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Unit Assessment System: Transition Point Assessments
Entry to clinical practice
Exit from clinical practice
Program completion
After program
completion
Student Teaching Final
Evaluation,
Teacher Work Sample,
Reflective Paper 2,
Dispositions Check 3
Same requirements as exit
from clinical practice.
Follow-up Surveys
of Graduates and
Employers 1 & 5
Years after Program
Completion
Student Teaching Final
Evaluation,
Teacher Work Sample,
Reflective Paper 2,
Dispositions Check 3
Same requirements as exit
from clinical practice.
Follow-up Surveys
of Graduates and
Employers 1 & 5
Years after Program
Completion
Admission
Initial Teacher Preparation Programs
Early Childhood,
2.75 GPA; ICTS Basic Skills;
Elementary, Special
Reflective Paper 1; Minimum
Education & History
grade of C in ENG 180, 280,
Education Bachelor’s
COMM 241, MATH 106;
Technology Competency
Assessment; FBI/ISP
background check; State and
National registry checks;
Safety Training;
Department recommendation
Secondary Education
Programs (Agriculture,
English, Mathematics,
Science: Biology-ChemistryPhysics)
Special K-12 Programs (Art,
French, Music, Physical
Education, Spanish)
2.50 GPA; ICTS Basic Skills;
Reflective Paper 1; Minimum
grade of C in ENG 180, 280,
COMM 241, general education
math; Technology Competency
Assessment; FBI/ISP
background check; State and
National registry checks;
Safety Training;
Department recommendation
2.75 GPA; ICTS content test
for major (Early Childhood,
Elementary/Middle grade,
LBS1 and General
Curriculum for Special
Education, Social Science:
(history); minimum grade of
C in all required course work;
Disposition Check 1 and 2;
FBI/ISP background check;
National registry checks; TB
test; ELL modules;
Department recommendation
2.50 GPA; ICTS content test
for major (Agriculture,
English Language Arts,
Mathematics, Science:
Biology, Science: Chemistry,
Science: Physics, Art, Foreign
Language: French, Music,
Physical Education, Foreign
Language: Spanish);
minimum grade of C in all
required course work;
Disposition Check 1 and 2;
FBI/ISP background check;
National registry checks; TB
test; ELL modules;
Department recommendation
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Unit Assessment System: Transition Point Assessments
Advanced Teaching Programs
Elementary Ed.
Acceptance into the WIU
graduate school;
2.75 overall undergraduate
GPA or 3.0 in the last two
years of the undergraduate
degree;
Teaching Certificate
Acceptance by the department
graduate committee
Special Ed.
Acceptance into the WIU
graduate school;
2.75 GPA;
Teaching Certificate;
Three letters of Reference;
Goal Essay
Advanced Programs for Other School Professionals
Communication Sciences and
Disorders
GPA of 3.0 for four years OR 3.25
for the last 2 UG years;
GRE (preferred scores are: Verbal
and Quantitative at 50 or higher
percentile and a Writing score of
4.0 or higher),
Three letters of recommendation,
Personal goal statement essay
Completion of 24 s.h.,
including EIS 500, C&I 574,
and ELED 566.
Completion of the course with
a C or higher grade.
Completion of 30 s.h.,
including all required
core, area of
specialization, and
capstone courses.
N/A
Accepted into graduate
school;
Completion of EIS 500 and
SPED 622.
Completion of the course with
a C or higher grade.
Completion of 37 s.h.,
including all required
courses and capstone
courses
N/A
Candidates are enrolled in CSD
588 (clinical practice) the first
term they are admitted.
A rating of 3 or higher on clinic
practicum supervisors’
grading rubrics (diagnostics and
therapy) for the four semesters
they are on campus and at school
and hospital internship sites;
Receive a grade of B or higher in
all clinic courses to enroll in
school and hospital internships.
A rating of 3 or higher on all
Knowledge And Skills
Assessment (KASA) forms
for all academic and clinical
courses;
Completion of all
coursework and program
requirements.
Recommended by
Professional
organization for those
with an MS in CSD:
1) Certificate of
Clinical Competence
(which assumes passing
of the Praxis, and
completion of the
Clinical Fellowship
Year or CFY),2) state
licensure (which also
assumes passing of the
state exam); and 3)
accrual of Continuing
Education Units to
maintain certification
and licensure.
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Unit Assessment System: Transition Point Assessments
Counselor Education
Ed. Leadership:
Principal
Ed. Leadership:
Superintendent
Applicants must submit official
GRE general test scores (no more
than five years old);
3.0 cumulative undergraduate
GPA or 3.25 for the last two
years. (Applicants who have
earned a cumulative GPA of 2.75
to 2.99 may petition to be admitted
for full admission after completing
nine graduate hours as a “special”
student. These courses may be
taken from any of the following
courses: CN 540, CN 541, CN
545, CN 551, CN 552, CN 554 or
EIS 500.) Applicants must earn a
cumulative GPA of 3.25 during
this period of “special” admission
in order to screen for admission.
Interview with department
faculty;
Submit references;
Submit essay.
