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Candidate Assessment Program Transition Points
and Key Assessments


Transition Point 1 - Prior to Admission

The student will be formally considered for admission to candidacy by the end of the sophomore year (60 credit hours) upon completion of the following:

  • Demonstrate an interest in mentoring and teaching
  • Submit a two-page autobiography
  • Receive a grade of "C" or better in
    • ENGL 131 - English Composition I
    • ENGL 132 - English Composition II
    • MATH 131 - College Algebra
    • COMM 201 - Communication Skills
    • EDUCA 233 - Foundations of Education
  • Meet cumulative Praxis I minimum scores requirements
    • Reading - 176
    • Writing - 173
    • Math - 173
  • Minimum overall GPA of 2.5
  • Complete departmental dispositions assessments
  • Be recommended by the appropriate program coordinator

Procedures for formal admission as a candidate in the teacher education program should begin in the freshman year and must be completed no later than the end of the sophomore year. Students who have completed their freshman year (including transfer students) require special advising and screening. Subsequent to submission of an application for admission to candidacy and receipt of all supporting documentation of requirements, the student will receive an official letter outlining his/her status in the program.

If any student who is declaring education as his/her major has not met the requirements listed above by the end of the sophomore year, the student will not be permitted to matriculate as a teacher education candidate. Likewise, an officially admitted student that falls below the minimum 2.5 GPA will lose program admittance status. Upon admittance to candidacy students are tracked as they progress through the second transition point.

Transition Point 2 - Prior to Student Teaching

Teacher education candidates are required to successfully complete sixty (60) hours of pre-student teaching: observing, assisting, participating and analyzing in the partnering public schools. These hours are obtained while candidates are enrolled in the Field Experiences courses.

Teacher education candidates are required to complete three Field Experiences-Level I, Level II and Level III. Prior to the student teaching experience, candidates will be placed in public school classrooms from kindergarten through grade 5 (K-5).

The field experiences are unique and distinct from student teaching and prepare the teacher education candidate by:

  1. allowing him/her to apply and reflect on their developing professional skills and dispositions;
  2. providing planned and meaningful activities related to the instructional process;
  3. providing an opportunity for him/her to observe and interact with teachers; and
  4. understanding educational techniques through course integration, field experience, and theory.

Admission to Student Teaching

Student teaching is required for completion of the teacher education program at Saint Augustine's College. The North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction also requires student teaching of all licensure candidates. The prospective student teacher should have met the following requirements and make a formal application during the semester before the semester that student teaching is being requested. For example,

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Second semester of the junior year
First semester of the senior year
First semester of the senior year.
Second semester of the senior year.

The candidate will be formally considered for admission to student teaching upon completion of the following:

  • Admission to candidacy
  • Field experience requirements
  • Receive a grade of "C" or better in all Professional and Specialty Area Courses
  • Minimum overall GPA of 2.5
  • Acquired senior status (90 Semester Hours)
  • Completed all coursework
  • Successful demonstration of mock lesson
  • Submitted student teaching application
  • Complete the departmental dispositions assessments
  • Recommendation by the appropriate program coordinator

Procedures for admission to Student Teaching should begin in the first semester of the senior year (or earlier, if the above requirements are met). Applications for Student Teaching are due on or before October 15 or March 15 of the semester before the semester in which the experience is being requested. Subsequent to submission of an application for Student Teaching and receipt of all supporting documentation of requirements, the candidate will receive an official letter outlining his/her status in the program.

Admittance to Student Teaching is determined upon successful completion of all requirements and approval by the Teacher Education Committee. Upon admittance to Student Teaching candidates are tracked as they complete the student teaching experience and through the final gateway, After Program Completion.

Transition Point 3 - Exit from Student Teaching

The student will be formally considered for graduation upon completion of the following:

  • Admission to candidacy
  • Successful completion of Field Experience requirements
  • Successful completion of Student Teaching
  • Completion of Student Portfolio
  • Final Student Teaching grade of "C" or better
  • Minimum overall GPA of 2.5
  • Submit Praxis II scores
  • Completion of Student Teaching Program Evaluation
  • Completion of Exit Interview

Transition Point 4 - After Program Completion

After program completion, all graduates and their employers are expected to complete Post-baccalaureate Surveys annually.