MINIMUM STUDENT TEACHING REQUIREMENTS
FOR INITIAL TEACHER LICENSURE AT UW-STEVENS POINT
NOTES:
 Assignments beyond one certification/age level are subject to approval and availability.
 Course work for additional certifications must be completed prior to student teaching/interning.
PROGRAM
A
B
Elementary Ed Major
w/ non-teaching minor
Elementary Ed Major
w/ teaching minor or
major
NOTES:
-ESL, CD, ED, LD, and
some Math minors all
require student
teaching to complete
the minor
-French, German,
Spanish, and Health
require student
teaching for
certification in the
minor
C
ECE Major
LICENSED DEV.
RANGES-AGE LEVELS
Middle Childhood
through Early
Adolescent Level ages 6-12/13
Middle Childhood
through Early
Adolescent Level ages 6-12/13 + age 612/13 in teaching
minor
MINIMUM STUDENT
TEACHING REQUIRED
Ages 6-13 (Grades 1-8)
Typically elem. setting
MINIMUM INTERN TEACHING
REQUIRED
Ages 6-13 (Grades 1-8)
Ages 6-13 (Grades 1-8)
typically elementary
setting+ some minors
will require middle
school in teaching
minor/other minors
may choose to student
teach in the middle
school as well as the
elementary school for
the experience
Ages 6-13 (Grades 1-8)
-Some minors require student
teaching to graduate: ESL, CD,
ED, LD and some Math minors
(see catalog and DPR).
-Some minors/majors require
student teaching to complete
the minor/major for teacher
certification – ESL,
Health, French, German,
Spanish, CD, ED LD.
-ESL, Health French, German
and Spanish require Praxis II to
student teach.
Early Childhood Level ages 0-8
And ECSE if minor is
completed
Pre-K (usually in ICB
block), Kindergarten, +
grades 1-3
*ECSE minors must
have a placement in
ECSE, which may be
included in the PK or K
placement)
2 placements required:
-If seeking one area of
specialization, one
placement must be
grades 1-9 and one
grades 6-12.
-If seeking two areas of
specialization, both
placements must be at
the same grade level
(1-9 or 6-12).
Pre-K (usually in ICB block),
Kindergarten, grades 1-3 +
(ECSE minors must have a ECSE
placement which may be
included in the PK or K
placement)
Middle Childhood
through Early
Adolescence level ages 6-13
D
Special Education
Major
(option in CD, EBD, LD)
and/or
Early Adolescence
through Adolescence
level – ages 10-21 in
each area of
specialization in which
you student teach
2 placements required:
If seeking one area of
specialization, one placement
must be grades 1-9 and one
grades 6-12.
If seeking two areas of
specialization, both placements
must be at the same grade level
(1-9 or 6-12).
PROGRAM
E
F
G
H
Secondary areas:
-English
-*Foreign Languages
(collateral areas)
-*French
-*German
-*Spanish
-Health
-Math
-Sciences (collateral
areas)
-Biology
-Chemistry
-Earth Science
-Environmental
Studies
-Natural
Science
-Physics
-Social Sciences
(collateral areas)
-Broadfield
-Economics
-Geography
-History
-Political
Science
-Psychology
-Sociology
Family & Consumer Ed
-Music
-Phy Ed
Minors requiring
student teaching and
Praxis II to graduate
with the minor on
transcripts:
-CD
-EBD
-ESL
-LD
(also, certain minors
require student
teaching for
certification)
FOOTNOTE:
LICENSED DEV.
RANGES-AGE LEVELS
Early Adolescence
through Adolescence
Level –
ages 10-21
NOTE:
*Foreign Language
majors and minors will
match the age levels
of any other major or
minor – if major in
only Foreign
Language, age levels
will be
0-21, Early ChildhoodAdolescence
Early Childhood
through Adolescence
- ages 0-21
Early Childhood
through Adolescence
- ages 0-21
Grade/age level
appropriate:
Middle Childhood
through Early
Adolescence level ages 6-12/13
OR
Early Adolescence
through Adolescence
- ages 10-21
MINIMUM STUDENT
TEACHING REQUIRED
All secondary students
must student
teach/intern in ages
10-21 (grades 6-12).
One placement must
be in the major.
Additional certification
in non-collateral areas
require an additional
student teaching
placement.
MINIMUM INTERN TEACHING
REQUIRED
All secondary students must
student teach/intern in ages 1021 (grades 6-12). One
placement must be in the
major.
Additional certification in noncollateral areas require an
additional student teaching
placement.
Middle school and
High school
Ages 10-21 (Grades 6-12)
Ages 0-13 (Grades K8) and ages 10-21
(grades 6-12)
Grade/age level
appropriate
Ages 0-13 (Grades K-8) and
ages 10-21 (grades 6-12)
Grade/age level appropriate
Ages 6-13 (Grades 1-8) or ages
Ages 6-13 (Grades 1-8) 10-21 (grades 6-12)
or ages 10-21 (grades
6-12)
No more than 2 assignments allowed in one semester (ECE majors/ECSE minors and Phy Ed majors with
Health Ed minors may be exempt from this rule. See student teaching handbook for more information).