Student teaching is an opportunity for pre-service teachers to practice with supervision what they have learned about teaching. The staff in the Office of Student Teaching is responsible for verifying that students are qualified to student teach, for making their placements in area schools, for choosing appropriate personnel to supervise the student teachers, and for maintaining accurate records.

Requirements for Student Teaching include:

• Admission into Teacher Education
• Application on file
• Attainment of a 2.5 GPA - major courses, professional ed. courses & overall
• Completion of a minimum of 90 semester hours
• Verification of a criminal background check, a physical examination, and a negative TB test result or equivalent.

We encourage those who plan to student teach to visit this office no later than early in the semester prior to student teaching. There are important dates that impact placements and these can be found at this web site. Click here for a map of the Western Kentucky service region. Each student teacher will be notified by mail as to his/her placement. If there are questions, please feel free to contact the office at 270-745-4896.

Links

• Student Teaching Evaluation
• Information for universities requesting student teacher in WKU Service Area