Internship Placement

• Student teachers are not permitted to arrange or influence their internship placement by contacting administrators, principals, or teachers. Placements are arranged solely through the Office of Clinical Experiences.
• Placement sites are selected based on availability of qualified teachers, availability of grade levels, and the willingness of the school administrators and faculty to host student teachers.
• All teacher education placements are within Lauderdale, Colbert, and Franklin Counties.
• Secondary education student teachers will not be placed at the high school they graduated.
• Student teachers are not placed in schools where they have relatives employed or children attending.