A student teacher is one who teaches in a regular classroom situation as part of the requirements in professional preparation.

1. All college students in education must have classroom-related preprofessional experience prior to student teaching. A criminal background investigation including the bureau of criminal investigation and federal bureau of investigation must be completed prior to any student teaching experience.

2. The student teacher should be assigned by a college or university to a cooperating school on a full-time block. A full-time block is construed as a full day for ten consecutive weeks with exceptions documented through program approval. The student teacher must be placed in a classroom where the cooperating teacher is regularly assigned. Additional student teaching experiences shall be determined by the training institution. Participation in one continuous semester of classroom teaching as authorized by section 67.1-02-01-06 must be considered a qualifying student teaching experience.

3. In the event of an emergency, the student teacher may be placed as a substitute in the student teacher's regularly assigned classroom for a period of time not to exceed two consecutive days, one time, except as otherwise authorized by section 67.1-02-01-06.

4. Student teachers may be placed only in accredited schools.

5. Teaching experience cannot be used for a waiver of student teaching, except as specified in section 67.1-02-01-06 or subdivision d of subsection 1 of section 67.1-02-02-02.

6. Student teachers may receive a stipend from the school where they have student taught.

7. A student teacher will be eligible for a forty-day provisional license upon completion of all requirements for the student teacher's bachelor's degree minus the awarding of the degree and the official transcript as documented by the institution of higher education registrar. Once the degree has been awarded and the official transcript has been received, the student teacher must complete the initial application process.

History: Effective July 1, 1995; amended effective October 1, 1998; March 1, 2000; April 1, 2006; July 1, 2008; October 1, 2020; August 9, 2023; January 1, 2024; April 1, 2024.

General Authority: NDCC 15.1-13-08, 15.1-13-09, 15.1-13-10

Law Implemented: NDCC 15.1-13-08, 15.1-13-10