All 52 of the teacher candidates will be in classrooms for 10 weeks under the supervision of a certified teacher. The student teachers meet rigorous admission standards.
Students apply for tentative admission at the beginning of their junior year.
Then they apply for the student teaching experience at the beginning of their senior year. The student teaching semester is the culminating experience in the teacher education program at Missouri Southern. One of the largest teacher education programs in the state, Missouri Southern has a competency-based teacher education program. College 3950 E Newman Rd.