1. Go over your evaluation of transfer credit with your advisor to make certain that you will be taking needed general education courses or needed prerequisite courses. Plan your Praxis Core and Virginia Communication & Literacy Assessment (VCLA) test dates and the necessary preparation.
2. Attend the transfer orientation meeting your first semester on campus with the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program Director (September or January).
3. Plan on the possibility of taking a summer course or two in order to get into proper sequence for courses, which may be offered only in the fall or spring semesters.
4. Transfer students from two-year institutions, particularly those with 62 accepted semester credits, should use every opportunity to take upper-level courses to fulfill the Liberal Arts major requirements.
5. Note the transfer student’s checklist (appendix C) and evaluate your status in the teacher education program. To ensure that your plans to student teach and graduate are not delayed, please complete those steps leading to admission to teacher education by the end of your first semester. Pay special attention to test dates for the Praxis Core and VCLA tests. Delay in taking the Praxis Core and VCLA tests may result in a delay in completing student teaching.
6. Consult with your education (& content major) advisor(s) to ensure successful completion of EMU's teacher education program.