Exit from Teacher Candidacy (Graduation Requirements)
General Requirements
- Continue to meet all requirements for admission to the Teacher Education Program.
- Have a minimum overall grade point average of 2.75 based on all work completed.
- Submit a formal application for admission to the Keeran School of Education Teacher Candidacy Program during the Spring semester of the academic year prior to the year he/she intends to student teach.
- Submit a completed and signed character and fitness questionnaire contained in section III of the CA-1.
- Have on file in the Keeran School of Education a signed and dated Verification of Federal Background Check from the district where the candidate will be placed for Clinical I and Clinical II and a Child Abuse and Neglect Check. These reports must not show any convictions that would disallow the candidate from serving as an employee in the school district. The district will decide if the candidate’s background check is appropriate for placement in the district for Clinical I and Clinical II (This is completed before admission to the teacher education program).
- Sign the KSE Code of Ethics
- Successfully pass a medical physical examination.
- Successfully complete Restraint Training.
- Keep address, phone number, level of certification, area of specialization, and other changeable information including any criminal status changed up to date in the Education Office.
- The candidate must present evidence of liability insurance by presenting current membership in an organization that provides insurance.
- Successfully complete 80 college credit hours.
- Submission of a valid and current record of a medical examination.
- Be formally approved for admission to the Teacher Candidacy Program by the Teacher Education Committee.