Office of Field Experiences

The Office of Field Experiences has the responsibility of providing placement for all students, graduate or undergraduate, who have been assigned to complete field experiences in a cooperating school. These activities include student teaching, practicums, internships, clinical procedures, and other experiences related to job preparation and on-the-job training. The office maintains the academic records of students who, during their junior year, apply to the Teacher Education Program. Students who successfully complete the Program must meet academic criteria for admission, student teach in classrooms of cooperating schools, complete degree requirements, and fulfill requirements for state licensure in the state of Mississippi.

Fall 2009 Student Teaching Calendar

2007 Conceptual Framework

Application for Student Teaching

Requirements for Admission to the Program

In order for a student to be admitted to the Teacher Education Program, the student must:  

1. Complete CUR 300, Survey of Education with Field Experiences; or CUR 302, Orientation and Field Experiences; or CEL 301, Introduction to Elementary Education with a C or better;
   
2. Make application for admission to the Teacher Education Program;
   
3. Meet test requirements for one of the following;
   
   1. Praxis PPST (Pre-Professional Skills Test) or
   2. Praxis C-PPST (Computer-Based Pre-Professional Skills Test) or
   3. ACT composite score of 21 with no subtest below 18 or an SAT composite of 860 on tests taken prior to college or university admission. Candidates with this exemption must also satisfy the university writing proficiency requirement.
      
4. Have at least a 2.5 grade point average on the 44 hours of General Education coursework;
   
5. Have completed the 44 hours of general education requirements;
   
6. Have a recommendation by majority of department/division faculty.
   
7. Successfully complete the Technology Proficiency Requirement

Praxis Help

Reducing Test Anxiety

Praxis Practice Tests

Praxis Exam Flashcards

General Information and Study Tips

General Information and Study Tips II

Requirements for Student Teaching

Prerequisites for ALL student teachers:

1. Senior standing (87 and over semester hours);
   
2. Nine hours in residence in his teaching field;
   
3. Grade point average of 2.5 on all course work taken;
   
4. Completion of prerequisite courses as shown in catalog;
   
5. Submission of application for admission to the Student Teaching Program;
   
6. Recommendation by majority of department/division faculty;
   
7. Passage of the appropriate Praxis II Subject Assessment and the Principles of Learning and Teaching Tests.

Requirements for Completion of the Program

In order to complete the Teacher Education Program and to qualify for a Mississippi teaching license, an applicant must complete all requirements for the appropriate degree, meet all the minimum course requirements, pass the appropriate Praxis Series tests, and submit an application for licensure to the Mississippi Department of Education. The applicant is responsible for having his or her Praxis scores sent to the Mississippi Department of Education and Delta State University. Students who are exempt from the PPST based on ACT or SAT scores must pass either ENG 300 (Writing Proficiency Examination) or the PPST/C-PPST Writing test or ENG 301.