1953-1955 Academic Catalog

PREREQUISITES F OR STUOEN1' T EACHING 1. Pro ficie ncy in or a l a nd written Eng lish. This requireme nt may be a ti fie d by the a tta inment of a m a rk of " C " or b e tte r in English 101- 102, and in Speech 10 1. The Director of T eache r Education may, howeve r , re– qu ire r eme dia l wo rk in e ithe r English gra mma r or sp eech , o r b o th, for those t ud e n t wit h obv ious de f ects in habits o f or a l and written expression . 2. P sycho logical and Physical Fitness. During his college career, each s tud en t is expect ed t o give ev idence of a wholesom e p er sonality, including s uch tra its as tact fai rness, de p enda bility, profession a l interes t , coop er a tive– n ess , ad apta bi li ty a nd high m or a l s tanda rds. A recommenda tion by the s tu– dent 's m a jo r fie ld a dv isor r egarding the s tudent's phys ica l and scholas tic fit– ness is a lso required for student teaching. 3. Specific S ch olasti c R e quirements . Student teach er applicants must h ave an accumulative p o int average of at le ast 1.00 in all courses taken. I n addition, a n average of a t lea st 1.50 is r equired in all prescribed profe ssiona l courses, exc lus ive of s tudent t eaching . Student t eache rs sp ecializing a t t 1:.e se condary leve l must have a t leas t a 1. 75 a verage in t heir major teaching fie ld . A m a rk of "C" o r above must b e a ttained in each cours e applie d t o a n1i :.1c r teaching fie ld. Student teachers at the elementary level must attain a 1. 75 average in a ll e ~e mentary m e thods coL1rses. The a b ove ave r a ge3 !!lus t b~ he ld by students b e f ore their applications to do student tea chin g will b e cc ns ide r ed a nd these ave rages mus t b e maintaine d dur in g the p ar :od in \.vhich t l:ey a re doing their stude nt t eaching. T hese requir em e :1ts a r3 cffccti"·e \Vi th t he c:ass en t e r in g September, 1951. 4 . Othe r R equirements . Specific requirements regarding hours of stu– de nt teaching, scho las tic mark in student teaching, a cademic load p ermitted for stude nt t eache r s, time and procedure for applying f or s tudent t eaching , exten t of stude n t teaching, expe rience, and prescribe d professional course seque nce should be ascertaine d from the :C·: r e ctor of T eacher E du cat:on b e– fo re t he s tuden t b egins his work as a student tea che r. All s tudents, b ef o re en t e r ln g u pon t heir s t udent tea ching, mus ~ have a :– t ain e d an a cceptable sco re on the Ohio State Universi '. y P .sy chologi. cal T est. S TUDENT T EACHING FOR THOSE IN THE DUAL CURRICULUM Students who are completing the requirem ents for both elemen tary a nd secondary sch oo l certificates are require d t o complete a total of 9 semes ter h ours of s tudent teaching, distributed in both the elementary and secondary levels. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEGREE REQUIREMENTS I . ELEMENTARY EDUCATION C OURSES E d . 100 Introduction t o Education -----·------------------------------------- __ ____ 2 Ed. 213 Educational P sy chology _____________ ----------------------------------------- 3 Ed. 206 Child Growth a nd D·evelopment --------------------------------- __ 3 Ed . 3 13 Audio-Visu a l Aids ___ __----------------------------------------------------------- 2 Ed . 341 Principles of Education ------------------------------------------------------ 3 - 32- • •