Bachelor's degree; 3.0 GPA;
teacher certificate; professional
recommendations; successful
structured interview responses;
writing sample; successful
completion of EDL 500 or
EDL 505, positive
recommendation from
instructors, positive vote of
Graduate Committee
Master's degree; application,
professional references,
successful completion of EDL
600 or EDL 640 and positive
Meet prerequisites: Grade of A
or B in the following courses:
CN 500, CN 547, CN 548 and
CN 581.
Grade of A or B in CN 597;
Students must take the Counselor
Preparation Comprehensive
Exam.
Complete 52 semester hours
with a GPA of at least 3.0.; c
N/A
Completion of four core
courses, EDL 538 with a B or
better, total of 23 hours;
completion of application by
deadline
300 Internship hours; log,
reflection papers, job
shadowing, clinical
supervision episodes; intern
post-internship selfassessment; portfolio artifacts
Completion of course
requirements and
internship
Successful
completion of
Illinois Basic Skills
test; two years
successful teaching
experience; state
Type 75
examination,
completion of
certification
application;
institutional
recommendation
Two core courses; EDL 620,
20 hours of educational
leadership coursework;,
completion of application by
300 Internship hours; log,
reflection papers, job
shadowing, clinical
supervision episodes; intern
EDL 655 (Internship)
and all coursework and
program requirements.
State Exam; two
years administrative
experience requiring
a Type 75
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Unit Assessment System: Transition Point Assessments
Ed. Leadership:
ACI
(Alternative Certificate Initiative)
Reading Specialist
School Psychology
recommendation from
instructor, positive vote of
Graduate Committee
deadline
post-internship selfassessment; portfolio artifacts
Administrative
Certificate or its
equivalent;
successful
completion of the
Illinois Basic Skills
test and subsequent
activation of a
certificate;
institutional
recommendation
5 years of supervisory
experience; master’s degree in
a management field or meet the
Life Experience Master's
Equivalent; successful
completion of a Basic Skills
test (if not presently certified,
basic skills must have been
taken within 5 years; or, if
presently certified; basic skills
test must be indicated on
certificate); under contract in a
full-time administrative
position at a school district
office.
Acceptance into WIU Graduate
school;
2.75 GPA or 3.0 in the last two
years of the undergraduate
degree;
Teaching Certificate;
Acceptance by the department
graduate committee.
Upon successful completion
of the required sequence of
courses and passing the state
test for the superintendent's
endorsement, students receive
a provisional Type 26
Superintendent’s endorsement
for use during their internship.
The Type 26 certificate must
be activated and held for one
year.
300 Internship hours; log,
Reflection Papers, Artifacts,
Job Shadowing, Clinical
Supervision Episodes; Intern
Post-Internship SelfAssessment; portfolio artifacts
Upon successful
completion of the
required one-year
internship under the Type
26 certificate and
institutional
recommendation;
Students receive a
permanent Type 77
Superintendent’s
endorsement
None
Completion of 24 s.h.,
including RDG 568 or RDG
570, RDG 571, RDG 573,
and RDG 587 or RDG 589
Completion of the course with
a C or higher grade
Completion of 33 s.h.,
including all required
courses and capstone
course
N/A
Minimum 2.75 undergraduate
GPA;
Verbal and Quantitative GRE
Entrance to practicums:
Background checks, admission to
the program; enrollment in
Exit from practicums: Completion
of required case studies;
Completion of four required
case studies:
Completion of a research
Periodic surveys of
graduates
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Unit Assessment System: Transition Point Assessments
Technology Specialist
average score of 500 or 50%;
15 semester hours of psychology
coursework from an accredited
institution including work in each
of the following three areas:
introductory psychology,
statistics/experimental psychology,
and learning/cognitive
psychology;
Letters of recommendation;
Personal goal essay.
Teaching certificate,
Undergraduate GPA of at least
2.75;
Accepted by the Graduate
Committee;
Successful completion of Teacher
Technology Skills in the
Classroom Survey (Unsuccessful
candidates will be required to
provide additional evidence of
their competency with the
standards or to gain the required
skills by taking IDT 504
Technological Applications for the
Classroom Teacher or another
method of training, such as
professional development
workshops or online tutorials)
sequence of Practicum courses
(PSY 541,542, 543, 544) each
semester that students are
enrolled on campus along with
required other courses.
Satisfactory completion of all
coursework - No more than 9
semester hours of C out of the 66
total hours of credit can be
earned.
Entrance to internship:
Successful completion of at least
54 hours of coursework.
Exit from Internship:
Passing score for the portfolio for
each of the I1 domains of training;
Positive ratings by internship
supervisor.
Maintain at least a 3.0 GPA
and their Illinois teaching
certificate;
Complete at least 15 hours of
specific required coursework;
Show evidence of the
knowledge and skills for a
technology specialist through
artifacts and assignments;
Successfully complete the
first checkpoint of the
Disposition Inventory
Checkpoint.
Successful completion of IDT
595 requirements
project or thesis;
Complete the Illinois State
Certification Exam and
submit scores.
Complete the Technology
Specialist Standards
portfolio;
Complete the second
Disposition Inventory
Checkpoint;
Complete the Graduate Exit
Survey;
Complete the Assessment
of Professional Teaching
Skills Test (Special, K12);
Complete the ICTS Basic
Skills Test (within the last
five years);
Complete all degree
requirements.
Surveys of graduates
who are two and five
years out of the
program.