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.

• (PBA) Teacher Education Orientation Workshop 
• 30 hours of coursework
• Assessment of Legal and Ethical Conduct form (ALEC) and Registry Checks 
• Communication 110 (grade of C or better)
• National Criminal Background Check(s)* FBI check not required
• Department Approval - given by advisors
• Disposition Concerns Assessments
• English 101 (grade of C or better)
• ePortfolio Fundamentals Workshop (LiveText)
• 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 *
• Illinois Sexual Offender Registry - Will be checked the semester before you are scheduled to student teach and updated by TEC staff
• Clear Violence Against Youth Registry - Will be checked the semester before you are scheduled to student teach and updated by TEC staff

Foreign Language Students Only

• Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) *

Gateway 3: Exit from Student Teaching

Gateway 3 is divided into two sections. The first section is required to graduate from ISU. The second section is required to meet ISBE licensure requirements and get licensed.

Graduation Requirements

• 50 Clinical Hours in Diverse Setting
• 100 Clinical Hours
• Disposition/Communication Concerns Assessments
• Student Teaching (Grade C or better)

Licensure Requirements

• edTPA* - National assessment required by the state

*Not required for graduation