Eligibility for assignment in student teaching internship

A student must have:

1. Filed an application for the student teaching internship at a sign-up meeting held the second Wednesday of each semester for students planning to student teach the following semester (information is available in 365 Education; secondary students attend a sign-up meeting held the second Thursday of the semester preceding methods) ;
2. Been fully admitted into the College of Education and Human Development;
3. Been fully accepted in a certification/licensure program either as an undergraduate or baccalaureate degree holder;
4. Completed 90 hours of University credit, including EDFI 302 and methods course(s) required for the program;
5. Completed any additional program specific requirements listed on the official program checksheet available from the Undergraduate Student Services office;
6. Earned an accumulative grade point average of 2.5 by the end of the semester prior to student teaching.
7. All methods courses must be completed within five years prior to student teaching.

The college attempts to place student teachers in the best available stations. While student preferences are taken into consideration, they cannot be met in all cases. Stations must have both college and program approval. Students are responsible for their own transportation to student teaching stations. Consult the student teaching handbook, www.bgsu.edu/colleges/edhd/advising/sthdbk, for additional policies.

All students who student teach in the spring semester must follow the spring break calendar of the school system to which they have been assigned; the University spring and fall breaks are forfeited.

Upon completion of student teaching, students receive a copy of their student teaching evaluation report. Students should retain this copy for their records and future reference because the University does not include/retain this report/evaluation as part of the permanent record.

Students who are declared ineligible for student teaching have the right to appeal the decision. Contact the Undergraduate Student Services office, 365 Education, for information on appeals.