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Educator Preparation Program (EPP)

Admission to the Educator Preparation Program (EPP)

Candidates apply for admission to the Educator Preparation Program (EPP) when they have completed 60 semester credit hours (SCH). Admission to the EPP is required for registration in upper-level education classes.

At the time of application to the Educator Preparation Program, all applicants must demonstrate that they have:

To apply for the Educator Preparation Program:


Field Experiences Application

All students desiring field experiences in the San Angelo Independent School District (SAISD) must coordinate the work through ASU. It is against SAISD policy for students to directly contact principals or administrators seeking placement. All applications (both online applications and completed paper forms for criminal background checks) for pre-clinical teaching field experience must be received no later than the deadline designated for the semester.

Students seeking placement in the SAISD must attend a meeting with campus administrators on the assigned campus.


Clinical Teaching (and Block Only)

Students who want to clinical teach must attend one of the application meetings during the long semester prior to their clinical teaching semester. If a student is planning on clinical teaching in the fall, the student must attend the application meeting during the prior spring semester. If a student is planning on clinical teaching in the spring, the student must attend the application meeting in the prior fall semester.