Each member institution has different requirements for their COST student teacher participants. Please meet with your institution's COST Coordinator to receive pertinent information about the program and receive the application link, specific instructions, deadlines, and additional information as it relates to your home institution.

Please consider some of these important questions before applying.

If you are interested in applying to the COST program, contact your university's COST Coordinator for further instructions.

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Letter of Recommendation Guidelines

Please read and sign the following forms.  You will be required to turn in the signed hard copies along with your background check to your COST Coordinator. Your coordinator will not approve your application until they have received these documents:

Background Clearance
All of our placement sites require some level of background clearance in order to work with children in schools. A few program sites have specific requirements about background checks (whether needed for working in schools or for applying for a visa). Read about each country you intend to list in your application for possible placement. Please be sure to have the appropriate (highest) level of background check required for all four (4) of your location preferences. 

Withdrawal Policy

You must have this Withdrawal Policy notarized before you submit your application.
Click here to learn more about having your document notarized. 
Please turn in the notarized hard copy to your COST Coordinator, and check the agree box next to the Withdrawal Policy in your application.

Waiver of Responsibility

You must have this Waiver of Responsibility notarized before you submit your application.
Click here to learn more about having your document notarized. 
Please turn in the notarized hard copy to your COST Coordinator, and check the agree box next to the Waiver of Responsibility in your application.

Code of Conduct

You must read and agree to COST's Code of Conduct.  
Please turn in a signed hard copy to your COST Coordinator and check the agree box next to the Code of Conduct in your application.

Statement of Responsibility

You must read and agree to COST's Statement of Responsibility.  
Please turn in a signed hard copy to your COST Coordinator and check the agree box next to the Statement of Responsibility in your application.

Application deadlines are approximately 6 months prior to the semester you plan to student teach.  

Work with your university COST Coordinator to ensure you are meeting other home institution deadlines. Be sure to submit your application well before the COST official deadlines to ensure enough time for final approval by your US COST Coordinator.

The application deadline for Fall 2024 placements (September - December) has passed.  
Submit your applications for Spring 2025 placements now!

For placement in Spring 2025 – The COST deadline is September 15, 2024
For placement in Fall 2025 – The COST deadline is March 15, 2025