Student Teaching

Once students complete minimal requirements for the credential program in which they were admitted, and maintained a minimum GPA of 3.0 (B average) throughout their coursework, students can apply to student teaching. Upon verification by the student teaching coordinator and/or credential analyst that the student has met all requirements, arrangements will be made to place the student in a school in Imperial County. The placement will be made according to the credential for which the student is intending to complete. The student will be informed of the placement prior to the start of the semester.  

Any student accepted into student teaching will need to attend an orientation session the week before the start of the semester. At that time, students will receive the student teaching handbook, the course codes to enroll in student teaching and the student teaching seminars, their school placement, and will be assigned student teaching supervisors.

Spring 2021 STUDENT TEACHING APPLICATIONS DUE: NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The last day to submit pending items is January 5, 2020.

Click here for the Spring 2021 Student Teaching Application

The Student Teaching Program for spring 2021 is not guaranteed.  We need a total of 25 students registered to keep the program.

Teacher Performance Expectations (TPE)

Teacher Performance Expectations (TPE) describe what California teachers need to know and be able to do before receiving a Preliminary Credential. Our programs have embedded TPEs throughout the coursework experiences that prepare you to know the TPEs and how to carry them out.

When you begin student teaching, your supervisor and cooperating teacher will document how well you meet these expectations. If your performance meets the minimum conditions for each TPE, then you will continue moving forward toward qualifying for your credential. If you do not meet the minimum conditions for some of the TPEs then your supervisor and guide teacher will develop an intervention plan to help you overcome any deficiencies. If after the intervention you do not succeed, then you will need to repeat student teaching one more time to show competency in the TPE.   NOTE that you can only repeat student teaching once.

If you are not an SDSU matriculated student or on leave of absence,you do not qualify to student teaching for spring 2021.