Students spend a minimum of 10 hours observing and participating in a public school classroom and in community service. Students are assigned to cooperating public schools where they spend approximately 120 hours with children and teachers as instructional assistants. University classwork during this semester includes Educational Psychology, Education of Exceptional Children, Foundation Studies in Teaching, and Classroom Management. Level Ill is a unique combination of methods seminars and practical experience. This semester is divided into two seven week teaching experiences with two different age groups.
Students also participate in a week long Student Teaching Seminar.
A year-long internship is also available. At this level, graduates of the program make a transition into the profession of teaching, applying all other levels of the program. They are further developed in the course work and experiences for the remainder of the program.