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Teacher Education Requirements

Download a pdf copy of this checklist for your own records.

The Performance Based Implementation Grid will tell you the classes that go with each requirement.

If you have any questions concerning these requirements please email at: pba.questions@ilstu.edu

Following are the university-wide teacher education performance based requirements

Gateway 1: Admission to Professional Studies

• Successful Experience with Children or Youth
• Reflective Essay - Initial
• Criminal History Records
  • Assessment of Legal and Ethical Conduct
  • Clear Sexual Offender Registry
  • Clear Violence Against Youth Registry
• GPA - Cumulative (2.5 or higher if major departmental requirement)
• GPA - Major (set by major department)
• Basic Skills Test       
• English 101 (Grade of C or better)
• Communications 110 (Grade of C or Better)
• Instructional Technology Passport System (ITPS)
  • A. Ethics Quiz, B. On-Line Searching Quiz
• Disposition Assessment (Faculty)
• Communication Assessment (Faculty)
• TB Test (P.E. and ECE only)
• Criminal Background Check(P.E. and ECE only)
• Department Approval
• Safety Education Assessment
• Teacher Education Orientation Sessions (2 Parts)
  • Performance Based Assessment (PBA) Workshop
  • ePortfolio Fundamentals Workshop

Gateway 2: Admission to Student Teaching

• Instructional Analysis for Inclusion
• Language Arts Assessment
• TB Test
• Criminal History Records Check
  • Illinois State Police Criminal Background Check(Fingerprint)
  • FBI Criminal Background Check(Fingerprint)
  • Clear Sexual Offender Registry
  • Clear Violence Against Youth Registry
• State Content Test
• GPA - Cumulative (2.5 or higher if required by major department)
• GPA - Major (determined by major department)
  • ITPS: C. Telecommunications, D. Web Page
    • E. Presentation Software & Idea Development, F. Spreadsheets
    • G. Desktop Publishing, H. Assistive Technolog
• Disposition Assessment (Faculty)
• Communication Assessment (Faculty)
• Pre-Student Teaching Clinical Hours (100 or number established by major)
• Department Approval

Gateway 3: Exit from Student Teaching

• Final Reflective Essay
• ISU Student Teaching Assessment
• Grade (C or better)
• ITPS I. Database
• Multicultural/Diversity Assessment
• Disposition Assessment
• Communication Assessment
• Major Department Requirements
• 50 Clinical Hours in Diverse Settings

Certification

• Order an Official Illinois State University Transcript to be sent to self
• Assessment of Professional Teaching - APT (pdf)