Appendix C:  Transition Points for Undergraduate Professional Education Programs Leading to Initial Licensure 

Transition Point 1:  Admission to an Undergraduate Professional Education Program

Requirements:  All applicants must:

1. meet the admission requirements of college and department offering the program;

2. have a minimum Urbana campus grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 (A=4.0)*;

3. have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5*;

4. pass the Illinois Certification Testing System (ICTS) test of Basic Skills.

Transition Point 2:  Continuation in an Undergraduate Professional Education Program

Requirements:  All candidates must;

1. maintain a minimum Urbana campus GPA of 2.5;

2. maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5;

3. maintain a minimum content area GPA of 2.5**;

4. maintain a minimum professional education GPA of 2.5**;

5. clear a criminal background check prior to participating in clinical experiences;

6. complete bloodborne pathogens training annually during clinical experiences;

7. complete school safety training;

8. satisfactorily complete all required early field experiences as documented by the CoTE EFE Evaluation Form and other program-defined, performance-based assessments;

9. be recommended for continuation in the program.

Transition Point 3:  Admissions to Student Teaching

Requirements:  All candidates must:

1. have a minimum Urbana campus GPA of 2.5;

2. have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5;

3. have a minimum content area GPA of 2.5**;

4. have a minimum professional education GPA of 2.5**;

5. have completed at least 90 semester hours of credit;

6. have satisfactorily completed all required early field experiences (minimum of 80 contact hours) as documented by the CoTE EFE Evaluation Form and other program-defined, performance-based assessments;

7. have passed the appropriate ICTS content test(s) if required by the program;

8. be recommended for a student teaching placement by the appropriate faculty area committee or designee.

Transition Point 4:  Recommendation for Licensure

Requirements:  All Candidates must:

1. have a minimum Urbana campus GPA of 2.5;

2. have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5;

3. have a minimum content area GPA of 2.5;

4. have a minimum professional education GPA of 2.5;

5. have satisfactorily completed student teaching as documented by the CoTE Common Student Teaching Evaluation Form and other program-defined, performance-based assessments;

6. have satisfactorily completed the CoTE Common Assessment Portfolio requirement;

7. be recommended for licensure by the appropriate clinical experiences program coordinator;

8. be awarded a bachelor's degree by the appropriate college;

9. be a U.S. citizen or legally present and authorized to work, of good character and in good health, and at least 19 years of age;

10. have passed the appropriate ICTS content test(s) if not required prior to student teaching;

11. have passed the ICTS Assessment of Professional Teaching test.

Transition Point 5:  Follow-up of Program Completers

Data will be collected via the following:

1. Statewide Teacher Graduate Assessment(s);

2. exit surveys of Urbana candidates;

3. other follow-up instruments administered by the unit and/or programs.

* Does not apply to programs that admit freshmen.  Transfer students must meet the competitive requirements of the program.

** GPA minimum may be higher based on the policy of the academic college housing the professional education program.