Spring Semester the Year Prior to Student Teaching:

____ Meet individually with the Coordinator of Field Placements to discuss student teaching placements.
____Complete the following requirements for admission to student teaching:

• 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 certification or training in emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), 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 and the use of an AED, 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.

____Make arrangements for access to a vehicle to transport yourself to and from schools for your student teaching semester. You are responsible to arrange for your own transportation to all field experiences after ED 101. 

Senior Year

____Participate in Opening School Experience. Spring student teachers participate the August prior to student teaching.
____Take the Praxis Subject Assessment and the Reading for Virginia Educators exam (if required) prior to the student teaching semester. Health and Physical Education and Special Education candidates may take their Praxis Subject Assessment in January of their student teaching semester.
____Have enough credit hours to graduate (128 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. 

Program Exit Requirements

____Maintain at least a 2.7 GPA through graduation 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).
____Meet the following exit requirements before graduation:

• Pass the Virginia state requirements for the Praxis Subject Assessment, VCLA, and Reading for Virginia Educators (if required).
• Successfully complete student teaching as determined by the cooperating teacher in cooperation with the supervising 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:

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching/licensure/dyslexia-module/story.html

• Apply for Virginia state licensure – directions and forms are distributed during the student teaching semester.

LICENSURE APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED AFTER THE ABOVE EXIT REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET AND A COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.