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Milestone
I – Candidacy Status
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Completion of Educ 2100/5500
or equivalent with “C” or better
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Minimum of 12 hours of
undergraduate credit or 3 hours of
graduate credit
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Minimum 2.5 GPA (undergraduate, 2.75
for MAT students)
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Acceptable level for knowledge and
skills identified for Milestone I through approval of electronic
portfolio (no score
of Unacceptable on the assessment
rubric)
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Evidence of Professional
Dispositions*
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Completion of Security
Clearance by TBI/FBI
*Evaluated by
2100 instructor, clinical teacher in
field observation, and incidence
reports
Submit
Milestone I Application for Review
form to request a formal review of
your evidence and supporting
explanations at Milestone I. This
review will determine your intent to
continue pursuit of a teaching
license.
Once Milestone
I has been approved, teacher
candidates will be eligible to take
Educ 3070, 4270 or equivalents.
Milestone I
Milestone II
Milestone III
Milestone IV
Portfolio Assessment
Milestone
II – Provisional Status
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Minimum 2.75 GPA
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Minimum of “C” in
Professional Minor courses
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Acceptable level for knowledge and
skills identified for Milestone II through approval of
electronic portfolio (no score
of Unacceptable on the assessment
rubric)
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Evidence of Professional
Dispositions*
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Minimum of 45 hours if
undergraduate or 9 hours if graduate
student
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Minimum Praxis I (PPST
Reading – 174, Writing – 173, and
Math – 173, or ACT – 22, SAT – 1020)
or GRE (Verbal – 350 and
Quantitative – 350) for graduate
students
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Successful Interview (during
Educ 3070/5501)
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Completion of Security
Clearance by TBI/FBI
*Evaluated by 3070 instructor,
clinical teachers in field
observation, and incident reports
Submit
Milestone II Application for Review
form to request a formal review of
your evidence and supporting
explanations at Milestone II. This
review will determine your intent to
continue pursuit of a teaching
license and your eligibility for
Provisional Status to the program
and enrollment in restricted
education courses.
Once Milestone
II has been approved, teacher
candidate will be eligible to take
the following courses: K-6, MG, and
SPED ‘Block’ courses, Educ
4080/5080, Secondary and K-12
methods courses (4400’s, other)
Milestone I
Milestone II
Milestone III
Milestone IV
Portfolio Assessment
Milestone
III – Clinical Status
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2.75 GPA
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Minimum grade of “C” in all
professional Education courses
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Candidates must pass all required Praxis II exams before entering student
teaching.
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Completion of
all
courses required for
licensure/degree
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Acceptable level for knowledge and
skills identified for Milestone III through approval of
electronic portfolio (no score
of Unacceptable on the assessment
rubric)
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Evidence of Professional
Dispositions*
-
Completion of Security
Clearance by TBI/FBI
*Evaluation by
4080 instructor, clinical teachers
in field observations, incident
reports, and review of University
disciplinary record
Submit
Milestone III Application for Review
form to request a formal review of
your evidence and supporting
explanations at Milestone III. This
review will determine your intent to
continue pursuit of a teaching
license and participation in the
clinical semester.
Once Milestone
III has been approved, teacher
candidate will be eligible to begin
their clinical placements (15 weeks
of student teaching). All coursework
should be completed at this time.
Taking
additional courses with student
teaching and the teaching seminar is
prohibited.
Milestone I
Milestone II
Milestone III
Milestone IV
Portfolio Assessment
Milestone
IV – Induction Status
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Acceptable
level for knowledge and skills
identified for Milestone IV through
approval of electronic portfolio
(no score
of Unacceptable or Developing on the
assessment rubric)
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Evidence of Professional
Dispositions*
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Passing scores on all Praxis II
licensure exams
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Successful completion of clinical
placement seminars
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Passing grades in both clinical
placements
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Completion of all licensure
requirements
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Completion of Security
Clearance by TBI/FBI
*Evaluated
by university supervisor and
clinical teacher
Submit
Application for Milestone IV Review
form to request review of your
evidence and supporting explanations
at Milestone IV. This review will
determine degree and licensure
program completion and qualification
for a licensure recommendation.
Once
teacher candidates have met the
requirements for Milestone IV, they
are required to complete and submit
the Application for Licensure. This
is usually completed during the
Student Teaching Mid-Term Seminar.
In addition, a complete set of
official transcripts must be
submitted to the Austin Peay State
University Licensure Office, located
in the Claxton Building, Room 208.
Meeting
Tennessee licensure requirements and
submitting the application for the
Tennessee license are requirements
even if you do not plan to teach in
Tennessee.
Milestone I
Milestone II
Milestone III
Milestone IV
Portfolio Assessment
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