Student Teaching Application

Welcome to the College of Education’s student teaching application. You can begin your application any time, and return to finish it when you are ready. Please keep in mind the deadline for your application:

• Fall student teaching: by the previous January 15.
• Winter student teaching: by the previous June 15.

Applications will be accepted after the deadline, however placement priority is given to those students who file in accordance with the deadline dates and it is not always possible to provide placements for those who apply late.

Students applying for student teaching must meet all eligibility requirements, as well as turn in additional materials prior to student teaching. Information is available by clicking here.

If you are a Children and Families major, please use the Children and Families Internship Application, available here: https://tiny.emich.edu/CandFinternship.

As part of the application process, you will be required to submit a single PDF file consisting of both your cover letter and resume. For resume tips and assistance, connect with the Career Development advisors in the UACDC offices: career_services@emich.edu.

The cover letter is an opportunity for you to introduce yourself to your potential cooperating teacher. The cover letter should be in a typical business letter format. You may wish to include information on what has drawn you into teaching, what experiences and education you have had that have formed who you are as a teacher, your philosophy on teaching, and the skills you have that will make you an excellent student teacher. An example cover letter is available here: https://tiny.emich.edu/CoverLetterSample.

Your resume is an opportunity for you to provide information on your academic and professional experiences to your prospective cooperating teacher. Your resume should include information on topics such as your academic history, professional work history, and experiences you have had with children and youth. You may wish to include information on recognitions such as scholarships or awards as well as include information on professional, volunteer, or student organizations you may be affiliated with. The resume should be well organized, easy to read, and free from grammatical and spelling errors. An educator job search guide, with resume writing tips, is available here: https://tiny.emich.edu/JobSearchHandbook.

On this resume and cover letter, please use your EMU email address for your contact email.

Click the Save button, below, to save your form and come back later. You may, but you are not required to do so, set up an account on this system. If you do not, you will still be emailed a link enabling you to return to your partially-completed application.

Information about you

Where would you like to Student Teach?

Select three school districts from the lists below. You are required to select one under-served district (Group A, below). Note that you are not ranking your preferred districts, you are simply indicating your preference among the options. One of your three selections will be honored if at all possible.

EMU is committed to providing you with opportunities to student teach in culturally, ethnically, economically or geographically diverse settings. Acceptable choices must be within 40 miles of Ypsilanti. Schools or districts marked with a double asterisk (**) have limited availability.

Recent experience

Graduate Student Information

Professional Resume

Please attach a single PDF file consisting of both your cover letter and resume. For resume tips and assistance, connect with the Career Development advisors in the UACDC offices: career_services@emich.edu. The file size may not exceed 25M.

The cover letter is an opportunity for you to introduce yourself to your potential cooperating teacher. The cover letter should be in a typical business letter format. You may wish to include information on what has drawn you into teaching, what experiences and education you have had that have formed who you are as a teacher, your philosophy on teaching, and the skills you have that will make you an excellent student teacher. An example cover letter is available here: https://tiny.emich.edu/CoverLetterSample.

Your resume is an opportunity for you to provide information on your academic and professional experiences to your prospective cooperating teacher. Your resume should include information on topics such as your academic history, professional work history, and experiences you have had with children and youth. You may wish to include information on recognitions such as scholarships or awards as well as include information on professional, volunteer, or student organizations you may be affiliated with. The resume should be well organized, easy to read, and free from grammatical and spelling errors. An educator job search guide, with resume writing tips, is available here: https://tiny.emich.edu/JobSearchHandbook.

On this resume and cover letter, please use your EMU email address for your contact email.

Statement of Convictions

The State Board of Education may refuse to grant a teaching certificate to an applicant convicted, as an adult, of an act of immoral conduct contributing to the delinquency of a child, or of a felony.

Select the appropriate bubble for each question. If you select 'Yes' for any question, you must upload documents of explanation.

Post-Certification Contact

As part of our continuous-improvement efforts, we would like to contact you in the future. The contact would be very limited in nature, typically to get your professional feedback about your program, about your teaching experience and employment, and to learn how we might be able to improve what we do: Preparing Caring Professional Educators for a Diverse and Democratic Society.

Providing us permission to contact you in the future is optional, but we would be most appreciative if you would consider helping in this way.

We will not share this information with any other entity, nor will it be used for fundraising purposes.

Our thanks in advance,

The College of Education at Eastern Michigan University

Final Review, Feedback, and Submission

In accordance with the State Board of Education Administrative Rules, a certificate may be denied or revoked for fraud, material misrepresentation, counterfeiting a certificate, or concealment in the application for a certificate (see Section R390.1201).

In order for your application to be processed, you must certify the following statements.