Additional Licensure Checkpoints
The following information is designed for candidates who are fully licensed and adding a field to their existing license.
Once you have been admitted to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, please complete the following Practicum Checkpoints at the appropriate times indicated below to ensure no delay in receiving your teaching license. To apply for admission to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, visit: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Applications for Admissions
CHECKPOINT 1: ADDITIONAL LICENSURE REVIEW FORM
This Checkpoint must be completed after admission and prior to beginning courses at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ.
- Complete the Additional Licensure Review Form and upload a completed Practicum Experience Verification Form (PEVF).
- Please provide as much detail as possible on the PEVF. The PEVF will be reviewed by the Office of Teacher Education (OTE) Clinical Staff and/or Program Leader to determine any gaps in prior experience. After review, a finalized PEVF will be emailed to you for use in Checkpoint 2. You will then be able to register for ED courses.
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CHECKPOINT 2: PRACTICUM PLACEMENT AGREEMENT
This Checkpoint must be completed in the semester prior to the practicum.
- Complete and sign the Practicum Placement Agreement indicating your plan for practicum and email this Agreement to teaching.clinicials@bemidjistate.edu. This plan must address any gaps in prior experience that were identified on the Checkpoint 1 Practicum Experience Verification Form.
- The OTE Clinical Staff and/or Program Leader will review and verify that your plan meets practicum requirements. A finalized Practicum Placement Agreement will be sent to you via email.
- Without verification, you will be unable to complete your practicum. If your plan changes at any time, please email teaching.clinicals@bemidjistate.edu immediately.
CHECKPOINT 3: PRACTICUM
This Checkpoint must be completed in the semester indicated on your Plan of Study.
- Complete your Practicum experience, ensuring all required materials are uploaded into the Student Learning & Licensure (SL&L) by Watermark system.
- The 80-hour practicum must be completed with a continuous group of students and includes the following: a minimum of two observations by the Cooperating Teacher, a minimum of two observations by the University Supervisor, a minimum of one triad meeting, and a written evaluation by the University Supervisor.
- Health Candidates – Please work closely with your Program Coordinator as your practicum experience and requirements may look different.
CHECKPOINT 4: REQUEST LICENSURE DOCUMENTATION FORM
This Checkpoint must be completed after receiving all course grades within your program.
- To receive a Section 6: Verification of Completion of a State-Approved Licensure Program for your Minnesota teaching license application, complete the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Request Licensure Documentation Form.
- When submitting the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Request Licensure Documentation Form, you must include a Plan of Study that has been reviewed and signed by a faculty member. Please contact your Program Coordinator or Advisor with questions related to the Plan of Study.