Admissions Procedures for Student Teaching

Students must apply for admission to student teaching no later than February 1 of the year preceding the academic year in which student teaching is to occur. Students must:

1. be admitted to the Teacher Education Program (see above).
2. maintain an overall cumulative 2.90 grade point average throughout the program. (If a student falls below 2.9, the student will have one semester to restore the 2.9 GPA.)
3. achieve a “C” (2.00) or better in specified courses.
4. complete a minimum of six semester hours at Texas Lutheran University.
5. receive recommendations/evaluations from faculty, from field experience supervisory teachers and from designated personnel in the Office of Student Life.
6. receive acceptance into student teaching by the Teacher Education Committee.
7. maintain standards as required by the rules of the State Board for Educator Certification and the Teacher Education Admission and Retention policy for the university.
8. Liability insurance for protection while working in educational settings for student teaching.

 
Enrollment in student teaching requires that students have completed all coursework required for graduation except for ED 437/438/471, RED 336/375 and student teaching courses. In special circumstances, students may take additional courses in the term following student teaching, although no other courses may be taken during the student teaching term.