The internship experience is the final phase of the NSU Undergraduate Teacher Education Program. This 16-week course includes evening seminar meetings and 14 of weeks teaching in a local school. Students will be placed in a school site by the internship coordinator. Students will gradually assume full responsibility for teaching the class to which they are assigned. EDUC 4570 Internship/Seminar is offered each academic year in the fall and winter terms at all sites.
EDUC 4570 is a required twelve-credit course for all education majors and must be completed at NSU. Since it is the terminal course for the degree, it cannot be transferred from another institution, nor can experience be substituted to satisfy this requirement.
Florida Board of Education's Administrative Rule 6A-4.002 allows some full-time administrative or teaching experience to be substituted for some coursework, but it does not permit this experience in lieu of student teaching for purposes of initial certification. Substitute teaching or teacher-assistant positions are not considered full-time teaching and will not be approved in lieu of the internship.
Internship Application
It is the student's responsibility to complete and submit the internship application before the deadline.
Fall semester deadline - February 1
Winter semester deadline - August 1
Once the application is received, the applicant's file is reviewed for completion of all requirements. Students will receive a copy of a completed senior audit with a letter indicating their internship status (conditionally approved or denied). The internship coordinator develops a final list of student interns for that semester and supplies it to the academic advisors and academic program managers for registration at least one month before the internship start date. At that time, students will register for EDUC 4570 Internship/Seminar.
Students are eligible for the internship if they have earned the appropriate credits (including all general education requirements, all program requirements, and all courses required for the major, except the internship), have a minimum overall GPA of 2.5, and have passed all specified testing requirements.
Internship dates are published in the Fischler School of Education and Human services class schedules. If a student does not meet the above requirements, the internship application will be denied until all requirements are met.
Refer to the Internship Handbook for a complete explanation of policies and procedures covering the internship program. All questions about the Internship Program should be directed to the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program at (954) 262-7900.
