Traditional Undergraduate Calendar for 2025-2026

Spring 2026 Residency I Orientation

All undergraduate Residency I Intern students attend from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location: TBD

Fall 2025 Undergraduate Capstone Teacher Intern Orientation

All undergraduate Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary 7-12, and K-12 Education majors attend from 8:30 -12:00 pm and report back from 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Location: Museum 157

Fall 2025 Capstone Teacher Interns

First day of teaching internship for all ELED, Secondary 7-12, and K-12 Education majors. Check with your Mentor Teacher for your report time.

Spring 2026 Jonesboro Capstone Undergraduate Teacher Interns - Intent Meeting

Secondary 7-12 & K-12 Education majors, 3:00 pm

Location: Room 205 Ed/Comm

Spring 2026 Jonesboro Capstone Undergraduate Teacher Interns - Intent Meeting

Secondary 7-12 & K-12 Education majors, 3:00 pm;
Location: Room 205 Ed/Comm

Spring 2026 Mountain Home Capstone Undergraduate Teacher Interns - Intent Meeting

1:00 p.m.

Location: McClain 211

Spring 2026 Mid-South Capstone Undergraduate Teacher Interns – Intent Meeting

10:00 am

Location: UC 108

Spring 2026 Beebe Capstone Undergraduate Teacher Interns - Intent Meeting

11:00 am

Location: University Center 111

Spring 2026 Residency I Pre-Teacher

All traditional Residency I Intern students attend from 3:00 pm- 4:00 pm

Location: Room 205 Ed/Comm 

Spring 2026 Capstone Undergraduate Teacher Interns

Intent for Teaching Internship forms are due in the Professional Education Programs office

Submit to Canvas - PEP Intern Information

Fall 2025 Capstone Undergraduate Teacher Intern Seminar

All Undergraduate Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary 7-12, and K-12 Education majors join an in-person meeting at Arkansas State University from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm & report back from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Location: TBD

Fall 2025 Capstone Undergraduate Teacher Interns

University supervisors must complete the Professional Dispositions Assessment on SL&L for all Capstone Interns.

Fall 2025 Capstone Teacher Interns

End of 1st 8-week teaching sessions for Elementary and K-12 majors who have two placements. Evaluation packets for ELED must be collected and completed by the University and Experienced Mentor Teacher and submitted by the University Supervisor to the PEP Microsoft One Drive.
Items included in submission: Summative Evaluation; University Supervisor Formative Evaluations and Post Conference Reflections in numeric order from 1st evaluation to last evaluation for the 8 weeks; and then Clinical Supervisor’s Formative and Post Conference Reflections in numeric order from 1st evaluation to last evaluation for the 8 weeks. Attendance forms and any other supporting materials should also be submitted.

Fall 2025 Capstone Teacher Interns

Beginning of the 2nd 8-week teaching internship session for Elementary and K-12 majors who have two placements. Check with your Mentor Teacher for your report time.

Spring 2026 Residency I Pre-Teacher

Forms due via Canvas.

Fall 2025 Capstone Teacher Interns

Submit edTPA Tasks 1, 2 & 3 for submission to the Pearson system to be scored.

Check with your University Supervisor for due dates

Spring 2026 Residents

Residency II Intent Meeting/Validation at 4:00 pm

Location: Room 205 Ed/Comm 

Fall 2025 All Teacher Interns/Residents

All SL&L portfolios for all majors are due and should be submitted to your university supervisors on this day in order for the supervisors to have enough time to review and grade them prior to grades being due to the PEP Microsoft One Drive on December 15th

Fall 2025 All Teacher Interns

Last full day of teaching internship for all teacher interns

*Note any make-up days need to be made after this date.

Fall 2025 ALL Teacher Interns

Exit Evaluation and Evaluation of Teaching Internship Experiences for Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary 7-12, and K-12 Education majors.

Specific time schedules for each group are TBD. You will be notified of your time by email.

Location: via Zoom

Fall 2025 Teacher Interns

Evaluation form packets for all teacher interns (Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary 7-12, and K-12 Education majors) must be collected, completed, and submitted by University Supervisors to the PEP Microsoft One Drive.
Items included in submission: Summative Evaluation; University Supervisor Formative Evaluations and Post Conference Reflections in numeric order from 1st evaluation to last evaluation for the 8 weeks; and then Clinical Supervisor’s Formative and Post Conference Reflections in numeric order from 1st evaluation to last evaluation for the 8 weeks. Attendance forms and any other supporting materials should also be submitted.

Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremony

See the Commencement Website for specific times for all majors

Degree Conferral Date

Please note that this is the date that will be printed on your transcript and diploma. It will not be until the end of January for this date to be conferred on your degree, so please wait until then to apply for licensure.

Fall 2025 All Teacher Interns

Final Grades due at 12:00 pm (noon) for all graduating teacher interns (Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary 7-12, and K-12) must be posted by University Supervisors.

Spring 2026 Capstone & Residents Undergraduate Teacher Intern Orientation – All Campuses 

Elementary, Middle Level, Special Education, Secondary, and K-12 Education majors report from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and report back from 1:00 -4:00 pm

Location: TBD
Residents will be dismissed from the meeting at 2:00 p.m.

