The Vermont Teacher Corp is an experiment in field-centered, competency-based teacher education, utilizing performance criteria to measure progress of the individual student intern. Much of the intern's time is spent in school-community service; course work is done through consultation and independent study. Main objectives are a) to develop and test a model in graduate teacher education for the University of Vermont, b) to provide additional personnel and instructional approaches to schools, c) to provide individualized instruction, and d) to provide the University with the opportunity to test a variety of field-centered experiences. (JB)