THE STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE

All candidates must successfully complete a 10-week student teaching placement. Student teaching is scheduled after candidates have completed all their science and professional coursework.  Candidates planning to student teach in the fall semester, must complete their student teaching application by late January of the previous academic year. Candidates planning to student teach in the spring semester must complete their applications by the end of September of the current academic year.

The application process is discussed in SCE 490-Science Methods and the required paperwork is distributed. Samples of the Student Teaching Application and Personal and Professional Data Sheets are included in the handbook. Candidates are strongly encouraged to take Praxis II prior to Student Teaching. Although candidates need not have passed the Praxis II prior to completion of student teaching (unless admitted under a GPA/QPR Waiver), they will need to pass Praxis II prior to their final application for Certification from the State Department of Education.