EDUC 4054 - Elementary Intern Teaching (Full Internship Program)

4-10 Hours. Elementary Intern Teaching includes a complete semester of full-time intern teaching in the school to which the teacher candidate is assigned and accepted by the participating school. Teacher candidates shall be required to utilize instructional skills, demonstrate an understanding of human behavior and reflect a general fitness for the role of the professional teacher. Application to intern teaching is made through written application at least one semester in advance of the time the student wishes his/her internship. Prerequisite: Before enrollment, the candidate must have: 1) Established 90 hours of college credit with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.50 (2.75 for Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, and Special Education majors) or better overall, in the major field and the professional core; 2) Credit in EDUC 3113, EDUC 3313, EDUC 4032, EDUC 4823, SPED 4433, and appropriate course in methods of teaching; 3) Must have a passing score of appropriate Oklahoma Subject Area Test (OSAT) for candidate’s specific major; 4) Been recommended by the staff of his/her academic major field; 5) Must be admitted to teacher education. Full internship is not offered during the summer sessions.