Student Teaching

To be eligible to enter student teaching, students must have full admission to Texas Woman’s University’s Teacher Education Program at the time of submitting the online application for student teaching.  The university provides three options for students interested in education certification:  undergraduate, Master of Arts in Teaching and post-baccalaureate.  Certification applicants must satisfy the following requirements to be eligible for student teaching:

Undergraduate Applicants on an Interdisciplinary Major Degree

• A minimum 2.75 overall grade point average.
• Satisfactory completion (grade of “C” or better) of all courses leading to degree and certification  requirements in the Interdisciplinary major and the Education minor, with the exception of student teaching.
• Must have passed the state content and PPR TExES exams, OR attempted the content and PPR TExES practice exams twice, if the student is not approved to take the state TExES exams.  **
• Must submit the TExES Success Plan to SH 202 with the student teaching application.

Undergraduate Applicants on a Secondary, All-level, or Grades 4-8 Specialization Degree

• A minimum 2.75 overall grade point average.
• Satisfactory completion (grade of “C” or better) of all courses in the Education minor, with the exception of student teaching.
• Satisfactory completion (as defined by the major department) of all courses leading to degree and certification requirements, except student teaching.
• Must have passed the state content and PPR TExES exams, OR attempted the content and PPR TExES practice exams twice, if the student is not approved to take the state TExES exams. *   **
• Must submit the TExES Success Plan to SH 202 with the student teaching application.

Master of Arts in Teaching Degree

• Copy of MAT Degree Plan signed by faculty advisor, including a “Change of Degree Plan” form, if applicable.
• A minimum 3.0 overall grade point average on graduate transcript.
•  Satisfactory completion (grade of “B” or better) of all coursework leading to degree and certification, with the exception of student teaching.
• Must have passed the state content and PPR TExES exams, OR attempted the state content TExES exam at least once and the PPR TExES practice exam twice, if the student is not approved to take the state PPR TExES exam.
• Must submit the TExES Success Plan to SH 202 with the student teaching application.

Post Baccalaureate Certification

• Copy of official Deficiency Plan obtained from the Office of Student Support Services.
• A minimum 2.75 overall grade point average.
• Satisfactory completion (grade of “C” or better) of all coursework leading to certification requirements, with the exception of student teaching.
• Must have passed the state content and PPR TExES exams, OR attempted the content and PPR TExES practice exams twice, if the student is not approved to take the state TExES exams.  *   **
•  Must submit the TExES Success Plan to SH 202 with the student teaching application.

*  Students seeking Secondary and All-Level certification must meet the eligibility guidelines defined by their major department.

**  Any student who has not passed the state PPR and Content Area TExES examinations at the end of the student teaching semester must submit a letter to the Professional Development Center (PDC) describing their plan to pass the exam(s) within the next six months.

Questions may be addressed to Judy Franz at (940) 898-2734, or via email at jfranz@twu.edu.