Policies & Procedures
Student Teaching Policies
Completion of Student Teaching
- Grading: Student teaching is graded on a Satisfactory/Fail (S/F) basis. A Satisfactory (S) grade is based on the assessments completed during student teaching and on the recommendation of the university supervisor. In order for the candidate to pass the student teaching experience, the candidate cannot earn any scores of “1” and/or no more than one score of “2” in any category on the final evaluation.
- Interruption/Termination of Student Teaching: The final authority for the classroom students’ academic progress rests with the supervising teacher. If the student teaching experience is determined as detrimental to student learning (based on observations, written documentation, and discussions with the university supervisor), the student teaching experience may be terminated.
- Eligibility for Incompletes: If student teaching is interrupted and the candidate is doing satisfactory work at the time and/or deemed by supervisors as benefiting from a remediation plan, a grade of Incomplete (I) may be recorded. An arrangement with the Office of Clinical Experiences is required to remove an Incomplete (I) grade. If a student receives a Fail (F) for student teaching, the Director of Clinical Experiences will consult with program faculty and the university supervisor to determine if the candidate could repeat the student teaching experience in its entirety.
- Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct: During student teaching/practicum, teacher candidates are still held to the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct and must behave in accordance with this code.