Spring 2026 Capstone & Residents Teacher Intern University Supervisor Meetings - All Campuses

Please see your University Supervisor for more information

Spring 2026 Residency I Orientation

All online and traditional students that are enrolled in Residency I in Spring 2026 will attend this mandatory orientation

Location: via Teams

Spring 2026 Capstone & Residency I & II Teacher Interns

First day of teaching internship for all Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary 7-12, and K-12 Education majors. Check with your Mentor Teacher for your report time.

Spring 2026 Capstone Teacher Interns with two placements

All SL&L portfolios for these majors are due and should be submitted to your university supervisors on this day in order for the supervisors to have enough time to review and grade them prior to grades being due to the PEP Microsoft One Drive on February 25.

Spring 2026 Capstone Teacher Interns

University supervisors must complete the Professional Dispositions Assessment (EDA) on SL&L for all Capstone Interns.

Spring 2027 Jonesboro Pre-Teacher Resident Check Form Meetings
Elementary, Middle Level Education majors 3:00 pm

Secondary 7-12 and K-12 Education majors 4:00 pm

Location: Room 205 Ed/Comm

Spring 2027 Jonesboro Pre-Teacher Resident Check Form Meetings
Secondary 7-12 and K-12 Education majors 3:00 pm

Elementary, Middle Level Education majors 4:00 pm 

Location: Room 205 Ed/Comm

Spring 2027 Beebe Pre-Teacher Resident Check Form Meeting

11:00 am

Location: TBD

Spring 2026 Capstone & Resident Teacher Intern Seminar - All Campuses

All Undergraduate Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary 7-12, and K-12 Education majors join an in-person meeting from 8:30 am - 10:00 am, join the Education Job Fair at Cooper Alumni Center from 10:00 am - 11:00 am, and return to the meeting from 12:15 pm - 3:15 pm

Location: First National Bank Arena, Hames Room

Spring 2026 Capstone Teacher Interns

End of 1st 8-week teaching sessions for Elementary and K-12 majors who have two placements. Evaluation packets for ELED must be collected and completed by the University and Experienced Mentor Teacher and submitted by the University Supervisor to the PEP Microsoft One Drive.

Items included in submission: Summative Evaluation; University Supervisor Formative Evaluations and Post Conference Reflections in numeric order from 1st evaluation to last evaluation for the 8 weeks; and then Clinical Supervisor’s Formative and Post Conference Reflections in numeric order from 1st evaluation to last evaluation for the 8 weeks. Attendance forms and any other supporting materials should also be submitted.

Fall 2026 Capstone Intent Meeting

This meeting is for students who plan to complete a 1-semester internship in Fall 2026. This would be for students who plan to graduate in December 2026.

Location: TBD

Spring 2026 Capstone Teacher Interns

Beginning of the 2nd 8-week teaching internship session for Elementary and K-12 Education majors who have two placements. Check with your Mentor Teacher for your report time.

Spring 2027 Mountain Home Pre-Teacher Resident Check Form Meeting

11:00 am

Location: TBD

Spring 2027 Mid-South Pre-Teacher Resident Check Form Meeting

Time TBD

Location: TBD

Spring 2026 Teacher Interns

Submit edTPA Tasks 1, 2, & 3 for submission to the Pearson system to be scored.

Check with your University Supervisor for due dates

Spring 2026 Capstone Teacher Interns

All SL&L portfolios for all majors are due and should be submitted to your university supervisors on this day in order for the supervisors to have enough time to review and grade them prior to grades being due to the PEP Microsoft One Drive on May 2.

Spring 2026 Capstone & Residency I & II Teacher Interns

Last full day of teaching internship for all teacher interns.

*Note any make-up days need to be made after this date.

Spring 2026 Capstone & Resident Teacher Interns

Exit Evaluation and Evaluation of Teaching Internship Experiences for all Elementary, Middle Level, Special Education, Secondary 7-12, and K-12 Education majors.

Specific time schedules for each group are TBD, and you will be notified by email.

Location: via Zoom

Spring 2026 Capstone & Resident Teacher Interns

Exit Evaluation and Evaluation of Teaching Internship Experiences for all Elementary, Middle Level, Special Education, Secondary 7-12, and K-12 Education majors.

Specific time schedules for each group are TBD, and you will be notified by email.

Location: via Zoom

Spring 2026 Teacher Interns

Evaluation form packets for all teacher interns (Elementary, Middle Level, Special Education, Secondary 7-12, and K-12 Education majors) must be collected, completed by University Supervisors, and submitted to the PEP Microsoft One Drive.
Items included in submission: Summative Evaluation; University Supervisor Formative Evaluations and Post Conference Reflections in numeric order from 1st evaluation to last evaluation for the 8 weeks; and then Clinical Supervisor’s Formative and Post Conference Reflections in numeric order from 1st evaluation to last evaluation for the 8 weeks. Attendance forms and any other supporting materials should also be submitted.

See the Commencement Website for specific times for all majors

Please note that this is the date that will be printed on your transcript and diploma. It will not be until the end of January for this date to be conferred on your degree, so please wait until then to apply for licensure.

Spring 2026 All Teacher Interns

Final Grades due at 12:00 pm (noon) for all graduating teacher interns (Elementary, Middle Level, Special Education, Secondary 7-12, and K-12) must be posted by University Supervisors.