Internship applications are rejected for candidates who have not demonstrated readiness for complete responsibility for a full-time teaching position. Internships are collaborative arrangements between the university and a school district in which the intern is employed in an entry-level paid teaching position in a regular public school classroom. Intern Credentials are valid for two years. Internship positions are offered by the school districts, but must be approved by the University Coordinator and the Credential Advisor. They apply to student teach along with other students.
Internships are for two semesters.
The intern enrolls in EDSS 572 A for 8 units the first semester, and EDSS 572 B for 8 units the second semester. The school provides a Site Support Teacher for the intern. A university supervisor also works with the intern and the Site Support Teacher, making observation visits and conferencing with the intern on a regular basis. The intern also attends seminar sessions in her or his subject program during the internship year. The shortage of credentialed teachers, particularly in the key areas of English, Math, and Science, impels school districts to employ non-credentialed teachers and to assign teachers to courses out of the area of their credential authorization.