Physical Education Student Teaching Requirements

All students seeking baccalaureate degrees leading to teaching certificates must participate in a student

teaching internship. All students must apply for student teaching in the January preceding the academic year in which they wish to student teach. Applications are available in the Office of Student Services, Room 100, Education Building. For additional information, contact the Office of Clinical Experiences, Room 222, Education Building.

To be eligible for this internship, students must have an approved student teaching application based on the following:

1. Formal admission to the Teacher Education Program;

2. Report on file of negative chest x-ray or tuberculosis skin test taken within the last three years;

3. Student teaching application approved by the faculty of the Physical Education Program;

4. Minimum higher education GPA of 2.50;

5. Minimum GPA of 2.50 in core curriculum courses;

6. Minimum GPA of 2.50 in teaching field courses;

7. Minimum GPA of 2.50 in professional courses;

8. Completion of all teaching field courses (PE 307, 308, 311, 320, 400, 402, 409, and 489) with a

grade of C or better;

9. Passing score on a comprehensive assessment documenting mastery of the curriculum of professional

studies and the teaching field;

10. Passing score on the Basic Skills Assessments of the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program

(APTTP);

11. Passing score on the appropriate Praxis II Subject Assessment;

12. Demonstration of the dispositions needed to be successful as a teacher;

13. Documentation of requisite contact hours in schools; and

14. Criminal history background check status shown as “cleared” on Alabama Department of Education

database.