Student Teaching Abroad

Welcome!

Youngstown State University is a proud partner with the Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching (COST) to offer teacher candidates in the Beeghly College of Education (BCOE) opportunities to enhance their professional program by student teaching aboard. (Completion of only the COST program does not meet graduation and licensure requirements.)

What is the COST Program?

Established in 1972, the COST program has collaborated with colleges and universities nationwide to provide student teachers opportunities to experience teaching around the world. The Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching (COST) empowers teacher candidates to apply the knowledge and skills learned from their American courses into practice within a classroom overseas. As a participant in the COST Program, student teachers will not only experience cultural immersion by living abroad, but will also learn about the educational system associated with the host country.

Benefits associated with participating in the COST Program:

• Mentorship with international teaching professionals;
• Teach in a public or private institution where English is the primary language spoken in the classroom;
• Gain non-U.S. perspectives on world events;
• Gain appreciation of the differences in family life between the U.S. and the host country, all through participation in a host-family community setting;
• Develop multicultural competency in the field of education;
• Learn about educational systems within different cultures;
• Clarify one's position as a U.S. citizen by experiencing life in a different social and cultural milieu; and,
• Consider ways to bring an international perspective back to one's classroom in the United States

Program length:

The BCOE requires a 6-week COST student teaching experience in fall or spring semester. The COST experience occurs after the successful completion of 10-weeks student teaching in Ohio and the submission of the edTPA.

COST Locations:

(When submitting the COST application, candidates select 4 countries for possible placement. Locations subject to change. Check COST website.)

Application process and deadlines:

TCED 5888s will be required to be taken either the semester prior to preclinical or with preclinical. Determination to be made on an individual basis.

TCED 5888s will be required to be taken either the semester prior to preclinical or with preclinical. Determination to be made on an individual basis.

Interested or have questions about the COST program, please contact:

For more information and resources: COST website