Student Teaching Abroad

Student teaching abroad functions very much like NMU’s semester-length exchange programs – that is, placements  are set up one-on-one with our partners around the world. 

The basic elements are:

• Attendance at pre-student-teaching meeting – usually two semesters before you plan to student teach; there is a box on the application to check, marked “Interested in International Assignment”
• Satisfactory completion of major/minor and methods courses
• Approval from the NMU School of Education and your academic adviser(s)
• A meeting in International Programs to discuss options and follow-up application requirements
• A completed student teaching application (Education) AND overseas program application
• Communication with the overseas cooperating institution/teacher and university-approved supervisor
• Visa paperwork, immunizations, police clearance, as required
• Pre-departure orientation, coordinated by International Programs
• Program payment

NMU has formal arrangements with the following organizations and institutions:

Junior Class Learning (JCL Co. Ltd), Auckland – New Zealand
Application available online; print and submit to International Programs

Department of Defense Schools (DoDEA)
Application materials available in International Programs

Colegio Menor/Universidad San Francisco de Quito - Ecuador
Application materials and DVD available in International Programs

Far Eastern State University of Humanities,  Khabarovsk,  Russia

Other opportunities may be arranged on an individual basis.   Contact Dr. Rodney Clarken  or Dr. Joe Lubig  in the School of Education, 179 Whitman Hall.