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Admission to Internship

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   Criteria for Undergraduate Teacher Education Programs

To be eligible to begin internship, the following criteria must be met.

• Completion and submission of the Internship Application in Tk20 one year in advance

• Admission to Teacher Education

• Satisfactory completion of all courses on the program checklist designated as prerequisites for internship

• Minimum 2.50 grade-point average on all college coursework attempted as well as all coursework attempted at Auburn, in professional studies, and in the teaching field

• No grade below a C in professional studies courses

• Passing score(s) on the appropriate Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program's Praxis II subject assessment(s)

• Demonstrated potential for teaching with departmental approval

Students who fail to meet these criteria may submit new evidence in an effort to satisfy admission to internship requirements.

  Criteria for Alternative Master's Certification Programs

To be eligible to begin internship, the following criteria must be met.

• Completion and submission of the Internship Application in Tk20 one year in advance

Note: Special forms and procedures are required to petition to complete an internship in your own classroom; this information is available by contacting Dr. Peggy Dagley, Director of Professional Education Services.

• A passing score on the appropriate Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program's basic skills assessments (Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information, and Writing assessments)

• Passing score(s) on the appropriate Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program's Praxis II subject assessment(s)

• Satisfactory completion of all program coursework except internship and co-requisite course

• Satisfactory completion of all required pre-internship field experiences

Note: Each candidate must have participated in a minimum of 150 clock hours of field experiences prior to internship. Please contact your major professor for additional information regarding requirements and documentation.

• Minimum 3.0 GPA on all coursework carrying graduate credit

• No grade below C on coursework carrying graduate credit

Note: Each graduate course in which a grade below C is received must be repeated at Auburn University whether or not it is listed on the student's Plan of Study. Both the original grade and the grade for the repeated course will be counted in calculating the cumulative graduate GPA (CGGPA). Course credits transferred from another institution may not be used to satisfy this requirement. Courses retaken will not count against the nine-hour limit beyond the student's Plan of Study in obtaining the minimum CGGPA.

• Approved Plan of Study (POS)

Note: Your POS must include all coursework on the State approved program checklist. It must be approved by your major professor and committee, department head, PES coordinatro for graduate student services, and Graduate School. All course substitutions must be approved using the Course Substitution Request Form to including any coursework transferred in at the time of admission.

• Graduation Check

Note: Request must be submitted to Graduate School one semester before graduation. The graduation check is due no later than the last day of the term prior to the term of graduation.

• Demonstrated potential for teaching with departmental approval

Last Updated: Jan 08, 2013