Student Teaching
Standards and Procedures for Admission

Prerequisites for Student Teaching

1. Student Teaching General Requirements
• Admission to the teacher certification program.
  The completion of a minimum of 45 clock hours of scheduled and assigned observation/practicum in an accredited school. Undergraduate students who will be student teaching MUST complete a minimum of 45 hours of field observations in order to student teach. These observation hours are to be documented on an observation log that can be obtained from Block I instructors or Teacher Education Records Office.
• After admission to teacher education and before applying for student teaching, a degree plan must be on file.
• Each person desiring to register for student teaching is required to furnish the Teacher Education Records Office before the time of registration a copy of a certificate signed by a person licensed to practice medicine in the state of Texas which reveals that the student has been examined and is free from the disease of tuberculosis. The examination is to be conducted no more than 120 days before the person enters a public school to do student teaching.
• Grades in all professional development courses must be "C" or better.
• Completion of the required 9 semester hours of English with an average grade of 2.5.


2. Student Teaching Requirements for Specific areas
1. Early School Education

(1)	A minimum of 12 semester hours of credit earned at UH-Victoria in professional development courses. Any exceptions to this requirement must be approved by the Dean, School of Education and Human Development.
(2)	An overall grade point average of at least 2.5 and an average of 2.5 in professional development courses, and an average of at least 2.5 in early school education content courses.
(3)	Completion of all professional development and early school education content courses.
(4)	A student enrolled in ESE 4303, ESE 4304 and ESE 4307 (student teaching and the professional seminar) should be in the last full semester before graduation.
(5)	A student enrolled in student teaching may take no more than 3 semester hours in conjunction with the student teaching courses. Any exceptions must be approved by the Director of Field Experiences.



2. Middle School Education

(1)	A minimum of 12 semester hours of credit earned at UH-Victoria in professional development courses. Any exceptions to this requirement must be approved by the Dean, School of Education and Human Development.
(2)	An overall grade point average of at least 2.5 and an average of 2.5 in professional development courses and an average of at least 2.5 in middle school education content courses.
(3)	Completion of all professional development and middle school education content courses.
(4)	A student enrolled in MSE 4303, MSE 4304, and MSE 4307 (student teaching and the professional seminar) should be in the last full semester before graduation.
(5)	A student enrolled in student teaching may take no more than 3 semester hours in conjunction with the student teaching courses. The Director of Field Experiences must approve any exceptions.



3. Secondary Education

(1)	Satisfactory completion of designated professional development courses except student teaching.
(2)	An overall grade point average of at least 2.5 and an average of at least 2.5 in both the teaching field(s) courses and professional development courses.
(3)	A student enrolled in the student teaching courses (SED 4303, 4304 and SED 4308 professional seminar, secondary) should be in the last full semester prior to graduation.
(4)	A student enrolled in student teaching may take no more than 3 semester hours in conjunction with the student teaching courses. Any exceptions must be approved by the Director of Field Experiences.

Student Teaching Application

Student teaching requires daily participation in the activities of an assigned accredited school. Early School Education student teaching (ESE 4303, 4304, 4307- Professional Seminar) or Middle School Education student teaching (MSE 4303, 4304, 4307-Professional Seminar) requires an assignment of 60 school days.

Secondary student teaching (SED 4303, 4304, SED 4308 Secondary Education Professional Seminar) requires an assignment of 60 school days.

Applications are obtained from the UHV website at www.uhv.edu/edu/studentteaching.htm and announcements of application periods are normally made in prerequisite education courses and posted on campus bulletin boards.

All completed applications for student teaching regardless of area must be returned to the Teacher Education Records Office by March 1 for placement during the subsequent fall semester, and by September 15 for placement during the spring semester. Applications will be accepted for one (1) month after due date if accompanied by the $100 Late Fee. After April 1 or October 15, absolutely no applications will be accepted.