Transition Points for Teacher Candidates

Teacher education admission

  • Attend mandatory Application Meeting
  • Complete Admission Application
  • Complete Teacher Candidate Disposition Self-Reflection
  • GPA Requirement 2.8
  • Completed 30 credit hours
  • Completion of EDU 107 with a B or higher
  • Completion of ENG 101 or 102 with a B- or higher

    • Pre-student teaching

    • Complete Pre-Student Teaching Application
    • GPA Requirement 2.8(2.7 prior to Fall 2022)
    • Complete Bloodborne Pathogens Training
    • Eligible to register for Subject-Matter Methods Course
    • Participate in a clinical overview meeting
    • ICHAT Background check
    • Complete Agreement of Policies form

    • Completion of Teacher Candidate Disposition Evaluation
      1. TC Self-Reflection
      2. Evaluation  
    • Completion of Pre-Student Teaching Final Evaluation
      1. TC Self-Reflection  
      2. CT Evaluation
    • Completion of A­ttendance Log with two or fewer excused absences
    • Depending on program - Completion of one or more of the following courses with a required passing grade:

                    1) EDU 380     2) EDU 381     3)  SPE 324    4)  ENG 560   

                    5) ESC 400     6) GEO 400    7)  HDF 409     8)  HPE 425

                    9) HST 300   10) MTH 462   11) MUS 431   12) MUS 433

                   13) PHY 507   14) SC 305     15) SCI 400

    General education and special education student teaching

      • A­ttend Mandatory Application Meeting
      • GPA Requirement 2.8 (2.7 prior to fall 2022)
      • Completion of:
      1. Student Teaching Application
      2. Student Teaching Audit
      3. Professional Education Course Sequence with a C+ or Higher
      4. Subject-Ma­tter Courses with a C+ or Higher
      5. ICHAT Background Check
      6. Pre-Student Teaching Experience(s)
      7. Absence of any legal issues
      8. Departmental approval for all Teachable Major/Minors

      • Weekly Reflection with A­ttendance Log with less than four excused absences
      • Completion of Teacher Candidate Disposition Evaluation
            1) TC Self-Reflection   2) CT Evaluation
      • Completion of Student Teaching Mid-Progress Evaluation

            1) TC Self-Reflection   2) CT Evaluation   3) UC/Faculty Evaluation

      • Completion of Student Teaching Final Evaluation

            1) TC Self-Reflection   2) CT Evaluation   3) UC/Faculty Evaluation

      • Completion of:

                 1)  Lesson Observation Evaluations   2) Teaching Beliefs Post-Program Survey

                 3)  Projects and assignments            4) MDE Teacher Candidate Exit Survey

      • General Education completion of:

                 1) EDU 432 with a C+ or Higher        2) EDU 458 with Credit Grade

      • Birth to Kindergarten completion of:

                 1) SPE 557 with a C+ or Higher        2) SPE 558 with Credit Grade

      • Special Education completion of:

                 1) SPE 522/581 with a C+ or Higher  2) SPE 456/458 with Credit Grade

      Early release

      • Completion of 12 weeks of Student Teaching Experience
      • Extenuating School Circumstances/Position Needing to be Filled
      • Completion of Student Teaching Mid-Progress CT Evaluation with proficient & distinguished ratings
      • Writt­en statement from University Coordinator and seminar faculty that outlines plan for completing remaining required evaluations