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Job-Embedded Practitioner Licensure Handbook<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

This online handbook provides essential information for job-embedded students at UT. As a JEP student, you will find resources regarding the requirements and expectations for the JEP program. You can access these resources by clicking on the linked buttons below or through the navigation bar within the handbook.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Internship Handbook<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

This online handbook provides important information for intern teachers at UTK. As a UT Intern, you will find resources regarding the requirements and expectations for an internship, and you can access them by clicking on the linked buttons below or through the navigation bar within the site.<\/span><\/p>\n

Student Teaching Handbook<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

This online handbook provides important information for student teachers at UT. As a student teacher at UT, you will find resources regarding the requirements and expectations for student teaching. You can access these resources by clicking on the linked buttons below or through the navigation bar within the site.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ProCADS (Professional Competencies, Attitudes, and Dispositions)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

All current and future educators enrolled in licensure programs at UT are <\/span>expected to display the Professional Competencies, Attitudes, and Dispositions (ProCADs) expected of professional educators. Failure to develop and maintain appropriate ProCADs for the duration of the educator preparation program may result in removal from a licensure program, regardless of academic performance. More information about ProCADS can be found at <\/span>ProCADS (Professional Competencies Attitudes and Dispositions)<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Criminal Background Check and Fingerprinting Requirements for Admissions to the Educator Preparation Program<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Before being admitted to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Educator Preparation Program, all prospective students and\/or currently enrolled students are required to undergo a comprehensive criminal background check and fingerprinting procedure conducted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) at least four weeks before the application deadline. This process entails both fingerprinting and the completion of necessary documentation. The College of Education, Health and Human Sciences (CEHHS) Office of Professional Licensure (OPL) is available to support students throughout the entirety of this process. The College of Education, Health and Human Sciences provides for the privacy of background check information. Background information is generally not shared outside of OPL unless the prospective student provides OPL permission to disclose information or in situations where OPL receives a subpoena, court order, or as otherwise required by law.<\/span><\/p>\n

Teacher Education Withdrawal Form<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

If you no longer wish to participate in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Educator Preparation Program, please click the link to complete the form. Please note, this form will not withdraw you from the university or any of your courses. It simply informs the Office of School-Based Experience that you are no longer pursuing a degree leading to teacher licensure. Once the withdrawal form is complete, your status in the Teacher Education Program will be updated to withdrawn.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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