The aim of this study is to examine the views of mathematics student teachers about the School Experience I-IIand the Teaching Practice courses enabled to their acquisition of the professional pre-practice experience. 36mathematics student teachers from four different state universities in their last year of the Department ofSecondary Mathematics Teacher Education in the 2006-2007 academic year participated. Data werecollected using six open-ended questions oriented to the mathematics student teachers. The student teachers’written responses to these questions were analyzed with content analysis. In this research, it was found thatan important part of mathematics student teachers do not find sufficient these courses in terms of the way theyare administered and applied since the guide teacher and the faculty member could not fulfill their duties andresponsibilities, that the theoretical knowledge and applications gained through teacher education could notbe reflected to the training courses, and on the other hand, student teachers lean toward sharing experiencesduring those courses to acquire different applications and experiences. It is thought that this research willcontribute to the design of professional pre-practice experiences. Some suggestions are provided according tothe research findings.