Timeline of Responsibilities
Year 1
September: Attend meeting for all Music Education Majors. Register for CMENC. Attend all CMENC meetings.
Read the College of Education Handbook
January Intersession Course EDCI 230 Early Field Experience. Register through continuing education in October so a placement can be found by the meeting in early December.
Spring - Take EDCI 200 Teaching as a Career/Intro to Music Teacher Education (Payne sections)
*Think ahead and plan your entire college career for courses. If you plan on taking Block 1 during the summer between your Sophomore and Junior year, you must take Statistics during the Fall of your Sophomore year. You may transfer in a Statistics course from another school (community college). You are not allowed admission into the Teacher Education Program until your Statistics grade is posted.
Year 2
September: Attend meeting for all Music Education Majors. Register for CMENC. Attend all CMENC meetings.
February 15 : deadline for Summer and Fall Courses - Admission to Teacher Education Program ( see requirements) Make application even though some courses may be 'in progress' at the time of application.
Complete the Aural Skills exam. (it is required to move into the upper level theory courses)
Year 3
October 1 : deadline for Spring - Admission to Teacher Education Program ( see requirements) Make application even though some courses may be 'in progress' at the time of application.
Year 4
September 1 or February 1 : deadline for Fall Student Teaching Application (Star form) Make application even though all requirements listed below have not been satisfied at the time of application.
- All music courses must be completed or in progress.
- All professional education courses have been successfully completed or are in progress.
- Aural skills and piano proficiencies have been passed.
- Overall grade point average of 2.75 in all coursework.
- GPA of 3.0 in all education and music methods courses with no grade lower than a C.
- STAR (Student Teaching Assignment Request) Form for student teacher placement. Completed On-line
- Complete a Background Check through the College of Education.
- Enroll as an Aspiring Educator through KNEA.
- Red Cross First Aid/CPR training must be completed (call Red Cross to enroll - cost about $50.00). Must be submitted to EDCATS Central prior to completion of the STAR form.
- TB test completed, Lafene: 532-6544, or a licensed physician. Must be submitted to EDCATS Central prior to completion of the STAR form.
December : Piano proficiencies must be successfully completed.
December 20 : (both Fall and Spring of following year) deadline for Application for Student Teaching . Form is completed On-Line.
Year 5
September 1 : deadline for Spring Student Teaching (Professional Semester)
- (see requirements above)
Before the completion of Student Teaching : Complete the Licensure Tests for KSDE: The tests that you must take are: Principles of Learning and Teaching Secondary (PLT) [test code 5624] and the Music Content Knowldge [test code 5113]Practice tests for both can be found at the reserve desk of Hale Library.
Required for Graduation and Licensure
Application for graduation (due in the first four weeks of the semester in which you intend to graduate or first two weeks of summer session).
Application for licensure (the semester in which you plan to graduate—November 1 or April 1).