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{ Approval to Student Teach }

Applications for approval for student teaching and all supporting documentation must be submitted to the Educational Studies Office on or before the last day of classes before the mid-semester break in the semester prior to student teaching.  The following documentation must be presented to the department at that time.

  • Previous admission to the teacher education program.

  • Application for Approval to Student Teach with all required signatures.

  • A transcript showing an overall GPA of 2.75 or better, including all transfer course work.  A minimum grade of C- must be achieved for all course work in the teaching major, teaching minor, and professional education sequence.

  • Successful completion of 100 hours of clinical experience, including the 30 hour “Diversity and the Educational Process” clinical experience.

  • Endorsement for student teaching by the cooperating teacher and college supervisor of the EDU 320 Clinical Block experience.

  • A criminal background check that would qualify the student for licensure.

  • Passing score/s on the appropriate Praxis II Content Knowledge exam/s.

  • Application for Ninth Semester Tuition Reduction, if appropriate.

  • Submission of the Professional Development Portfolio for its second review.

 

Policy Regarding the Timing of Student Teaching

Student teaching will normally take place during the 7th, 8th, or 9th semester of a student’s undergraduate program.  Students must have senior status (93 credits completed) or equivalent to qualify for student teaching.  Students may not take more than one semester off between completion of course work and student teaching.  A lengthier deferral may be granted for the following reasons: military service, Peace Corps duty, or similar social service work.  Students must secure prior approval for such a department by submitting a request signed by their educational studies advisor before the beginning of the deferment period.