First Year Fall Semester

____ Enroll in ED 101 Exploring Teaching.

____ Maintain a 2.5 GPA and have a C or better in all education and methods courses (courses with an ED prefix, VACA 397/398, MUED 341/342, PE 401/402) and a 2.7 GPA to be admitted to student teaching.

____ 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.

First Year Spring Semester

____ Declare a major and licensure area in education.

____ Complete a 4-year plan with your advisor.

____ 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.

Sophomore Fall Semester

____ Apply for admission to teacher education by November 30 which includes the following requirements:

Maintain a 2.5 GPA and have a C or better in all education and methods courses (courses with an ED prefix, VACA 397/398; MUED 341/342, PE 401/402) and a 2.7 GPA to be admitted to student teaching.
Submit a completed teacher education application.
Demonstrate dispositions of responsibility, relationships, scholarship and inquiry, and reflective action as evidenced by academic, character, and teacher education recommendations.

Sophomore Spring Semester

____ 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 General & Special Methods.

Junior Fall Semester

____ Apply for admission to student teaching by November 30 if planning to student teach the following academic year which includes the following requirements:

Maintain at least a 2.7 GPA and have a C or better in all education and methods courses (courses with an ED prefix, VACA 397/398; MUED 341/342, PE 401/402).
Submit a completed student teaching application.
Meet all the criteria as outlined for admission to teacher education.
Demonstrate dispositions of responsibility, relationships, scholarship and inquiry, and reflective action as evidenced by academic, character, and teacher education recommendations.
Achieve a score of 2 or higher on designated criteria in the lesson plan rubric from designated program courses. Students are given the opportunity within two designated courses to master the criteria at least once.

(Designated courses: ED 331, 333, 351, and 385; EDS 331 and 332; PE 402; VACA 398; MUED 342)

Achieve a score of “Developing Towards Expectations” or higher on each of seven essential criterion in the Profile of Clinical Performance practicum evaluation from designated program courses. Students are given the opportunity within two designated courses to master the criteria at least once.

(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.

Junior Spring Semester

____ Meet individually with the Director of Clinical Partnerships to discuss student teaching placements.

____ Complete the following requirements for admission to student teaching:

Write and submit an introductory letter and a resume by March 31. These will be given to each supervising teacher and placed in your permanent file.
Complete certification or training in emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) including hands-on practice, 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 cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator such as a program developed by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.
Submit a negative Tuberculosis screening.

____ Make arrangements for access to a vehicle to transport yourself to and from schools for your student teaching semester.

Senior Year

____ Participate in Opening School Experience. Spring student teachers participate the August prior to student teaching.

____ Take the Praxis Subject Assessment(s) prior to the student teaching semester. Health & 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 prefix, VACA 397/398; MUED 341/342, PE 401/402).

____ Meet the following exit requirements before graduation:

Pass the Virginia state requirements for the Praxis Subject Assessment and Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary exam (if required).
Successfully complete student teaching as determined by the university consultant in cooperation with the cooperating teacher.
Successfully complete ED 411 Reflective Teaching Seminar with a passing grade.
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.

Complete the behavior intervention and support training provided by the Virginia Department of Education. https://www.odu.edu/eps/programs/ciees/initiatives/restraint-and-seclusion.html.
Complete instruction or training in cultural competency as per guidelines from the Virginia Board of Education.
Apply for Virginia state licensure – directions and guidance are given during the student teaching semester.

LICENSURE APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED AFTER THE ABOVE EXIT REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET AND AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

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