Now those courses are available to them,'' said RiCharde. I'm not surprised that teaching is appealing to increasing numbers of cadets. Almost every situation at VMI involves the mentoring process. Admission to the program requires that a cadet currently be in residence at VMI with at least third class academic status. Once enrolled in the program, cadets must maintain a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average in the teacher-certification courses.
Student teaching is another part of earning certification.
Several of our athletes are choosing careers in teaching because they want to coach. Jason Bell, B.J. Grinage and Gardner Mundy are among that group, and they really enjoy their new careers. VMI has long made tremendous contributions to the worlds of engineering and business. Now it begins to make long strides towards increasing the pool of qualified, certified secondary teachers.