Fall Semester Sophomore or Junior Year:
____ Enroll in Exploring Teaching.
____ Maintain a 2.5 GPA and have a C or better in all education and methods courses (courses with an ED/EDS prefix, VACA 397/398; MUED 341/342, PE 401/402) and a 2.7 GPA to be admitted to student teaching.
____ Make plans to take the Virginia Communication Literacy Assessment (VCLA).
____ Complete the Virginia Communication Literacy Assessment (VCLA) with a minimum passing score of 470 and submit examinee score report to the teacher education program office.
*There are no exemptions as the VCLA is a Virginia state licensure requirement.
____ Declare a major and licensure area in education.
____ Complete a planned course of study with your advisor.
____ Apply for admission to teacher education by November 30 which includes the following requirements:
____ 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.
Spring Semester Sophomore or Junior Year (all transfers):
____ Complete a teacher education interview – in February.
____ Admission to teacher education is required before registering for ED 341/2/3 Literacy Block or ED 351/361 General & Secondary Methods.
____ 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.
Fall Semester the Year Prior to Student Teaching:
____ Apply for admission to student teaching by November 30 if planning to student teach the following academic year which includes the following requirements:
(Designated courses: ED 331, 333, 351, and 385; PE 402; VACA 398; MUED 342)
(Designated courses: ED 252, 331-333, 341-343, & 361; VACA 397-398; LING 460; MUED 341-342; PE 401-402).
____ Transfer students are expected to be in residence one full semester in addition to the above requirements before being admitted to student teaching.
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:
Senior Year
____ Participate in Opening School Experience. Spring student teachers participate the August prior to student teaching.
____ Take the Praxis Subject Assessment and the Teaching Reading: Elementary exam (if required) prior to the student teaching semester. Health and Physical Education candidates may take their Praxis Subject Assessment in January of their student teaching semester.
____ Have enough credit hours to graduate (120 semester hours) and not exceed 18 hours (6-12 and PreK-12) or 24 hours (PreK-3 and PreK-6) 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, VACA 397/398, MUED 341/342, PE 401/402).
____ Meet the following exit requirements before graduation:
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 OFFICE.