Work as a teacher is not possible with this option, but one may use this option as a springboard for graduate school. For those choosing this option, twelve hours of upper division course work must be substituted for student teaching during the final semester. Students must seek advisement on appropriate course work from their mentor, the Director of the night program, or from the Registrar. The proposed schedule must be submitted the Curriculum and Academic Policy committee for approval before the final semester. NTE exams taken on the November test date do not get back in time for a student to be permitted to student teach.
All course work is to be completed before student teaching.
This includes directed study and correspondence courses. Those still lacking one course may appeal to the Childhood Learning Committee for permission to take one course in the night program, by directed study, or correspondence during student teaching. No one is permitted to participate in collegiate sports during the student teaching semester. A handout on how to create the portfolio may be picked up from the table outside RM 230. Final evaluation of portfolios is accomplished during the last two student teaching seminars.