Gateway 1: Pre-Student Teaching

• Fall student teachers must complete all Gateway 1 requirements by July 15.
• Spring student teachers must complete all Gateway 1 requirements by December 15.

Please meet with your advisor once per semester for additional information specific to your major.

1. PBA Teacher Education Workshop (Recommended to do first)
2. National Criminal Background Check* (ISU-specific background check)
3. Violence Against Youth and Sex Offender Registries - completed by Lauby TEC staff
4. 30 hours of coursework at ISU
5. Communication 110 (Grade of C or better)
6. English 101 (Grade of C or better)
7. Mandatory Reporter of Child Abuse Training
8. Safety Education Assessment
9. Cumulative GPA Requirement
10. Department Approval - given by advisors
11. Disposition Concerns Assessments
12. ISBE State Content Test*
13. Tuberculosis (TB) Test*
14. Foreign Language Students Only: Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)* 

*Requires additional fees

Gateway 2: Student Teaching

Teacher candidates must meet Gateway 1 requirements before starting this gateway. 

1. 100 Clinical Hours
2. 50 Clinical Hours in Diverse Setting
3. Disposition Concerns Assessments
4. edTPA* (National assessment required by the state. Not required for graduation)
5. Cumulative GPA
6. Student Teaching (Grade of C or better)

*Requires additional fees

 

There are now only 2 gateways.