1952-1953 Academic Catalog

34 CEDARVILLE COLLEGE PREREQUISITES FOR STUDENT TEACHING 1. Proficiency in oral and written English. This requirement may be satisfied by the attainment of a mark of "C" or better in English 101-102, and in Speech 101. The Director of Teacher Education may, however, require remedial work in either English grammar or speech, or both, for those students with obvious defects in habits of oral and written expression. 2. Psychological and Physical Fitness. During his college career, each, student is expected to give evidence of a wholesome personality, including such traits as tact, fairness, dependability, professional interest, cooperativeness, adaptability, and high moral standards. A recommen, dation by the student's major field advisor regarding the student's physical and scholastic fitness is also required for student teaching. 3. Specific Scholastic Requirements. Student teacher applicants must have an accumulative point average of at least 2.00 in all courses taken. In addition, an average of at least 2.50 is required in all prescribed professional courses, exclusive of student teaching. Student teachers specializing at the secondary level must have at least a 2.75 average in their major teaching field. A mark of ''C" or above must be attained in each course applied to a minor teaching field. Student teachers at the elementary level must attain a 2. 75 average in all elementary methods courses. The above averages must be held by students before their ap, plications to do student teaching will be considered, and these averages must be maintained during the period in which they are doing their student teaching. These requirements are effective with the class entering September, 1951. 4. Other Requirements. Specific requirements regarding hours of student teaching, scholastic mark in student teaching, academic load permitted for student teachers, time and procedure for applyi~g for student teaching, extent of student teaching, experience, and prescribed professional course sequence should be ascertained from the Director of Teacher Education before the student begins his work as a student teacher. · All students, before entering upon their student teaching, must have attained an acceptable score on the Ohio State University Psychological Test. STUDENT TEACHING FOR THOSE IN THE DUAL CURRICULUM Students who are completing the requirements for both elementary and secondary school certificates are required to complete a total of 9 ~emester hours of student teaching, distributed in both the elementary and secondary levels.