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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 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, ART 397, ART 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 ED 411 and achieve a passing score on each assignment.
- 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 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 the application for a Virginia teaching license.
Approved by COTE May 14September 15, 20192020
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 education department. 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 education department.
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