Student Teaching
Gain Hands-On Experience in the Classroom
Students in our Education program often describe their senior-year Student Teaching assignment as the most meaningful experience of their UMF journey. During this time, they’re partnered with a mentor teacher—often a UMF alumnus—and have the opportunity to apply everything they’ve learned in their college courses to a real classroom setting.
Student Teaching is a fully immersive, 16-week program that places students in a public school or early childhood education setting. Under the guidance of both UMF faculty and an experienced mentor teacher, student teachers take on professional responsibilities, including planning and delivering lessons, managing classrooms, and supporting student learning.
Through this hands-on experience, our student teachers grow into the educational leaders of the 21st century—caring teachers, competent educators, and collaborative professional leaders.
Employment rate for recent UMF graduates from the Education program.
Of graduates were hired within four months of graduation and nearly 87% secured employment within a year.
Respondents indicated they were “Very Satisfied” with their teacher education preparation at UMF
