Office of Field Experience
The table below outlines required student teaching courses (bold), companion courses, and placements for the student teaching semester. Certification may not be approved if placements do not conform to these requirements. The candidate should notify the Office of Field Experience immediately if actual placement on a campus does not meet these specifications. (revised 1/09, 3/19/09, 8/25/09)
CERTIFICATION(S) |
Final Semester Courses- (student teaching courses in bold) |
Placement Criteria (Grade range/ specifics-) |
EC-4 |
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| EC-4 Generalist with specialization in Reading/Language Arts |
EED 491, EED 492 EED 484 |
PreK-1 (7 weeks) & 2-4 (7 weeks) or a single placement in grades 2-4 with appropriate previous field experience and approval. |
| EC-4 Generalist with specialization in Early Childhood |
EED 491, ECE 486 EED 484 |
PreK-K (7 weeks) & 2-4 (7 weeks) or a single placement in grades 2-4 with appropriate previous field experience and approval. |
| EC-4 Generalist and Bilingual (or ESL) |
EED 491, BSL 488 EED 484 |
PreK-1 (7 weeks) & 2-4 (7 weeks) - one in a Bilingual classroom (or ESL classroom for ESL) |
| EC-4 Generalist and Special Education |
EED 491, SPD 474 EED 484 |
Special Education only (7 weeks) & Grade 2-4 Classroom w/ Inclusion (7 weeks) |
EC-6 |
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| EC-6 Bilingual Generalist | EED 491,
BSL 488 ESL 415, EED 416, EED 417 |
PreK-3 (7 weeks) & 4-6 (7 weeks) One placement must be bilingual |
| EC-6 Generalist and EC-12 Special Education | EED 491,
SPD 474 ESL 415 EED 416 EED 417 |
PreK-6 Special Education Classroom (7 weeks) & Pre-K-6 Regular Classroom with inclusion students (7 weeks) |
| EC-6 Generalist | EED 491,
EED 492 ESL 415, EED 416, EED 417 |
PreK-3 (7 weeks) & 4-6 (7 weeks) or a single placement in grades 3-6 with appropriate previous field experience and approval. |
4-8 (pre-2008 catalog) |
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| 4-8 English/Lang. Arts./Reading, 4-8 Science, 4-8 Social Studies, 4-8 Math (Minor-M48) | EED 491, EED 492 EED 484 |
Grade 4-5 in specialization departmentalized/semi-departmentalized (7 weeks) & Grade 6-8 in specialization (7 weeks) or a single placement in grades 6-8 with appropriate previous field experience and approval. |
EC-8 (pre-2008 catalog) |
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| EC-4 AND 4-8 (English/L.A./Rdg. or Mathematics) | EED 491, EED 492 EED 484 |
PreK-4 (7 weeks) and Grade 5-8 in specialization (7 weeks) |
4-8 Dual (2008 catalog or later) |
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| 4-8 Dual (ELAR & Social Studies), 4-8 Dual (Math and Science) | EED 491,
EED 492 EED 416, ESL 478 |
Grade 4-5 in one specialization departmentalized/semi-departmentalized (7 weeks) & Grade 6-8 in other specialization (7 weeks). |
| 4-8 Math (2008 catalog or later) | ||
| 4-8 Math (Minor-4MT) | EED 491,
EED 492 EED 416, ESL 478 |
Grade 4-5 in departmentalized/semi-departmentalized Math (7 weeks) & Grade 6-8 in Math (7 weeks) or a single Math placement in grades 6-8 with appropriate previous field experience and approval. |
8-12 (Secondary) |
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| 8-12 (Secondary-all subject areas) | SED 496,
SED 497 SED 480 |
Grade 8 in teaching field (7 weeks) and Grade 9-12 in teaching field (7 weeks) |
EC-12 |
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| EC-12 (Music, Kinesiology, Art, Health, & Theater) | SED 496, EED 492 SED 480 |
Grade 1-6 in teaching field (7 weeks) and Grade 6-12 in teaching field (7 weeks) |