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

In addition to meeting the requirements for your academic major, you must satisfy the following exit requirements before graduation.

You must:

1. have taken the Praxis Subject Assessment for each licensure area.
2. meet the Virginia State cut-off score requirements for the Praxis Subject Assessment and the Reading for Virginia Educators exam (if required).
3. 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).
4. successfully complete student teaching as determined by the university consultant in conjunction with the cooperating teacher.
5. submit a Student Teaching Portfolio in ED 411 and achieve a passing score on each assignment.
6. 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
7. complete the 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
8. complete the 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
9.  complete the application for a Virginia teaching license.

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 teacher education program office.  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 office.

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 office.

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/.

Please be aware that required tests for licensure vary from state to state. It is possible that you will need to take additional tests to qualify for licensure in the state to which you are applying.

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