TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Responsibility for the coordination of the teacher education programs rests with the University Council on Teacher Education (UCTE).   Teacher education programs in specific areas are administered by the Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Arts and Science; Health and Nursing Sciences; and Human Resources, Education and Public Policy. For more information on teacher education programs, students who wish to prepare themselves to be certified teachers should consult the faculty advisor for the specific area of certification sought, as follows:
 

Student teaching is required of all students who wish to obtain an undergraduate degree in teacher education. To participate in the student teaching program, students must satisfy the course prerequisites and criteria for admission to EDDV 400, Student Teaching. Each degree program in teacher education requires a certain minimum G.P.A. for enrollment in Student Teaching. The appropriate teacher education program adviser (See the list of advisors for teacher education programs.) should be consulted for the exact G.P.A. requirements and other policies concerning qualifications for student teaching. Applications for student teaching must be submitted and approved prior to the student teaching semester. Deadlines and procedures for submitting applications for student teaching will be published each year. Students are expected to assume responsibility for their own transportation to and from the schools to which they have been assigned for student teaching.

Certification. The University of Delaware teacher education programs have State Approved Program status based on the standards of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) and the standards of national specialty organizations in teacher education. Students who complete an Approved Program receive an Institutional Recommendation that endorses them for certification in the District of Columbia and the states that are party to the NASDTEC Certification Reciprocity System. To be certain of the University's recommendation, students must complete the Approved Program in its entirety without any deviations. In addition, most states require that students pass a standardized test to qualify for teacher certification. The Delaware Center for Teacher Education has information available to students on the testing requirements and on the certification procedures in the various states.

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