SPED-58200 Clinical Practice Internship & Seminar: Special Education

The purpose of this clinical practice experience is to provide currently licensed teachers the opportunity to apply their theoretical and methodological knowledge and skills in a new licensure area to the diverse and inclusive classroom. This is a 16-week supervised internship in special education settings, including 8 weeks in an elementary setting and 8 weeks in a secondary setting. The experience includes observation, planning, and supervised clinical practice of students with exceptionalities in schools, institutions, or other facilities under the direct guidance of an appropriately licensed professional. Clinical practice may be repeated only once for credit with the consent of the College of Education and the Teacher Education committees. For fall student teaching, all tests must be completed by May 1 of the prior semester. For spring student teaching, all tests must be completed by September 1 of the prior semester.

See course schedule book for associated fees.

Credits

5

Prerequisite

3.0 GPA; Admission to Clinical Practice; all required content, methods and field experience coursework completed; and passing score on required state tests. Candidate must have approval of program director to register for this internship.

Notes

Clinical practice may be repeated only once for credit with the consent of the College of Education and the Teacher Education Committees.