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 EDU 493-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. All candidates must pass the Praxis II prior to completion of student teaching. Failure to provide evidence of passing Praxis II will result in an incomplete in student teaching until the Praxis exam is passed.