App State students who are interested in becoming educators are required to apply to Teacher Education.
Candidates seeking admission to Teacher Education must submit an application by August 1st for Fall admission or January 1st for Spring admission.
Semester 1
- Create a graduation plan. Map out when you will complete all of your coursework, as well as when you will complete all of your graduation requirements. You can do this with the help of your advisor or a James Center staff member. This could save you time and money!
- If you have to take the Praxis Core, speak with your academic advisor or a James Center advisor and create a study plan.
After 30 credit hours
- Declare your major. This will mean you will get a new advisor in your discipline.
- Register to take EDU 2000 and EDU 2100, both of which are required for admission to Teacher Education with a grade of C or better.
- Attend a "First Steps to Teaching" orientation.
After 45 credit hours (12 hours at App State)
- Apply for Admission to Teacher Education. Submit your application through Appalnet. In order to apply, you must meet all of the pre-requisites.
- Review important deadlines and Teacher Education admission requirements.
You must be admitted before starting Block I or before the semester prior to student teaching. Apply as early as possible.
After admission to Teacher Education
- Attend a "Second Steps to Teaching" orientation. This orientation will review important information on EDtpa, student teaching, and more!
Year before Graduation
- Review or request your graduation check. Make sure you are on track to graduate and that all of your coursework is recorded correctly. If you keep up with your Degreeworks, there shouldn't be any surprises.
Semester before Clinical Internship (Student Teaching)
- You must be admitted to teacher education before this semester begins.
- Apply to graduate.
- Apply for Student Teaching the semester before you plan to student teach. Review Student Teaching application deadlines and process information.
- Attend "Third Steps to Teaching" orientation.
During Clinical Internship (Student Teaching)
- Complete licensure tests (NES, Praxis II, etc.) and edTPA before the end of your clinical internship.
- Apply for your North Carolina teaching license.