The Alabama State Board of Education requires all candidates for certification to have 150 hours of contact time in schools PRIOR to internship. This requirement applies to all candidates who graduate after December 2006.


The Social Science Education program has added a practicum to our program in order to allow our graduates to meet the hours required by the State Board. The practicum is essentially like the 5-day pre-teaching experience that candidates will have already completed prior to admission to teacher education.

• The practicum will consist of a three day full-time experience in a public 6-12 classroom.
  
• Each student will arrange for his or her own Practicum experience using the same basic procedures that students used to set up their 5-day Pre-Teaching experience.
• The practicum experience must be completed before or during the term that the student is enrolled in CTSE 4050.
• Two forms will document the Practicum experience:
• An 2-Page Evaluation form completed by the Cooperating Teacher.
  
• A 3-Page Daily Journal completed by the Auburn student
• Forms for this Practicum experience should be turned in to Dr. Saye in HC 5048. Forms SHOULD NOT be turned in to HC3464 as you did in your original 5-day Pre-teaching.
  
• Provide your Cooperatiing Teacher with a stamped, addressed envelope for returning his or her evaluation. The envelope should be addressed to: Dr. John Saye, 5040 Haley Center, Auburn University, AL 36849.
  

The links below will provide students with the forms necessary to set up and report their Practicum experience.

• Packet 1: Contains letters to the Superintendent, Principal, and Teacher. Note that the Teacher letter is 2 pages.
  
• Packet 2: Contains documentation forms for the Cooperating Teacher and Auburn Student.