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Admission to Student Teaching
After admission to Teacher Education and successful completion of certain required courses in the professional development sequence, candidates for certification must apply for admission to student teaching. Application forms are available in the School of Education office and should be completed and returned no later than the midpoint of the semester prior to the semester planned for student teaching. Professional education coursework must have been completed within the past ten years.
 
Requirements for admission to Student Teaching
The College Committee on Teacher Education reviews applications for student teaching and recommends approval based on the following criteria:
  1. Admission to Teacher Education;
  2. Pre-student teaching professional education course requirements met with a grade point average of at least 2.50 based on the policy that grades lower than a "B-" in professional courses must have been repeated with a grade of "B-" or better, and that such courses may be repeated only once;
  3. Grade point average of at least a 2.50 or better in all teaching fields or areas of specialization;
  4. Overall grade point average of at least 2.50;
  5. Pre-student teaching field experience requirements met;
  6. Good physical health;
  7. Personal and professional qualities necessary for success as a classroom teacher.
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