No course work in Professional Education or Area of Concentration with a grade below C may apply toward the program requirements or graduation. ALL grades below C in Professional Education or Area of Concentration must be removed regardless of the student's GPA, before the student will be allowed to student teach. A minimum of 118 hours must be completed for graduation. Application for Student Teaching must be filed in the Office for Educational Field Experiences before the student is allowed to proceed with special education major courses. This is the responsibility of the student not the advisor.
Students register for tort liability insurance at the time they apply for student teaching.
Student Teaching Eligibility for Student Teaching. It is the responsibility of the student to insure all necessary course work is completed prior to student teaching. In general, field placements will be made in the Athens and surrounding area which will allow for maximum efficiency and quality of college supervision. The major criterion for placement is the faculty's professional judgement concerning students' needs as preservice teachers and the availability of suitable field experience sites. Our primary objective is to provide the student the experience necessary for the student to become a good beginning teacher.