As a Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College student, it is possible to be dismissed from your internship or student teaching placement if you violate the
ASU Student Code of Conduct Policy,
Teachers College Satisfactory Academic Progress and Professional Conduct Policy, or policies/procedures established by the local education agency or partner school districts. Below is an excerpt of the
Dismissal from Clinical Experience Policy:
Placement Dismissal Policy: In the event a school district requests that a student be dismissed from an internship or student teaching placement for unprofessional or inappropriate behavior, the intern or teacher candidate will be required to attend a meeting with the Division Director or designee, the Director of Student Services, and other college representative(s) as determined by the Division Director to discuss the reasons for request for dismissal from the internship or student teaching placement.
If it is determined that the allegations of a violation of unprofessional behavior resulting in the request for dismissal from the school or district are warranted, one or all of the following actions may result. The intern or teacher candidate:
- Will be dismissed from the internship or student teaching placement.
- Will receive a failing grade (E) for the internship or student teaching course.*
- Will not be assigned another internship or student teaching placement during the same semester in which the teacher candidate was assigned a failing grade.
- May not withdraw from the internship/clinical experience course or student teaching course. If a withdrawal is processed by the Office of the Registrar, the grade will be administratively changed to an (E).
- Must withdraw from all courses that require concurrent enrollment with internship or student teaching.
Note: *If an intern or teacher candidate wishes to appeal the (E) grade, he/she can follow the grade appeal process. The first step in the grade appeal process is to meet with the course instructor. Students have 10 business days to appeal a grade.
If a teacher candidate wishes to repeat the internship or student teaching and concurrent course work for the semester following the dismissal, the teacher candidate must show evidence of how they plan to resolve the situation or circumstances which resulted in the removal from the internship or student teaching. The teacher candidate will be required to meet with the Division Director or designee and the Director of Student Services to develop a Professional Improvement Plan (PIP) outlining expectations for continued professional growth and academic development.
In the event that a teacher candidate violates the rules, policies or procedures for conduct established by the school, district, local education agency, ASU, Teachers College or the law while on a PIP for unprofessional behavior, the teacher candidate will be
dismissed from the initial teacher certification program. Teacher candidates who are dismissed may not petition to continue in their current academic plan, but may be eligible to pursue other non-certification degree options within Teachers College (i.e., educational studies or a master’s degree without certification) or within other colleges at ASU.
