Teacher Education Program

Internship

Students should be prepared to spend full time in their school assignment during the internship. The internship assignment will be made by the Office of Clinical Experiences and Partnerships. During the internship semester, the intern is allowed to take one adviser approved course (3 - 4 additional hours). For secondary students the extra course will be ED 490.  Students will not be allowed to take any coursework that interferes with the internship.

Students who are preparing for certification in both early childhood and elementary must intern in Grade K,1, 2, or 3.  P-12 students will be assigned either a middle school or a “split” placement (elementary and high school). The internship currently consists of sixteen weeks (640 hours).

Students who are preparing for certification for one level and who wish to obtain a Class B Certificate in an additional field must complete the requirements of the other program and a minimum sixteen-weeks, 640-hour internship in the additional teaching field.

Students should understand that while they are enrolled at the University of Montevallo as candidates for a teacher's certificate, they will be required to participate in classroom activities at locations other than the University campus. They should also understand that they are to provide their own transportation to and from these activities. The University of Montevallo is in no way responsible or liable for any possible injuries to students or any passengers riding in any vehicle they drive; neither is the University responsible or liable for any possible injury or injuries to the student while traveling as a passenger to and from the site of these activities. Students will be required to sign a Waiver of TransportationResponsibility/ Liability in EDF 401 or 402.

Students must have completed an internship application and must demonstrate completion of all of the following in order to be admitted to the internship.

1. Admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP).

2. Satisfactory completion of appropriate methods courses:

Early Childhood	Elementary	Secondary	Kinesiology
ED 410	ED 410	ED 402	KNES 400
ED 411	ED 411	EDF 405	KNES 430
ED 444	ED 444	ED 407	ED 412
ED 445	ED 445	EDF 409
ED 446	ED 446	ED 412
ED 448	ED 448	ED 418
ED 481		ED 450
		EDF 462
		EDF 463
Hearing Impaired	Music (Choral)	Music (Instrumental)
CSD 375	MUS 406	MUS 406
CSD 376	MUS 415	MUS 416
CSD 377
CSD 378
ED 410
Family Consumer Science
FCS 390
FCS 491
ED 412

3. Satisfactory completion of not less than three-fourths of the teaching field hours required as specified below.

NOTE: Early Childhood students must have completed at least 52 of the total 69 hours in professional studies (inclusive of the major course requirements). Early Childhood/Elementary requires 55 of 72 and Elementary 50 of 66.

4. Attainment of 2.50 general studies grade-point average.

5. Attainment of 2.50 grade-point average in professional studies.

6. Attainment of 2.50 grade-point average in the teaching field(s).

Students must apply for the internship by completing an Application for the Internship by the posted deadlines. Failure to apply by the posted deadline may result in postponement of the Internship. These applications are available in the Office of Teacher Education Services in Wills 207. A sample application is included in Appendix B.

Eligibility will be checked and students will be notified of status well in advance of the end of the application semester. A sample deficiency letter is included in Appendix B. Students who change plans for the internship should notify the Office of Teacher Education Services immediately.

During the internship semester, some professional seminars are scheduled and others may be called at the discretion of the University Supervisor. These seminars focus on problems and issues associated with the internship, classroom management and discipline, communication with parents, administration and organization of public education, legal foundations of education, school finance, and the explication of case studies. For secondary students, many of these topics will be addressed in ED 490. Seminar attendance is mandatory and treated the same way absences from the internship placement are treated. Absences will result in a lower internship grade.

Students must have completed an internship application and must demonstrate completion of all of the following in order to be admitted to the internship.

1. Admission to the TEP.
2. Appropriate methods courses.
3. Satisfactory completion of not less than three-fourths of teaching field requirements.
4. GPA in general studies of at least 2.5 on all work attempted.
5. Achievement of 2.5 GPA in professional studies, based on all work attempted, with no less than a C in any professional studies course.
6. Achievement of 2.5 GPA in the teaching field(s), based on all work attempted with no less than a C in any teaching field course.
7. A negative TB test no older than six months at time of eligibility.
8. Successful completion of each section of the Alabama Prospective Teacher Test [Math, Reading & Writing].
9. Successful completion of the appropriate Praxis II exam.

Students completing the teacher certification program may find that verification of their credentials is required by a prospective employer. A Verification of Degree Completion Form is available in the Office of Teacher Education Services. Please note: Effective September 1, 1996, Verification of Degree Completion and Statements of Degree Forms will not be completed until all grades are posted, certified and a certification application processed and mailed.