic, character, and teacher education recommendations.
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- Maintain at least a 2.7 GPA and have a C or better in all education and methods courses (courses with an ED/EDS prefix, ART 397/398, LING 450, ; MUED 341/342, PE 401/402, THR 370/371).
- Submit a completed student teaching application.
- Meet all the criteria as outlined for admission to teacher education.
- Demonstrate dispositions of responsibility, relationships, scholarship and inquiry, and reflective action as evidenced by academic, character, and teacher education recommendations.
- achieve 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.
(Designated courses: ED 331, 333, 351, and 371-376385; EDS 331 and 332; PE 402; ART 398; MUED 342; LING 450; THR 371)
- achieve 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.
(Designated courses: ED 252, 331-333, 341-343, & 361; EDS 331-332; ART 397-398; LING 450 & 460; MUED 341-342; PE 401-402; THR 370-371)
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____ Complete the following requirements for admission to student teaching:
- write Write and submit three copies each of an introductory letter and a resume by March 31. A set will be given to each supervising teacher and one set will be placed in your permanent file.
- complete 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 CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an AED, automated external defibrillator such as a program developed by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross. The certification or training shall include hands-on practice of the skills necessary to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Submit a negative Tuberculosis screening.
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____ Have enough credit hours to graduate (128 120 semester hours) and not exceed 18 hours (6-12 and PreK-12) or 24 hours (PreK-3, PreK-6, and SPED) of professional education hours.
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____ Maintain at least a 2.7 GPA through graduation and have a C or better in all all education and methods courses (courses with an ED/EDS prefix, ART 397/398, LING 450, ; MUED 341/342, PE 401/402, THR 370/371).
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- Pass the Virginia state requirements for the Praxis Subject Assessment, VCLA, and Reading for Virginia Educators exam (if required).
- Successfully complete student teaching as determined by the university consultant in cooperation with the cooperating teacher.
- Submit a Student Teaching Portfolio including a comprehensive record of professional experiences and documentation of student learning.Demonstrate proficiency in meeting Virginia Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel.
- Meet requirements for child abuse and neglect recognition & reporting curriculum guidelines of the Virginia Department of Education in Reflective Teaching Seminar and through: 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:
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