| Student Timeline |
Gate Requirements |
Gate 1: Teacher Certification Candidacy
First or Sophomore year |
- Teacher Certification Candidacy Application
- Passing Praxis 1 Scores
- Faculty Evaluation One of Teacher Candidate
- Faculty Evaluation Two of Teacher Candidate
- Cumulative GPA of 2.5
|
Gate 2: Student Teaching Application
(one year prior to student teaching)
End of Junior year/Start of Senior year |
- Student Teaching Application
- Curriculum Planning Guide (see undergraduate
advising Mary Lyon 034 )
- Cumulative Department GPA of 2.5/2.7(requiring 2.5: Biological Science, Languages and Linguistics,
Math, Music, Physical Science, Social Science)
(requiring 2.7: Art, Childhood Studies, Early Childhood Studies,
English, Health, Physical Education)
|
Gate 3: Acceptance into Student Teaching
Senior year |
The Student Teaching Application Packet including requirements 13
must be completed by the Student Teacher Candidate before
placement is considered. OTC will check requirement 4 & 5.
- Resumé (3 copies)
- Professional Statement (3 copies)
- Placement Information Sheet
(signed by department coordinator, if applicable)
- Department Approval
- Cumulative GPA of 2.5/2.7
- Seminar 1 – Preparing for Student Teaching
- Seminar 2 – Student Teaching Rules and Regulations
- Student Teaching Registration
- Placement Confirmation One
Placement Confirmation Two (if applicable)
|
Gate 4: Student Teaching and Program
Completion
Senior year |
- Observation Form One – Clinical Faculty
- Observation Form Two – Clinical Faculty
- Midterm Evaluation – Clinical Faculty
- Final Evaluation – Clinical Faculty
- Midterm Evaluation – Cooperating Teacher
- Final Evaluation – Cooperating Teacher
- Seminar 3– Preparing for Employment
- Seminar 4 – Program Assessment, Closure to
Student Teaching, and Certification
- Eligible for Certification
|
Gate: The term gate is commonly used by NCATE accredited colleges and universities to describe their decision points in their candidate and unit assessment systems. A gate is a level of attainment that clearly communicates how far you have progressed on the road to certification.
