Candidate Timeline
“Creating Positive Learning Environments for All Students” /
Timeline / 1st Semester / 2nd Semester
Freshman Year / Take the Assessment Preparation Course (IDST 100 Analytical Reading and Reasoning) 1 / Continue Assessment Preparation (IDST 101 Analytical Reading and Reasoning) 1
Pass the Core Academic Skills for Educators Test (CASE): Mathematics 150
Pass the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA) 470
Sophomore Year / Apply for Admission into the Teacher Education Program
(applications are online and should be submitted by October 31)
Requirements:
· 2.5 minimum GPA
· Passing CASE score
· Passing VCLA score
· Pass Core Major Courses with a “C” or better5
· Interview with the Admissions Committee
· Take EDUC 201 Intro to Teaching I (pass with a “C” or better)
· Completed application / Begin taking Professional Studies Courses
Take EDUC 202 Intro to Teaching II2
Take IDST 200 Digital Media in Teacher Education
Junior Year / Continue Taking Professional Studies Courses
Options:6
BIOL 427 Science Processing Skills & Lab (Fall)
ELED 429 Language Acquisition and Reading I (IDST Only)(Fall)
EDUC 315 Data Driven Instructional Design
ELED 328 Curriculum and Instruction (Fall)
Begin Preparation for Praxis II Assessment / Pass Praxis II Assessment3
Pass RVE (Reading for Virginia Educators )
Continue Taking Professional Studies Courses
Options:6
EDUC 315 Data Driven Instructional Design
SPED 403 Classroom Management in Educational Settings
ELED 430 Language Acquisition and Reading II (IDST only) (Spring)
EDUC 427 Reading in the Subject Area (Secondary Only)
Senior Year / Apply for Student Teaching (applications are online)
Requirements:
· 2.5 minimum GPA
· Prior Acceptance into the Teacher Education Program
· Passing Praxis II, VCLA, & RVE
· Interview with the Admissions Committee
· Take EDUC 424 Critical Issues in Education / Complete Student Teaching 4
Complete the Online Course “Child Abuse and Neglect: Recognizing, Reporting, and Responding for Educators” www.vcu.edu/vissta/training/va_teachers/
Apply for Teacher Certification and Licensure
1 Pre-Candidates who do not pass the CASE Test should repeat IDST 100 or 101.
2 EDUC 201 & 202 Introduction to Teaching I & II must be taken by the end of the second semester of the sophomore year.
3 Candidates who wish to student teach in the spring should register for the Praxis II test administered no later than September in order to meet the November Student Teaching Application deadline. Candidates who wish to student teach in the fall, should register for the Praxis II no later than March to meet the April application deadline.
4 The student teaching experience is a direct, substantial, and full-day obligation, which spans a minimum of 13 weeks. Standards require the prospective teacher to spend a minimum of 300 clock hours in the classrooms on a full-time basis1 Pre-Candidates who do not pass the CASE Test should repeat IDST 101.
5 Core Major Courses: MATH 130 &131 are the Core Major Courses taken during freshman year.
6 Special Education Minors must also take; SPED 323, SPED 328, SPED402, SPED 423, SPED 425, and SPED 442