Student Teaching Handbook Section 7

Application Handbook Section 7

Eligibility Requirements for Student Teaching

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TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM (TEP)

You must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program before you can student teach. If you are not admitted to TEP, you will not be able to fill out the online application. Questions about admission to TEP should be addressed to Jane Benjamin at 856-8523 or jabenjam@indiana.edu.

NOTE: If you do not have PRAXIS I scores you cannot be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. NO EXCEPTIONS!

GRADE POINT AVERAGES AND COMPLETION OF COURSEWORK

By the time you are ready to student teach, you must have attained certain GPA requirements in several different categories of your program. GPA requirements vary from program to program (see below).
100% of professional coursework must be completed prior to student teaching. 75% is required for other individual areas, i.e. area of concentration, general education areas, etc.
Should you have any questions or concerns about your coursework and/or GPA, please check your Degree Progress Report in ONESTART (http://onestart.iu.edu/). If more detailed information is needed or your educational plan requires evaluation, make an appointment with a School of Education advisor.
The Office of Student Teaching will check your eligibility one semester prior to the scheduled start of your student teaching. If you do NOT meet academic benchmarks, you will have to file an appeal to continue with your placement. In some very rare instances, low GPAs are waived for student teaching; however, you must achieve the required GPA and successfully complete coursework in order to graduate and receive certification.
The Student Teaching Office will not cancel a placement until the appeals process has runits course, or the student has chosen to postpone of their own volition.
Foreign language majors pass the Foreign Language Proficiency exam before they are eligible to student teach. Most foreign language departments suggest that students take this exam at the end of the junior year. The exam should be arranged early in the semester.

GPA REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC LICENSURE AREAS:

Elementary Education Majors: (Required)

Students must have:

·         A grade of C or better in Oral Expression and Written Expression

·         A 2.5 overall program and university GPA

·         A 2.5 GPA in their professional education coursework with no grade less than a C

·         A 2.0 GPA in each content area

·         A 2.5 GPA in the Area of Concentration

·         100% of the professional education done except student teaching.

·         75% of each content area completed to be eligible to student teach. This means:

·         Language Arts: 9 of 12 hrs

·         Fine Arts: 6 of 7 hrs

·         Math: 7 of 9 hrs

·         Science: 9 of 12 hrs

·         Social Studies: 7 of 9 hrs

·         Area of Concentration: 12 of 15 hrs

NOTE: New and transfer students admitted to IUB summer 2006 or after and all other students not admitted to the TEP by October 1, 2007 admission period will be required to meet all content and professional education requirements for the undergraduate teacher education program with a “C” or better grade for each course and have a 2.5 program and university GPA.

Secondary Education and All Grade Majors: (Required)

Students must have:

·         A grade of C or better in Oral Expression and Written Expression

·         A 2.5 overall program and university GPA

·         A 2.5 GPA in their professional education coursework with no grade less than a C

·         A 2.5 GPA in their content area (the exception is Math which requires a 2.0 GPA)

o    Science and social studies will require a 2.5 GPA in overall content and a 2.5 in each subject/concentration area

·         100% of the professional education done except student teaching.

·         75% of the overall general education must be completed (27 of 36 hrs)

·         75% of the content area completed to be eligible to student teach. This means:

·         English: 28 of 37 hrs

·         Foreign Language

1.     Chinese: 29 of 38 hrs

2.     French: 27 of 36 hrs

3.     German: 27 of 36 hrs

4.     Japanese: 29 of 38 hrs

5.     Latin: 27 of 36 hrs

6.     Russian: 30 of 39 hrs

7.     Spanish: 27 of 36 hrs

·         Journalism: 27 of 36 hrs

·         Mathematics: 32 of 42 hrs

·         Music: contact your academic advisor

·         Physical Education: contact your academic advisor

·         Science (75% of the total content must be completed as well as 75% of specific area(s) (This will depend on the subject area))

1.     Biology/Life Science: 36 of 47 hrs overall and 14 of 18 hrs of biology

2.     Chemistry: 35 of 46 hrs overall and 11 of 14 hrs of chemistry

3.     Earth/Space Science: 39 of 51 hrs overall and 14 of 18 hrs of Earth/Space Science

4.     Physics: 36 of 47 hrs overall and 11 of 14 hrs of physics

·         Social Studies (75% of the total content must be completed as well as 75% of the specific area(s) (This will depend on the subject area))

1.     Each teaching subject area must have 75% of it’s coursework completed

1.     Economics: 12 of 15 hrs

2.     Geographical Perspectives: 15 of 18 hrs

3.     Government & Citizenship: 15 of 18 hrs

4.     Historical Perspectives: 18 of 21 hrs

5.     Psychology: 12 of 15 hrs

6.     Sociology: 12 of 15 hrs

·         Special Ed Exceptional Needs

1.     Language Arts: 19 of 25 hrs

2.     Math: 20 of 26 hrs

3.     Science: 17 of 22 hrs

·         Theatre: 25 of 33 hrs

·         Visual Arts: 36 of 48 hrs

NOTE: New and transfer students admitted to IUB summer 2006 or after and all other students not admitted to the TEP by October 1, 2007 admission period will be required to meet all content and professional education requirements for the undergraduate teacher education program with a “C” or better grade for each course and have a 2.5 program and university GPA.

Early Childhood Education Majors: (Required)

Students must have:

· A grade of C or better in Oral Expression and Written Expression

· A 2.5 overall program and university GPA

· A 2.5 GPA in their professional education coursework with no grade less than a C

· A 2.0 GPA in each content area

· 100% of the professional education done except student teaching.

· 75% of each content area completed to be eligible to student teach. This means:

· Language Arts: 9 of 12 hrs

· Fine Arts: 3 of 4 hrs

· Math: 7 of 9 hrs

· Science: 7 of 9 hrs

· Social Studies: 5 of 6 hrs

NOTE: New and transfer students admitted to IUB summer 2006 or after and all other students not admitted to the TEP by October 1, 2007 admission period will be required to meet all content and professional education requirements for the undergraduate teacher education program with a “C” or better grade for each course and have a 2.5 program and university GPA.

Teaching All Learners Majors: (Required)

Students must have:

·         A grade of C or better in Oral Expression and Written Expression

·         A 2.5 overall program and university GPA

·         A 2.5 GPA in their professional education coursework with no grade less than a C

·         A 2.0 GPA in each content area

·         100% of the professional education done except student teaching.

·         75% of each content area completed to be eligible to student teach. This means:

·         Language Arts: 12 of 15 hrs

·         Fine Arts: 4 of 5 hrs

·         Math: 7 of 9 hrs

·         Science: 9 of 12 hrs

·         Social Studies: 7 of 9 hrs

NOTE: New and transfer students admitted to IUB summer 2006 or after and all other students not admitted to the TEP by October 1, 2007 admission period will be required to meet all content and professional education requirements for the undergraduate teacher education program with a “C” or better grade for each course and have a 2.5 program and university GPA.

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