Student Teaching Requirements

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Full Admission to the Teacher Education Program must be completed prior to applying for Student Teaching

 Submit the following requirements by January 31st for the Fall semester and August 31st for the Spring Semester:

• Submit Intent to participate  in Student Teaching form
• Submit Disposition Assessment Requests for Clinical Particpation in Student Teaching: 
  • 1 from practicum public school teacher
    
  • 2 from Junior class instructor
    
• Application for Undergraduate Graduation (Follow directions on form--not required for post-bacc students)

Submit the following requirements by June 15th for the Fall semester and Novemeber 10th for the Spring Semester:

• Submit documentation of the following:
  • CPR Certification
  • AED Certification
  • First Aid Certification
    
    • The certifications must be valid throughout entire Student Teaching placement
    • Submit to the Office of Teacher Education
    • One online source to complete the First Aid/AED/CPR training can be found here.
      
• Submit evidence of personal liability insurance
  
  • Submit to the Office of Teacher Education
  • A few online sources that can be used to meet this requirement are NEA, STEA, and PET
    
• An additional Background Check may be required depending on your placement (You will be contacted by our office if an additional background check is needed)
  

Submit the following requirements by June 15th for the Fall semester and December 10th for the Spring Semester:

• Provide evidence of a passing score for Content Knowledge test. All other Praxis II exams for licensure, including the PLT, must be attempted, passing all but one (official score report must received by the Office of Teacher Education by the deadline)
  • When registering for ANY Praxis exam, please make sure to indicate TTU (Code 1804) as the institution to receive your scores so that TTU receives official copies to be used for your license application to the state.
  • Office of Teacher Education will ONLY process official copies of scores
  • For personal use, the Office of Teacher Education recommends that students download and retain several copies of ALL test scores while they are available online. (Scores are only available for 45 calendar days after scores are posted. In order to get a copy of your scores after the 45 days, you will have to request them from ETS and pay additional fees)
  • The Office of Teacher Education WILL NOT release Praxis score information by phone to anyone.
  •  For more information on the Praxis II test, please visit the ETS website.

Submit the following requirements by the end of the semester prior to Student teaching:

• Meet established Overall GPA (2.50 excluding developmental classes)
• Meet established Content Area GPA (2.0)
• Satisfactory completion of ALL CLEP tests,  ALL courses listed for Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior year on Program of Study , and a  minimum grade of "B" or higher must be earned in all courses that are designated field-experience or technology related, or include a major field experiences.
• Complete the College Base Exam/Senior Exit Exam (Not required for 2+2 students or post-bacc students)

These requirements must be met by the end of the Student Teaching semester:

• Successful completion of approved program of study
• Successful completion of all PRAXIS II tests required for endorsement area(s) including the PLT for licensure (official score report for ALL tests received by the Office of Teacher Education)