Student Teaching Information
Student teaching is usually in the last semester before graduation and
the placement is all day, every day, for one semester.
Guidelines for Admission to Student Teaching
For admission to student teaching and for graduation in the Education Department
the applicant must meet the following requirements:
1. Be admitted to the Practitioner Preparation (Teacher Education) Program.
The applicant completes a proposed sequence of courses leading to
licensure.
2. Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.70 and GPAs of 3.00 in education and
major/endorsement courses. In education and major/endorsement courses
all grades must be C
or above, a grade of D or F is not acceptable.
Note: An appeal process is available to any student who does not meet any of
the above requirements. All appeals must
be made in writing to the
Teacher Education
Appeals Committee through the Assessment
Coordinator of the Teacher Education
Program. Student teaching appeals
should be made
one semester before the student teaching semester
begins.
Points to Remember for Students and
Advisor
1. All students who wish to student teach in grades Pre-K - 12 during the next
school year must apply one academic year prior to student
teaching.
2. Student teachers are assigned by the Education Department to public or
private
agencies or schools that are located within a maximum 30 mile
radius of the Quad-City area.
3. The length of assignment is all day, every day, for one entire semester.
Twelve
to 15 semester credits are earned.
4. Applicants seeking licensure in art, music, and physical education are
assigned
to elementary and secondary schools. Early childhood education
applicants teach at two age
levels, 0 - 3 years, 3 - 6 years, or kindergarten -
third grade.
5. During the student teaching semester, several informative seminars are
scheduled which address the various processes associated
with obtaining a
teaching license.
The student teaching semester is a full-time professional
obligation, and additional
course work or employment is discouraged.
Questions regarding Student Teaching applications should be directed to:
Dr. Catherine Daters 563-333-6117 / DatersCatherineM@sau.edu
Marsha Connelly 563-333-6116 / ConnellyMarshaR@sau.edu
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