Gateway 1: Admission to Professional Studies

All education majors must meet the listed requirements in order to advance to Gateway 2. Please meet with your advisor once per semester for additional information specific to your major.

• Teacher Education Orientation Workshop (PBA)
• 30 hours of coursework
• Assessment of Legal and Ethical Conduct form (ALEC) and Registry Checks - completed during PBA workshop
• Basic Skills Requirement - Test of Academic Proficiency or SAT/ACT 
• Communication 110 (grade of C or better)
• Criminal Background Check(s)* FBI check not required
• Department Approval - given by advisors
• Disposition/Communication Concerns Assessments
• English 101 (grade of C or better)
• ePortfolio Fundamentals Workshop (LiveText by Watermark)*
• Major/Cumulative GPA Requirement
• Mandatory Reporter of Child Abuse Training
• Safety Education Assessment

Early Childhood Education Majors Only

• TB Test* 

Gateway 2: Admission to Student Teaching

Teacher candidates must meet Gateway 1 requirements before starting this gateway. Completion of these requirements allows students to advance to Gateway 3. Meet the listed requirements by July 15th for Fall student teaching or December 15th for Spring student teaching.

• Clinical Experience Hours
• Department Approval - given by advisors
• Disposition/Communication Concerns Assessments
• ISBE State Content Test *
• Major/Cumulative GPA Requirement
• TB Test *

The Teacher Ed Center will check these registries the semester before you are scheduled to student teach:

• • • Illinois Sexual Offender Registry
    • Clear Violence Against Youth Registry

Foreign Language Students Only

• Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) *

Gateway 3: Exit from Student Teaching

All education majors must meet the listed requirements in order to graduate and get licensed.

• 50 Clinical Hours in Diverse Setting
• 100 Clinical Hours
• Assessment of Professional Teaching (APT)*
• Disposition/Communication Concerns Assessments
• edTPA
• Student Teaching (Grade C or better)

*The APT is only required for students who completed Student Teaching before September 1, 2015.

*Requires additional fees