The CLAS deadlines link in the left sidebar will tell you the last day that applications can be filed with the College Teacher Placement Office. The state requires 100 clock hours of pre-student teaching clinical experience. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at NIU offers a 3-course sequence that is designed to meet this requirement. The course is designed to give students a better idea of what goes on in the secondary classroom.
Students develop a portfolio and participate in seminars.
ILAS 301 is the next course in the clinical sequence and includes a 40 hr clinical with emphasis on adolescent development and subject-based learning styles. Half of the observation time is in a senior high school and the other half is in a middle school. The seminars include middle school philosophy and teaming, multiculturalism, learning styles, and gender-based instructional issues. ILAS 201 and 301 are both offered during Fall and Spring semesters. ILAS 401 is part of the Student Teaching Application .