School of Education Field Experience/Seminar Policies and Requirements

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All School of Education students are required to:

  1. Submit the required Personal Data Form (PDF) one semester prior to the requested field placement. Candidates in EDU 290 should be submitting their PDFs for the next two semesters. PDFs received after that timeline will not be guaranteed a field placement and may be removed from the corresponding coursework causing a delay in completing their degree on time. Due to the challenges with securing appropriate placements, students who meet this time request will be placed first.
  2. Submit the required Clinical Experience Attendance Form at the end of the semester. The cooperating teacher’s (CT) signature is required for each student-attended clinical experience day.
  3. Submit, at the end of the current semester, the required cooperating teacher Field Evaluation Form. The CT signature is required on the Clinical Experience Evaluation Form and the Clinical Experience Attendance Form.
  4. Submit all required clinical experience documentations during posted timelines during the current semester. A student who fails to submit all or one of the required documentations will receive a grade of “Incomplete.” The “Incomplete” grade will remain until all the required documentation has been properly completed and submitted by the student. An incomplete grade must be reconciled within the proper time frame in accordance with Felician policy. Please note, candidates cannot continue in the professional sequence of courses with any outstanding incompletes or grades below a “B.”
  5. Students are required to complete all field hours as determined by each professional sequence course for the duration as expected/required. EDU 400/401 requires a minimum of 2 days per week and EDU 403/404 require 5 days per week (full time) for a minimum of 15 weeks.
  6. Athletes must consult and get approval from the Associate Dean regarding the timing of the year-long internship due to scheduling of sport. Based on season, candidates may need to adjust the semesters to accommodate the required field experiences.
  7. Attend seminar class during the entire semester for all levels.
  8. Meet with their seminar professor for a mid-term and final conference for all levels.
  9. Achieve a grade of “B” or better in all clinical experiences. If a student does not achieve a grade of “B” or better on the first attempt, he/she will need to repeat the entire course, both the clinical experience and seminar components. The student will not be permitted to register for the subsequent level clinical experience course until he/she has repeated and successfully achieved a grade of “B” or better in the repeated clinical experience course. The repeating of a clinical experience course will impact the student’s status in the School of Education Program by requiring an additional semester in order to complete the repeated clinical experience course. As stated in the Felician University Catalog: “The Repeat grade becomes the official grade. The original grade and repeat grade appear on the academic transcript.” A student who does not achieve a grade of “B” or better after the repeat of the clinical experience/seminar course will be dismissed from the School of Education program.
  10. Complete all make-up field absences by the end of the current semester. Candidates who do not satisfy the field hours within the semester will need to repeat the course/field experience. A candidate may submit an appeal regarding this decision due to extenuating circumstances to the Associate Dean.

Field Experience/Seminar Attendance Policies

For Seminar:

  1. Any unexcused absence will result in an F for the attendance portion of the seminar grade.
  2. A student who is absent more than 20% of the required class time during the semester may be withdrawn from the course (Seminar and Clinical Experience).

For Field:

  1. One excused absence is permitted which must be made up in collaboration with the cooperating teacher and seminar professor. More than one field absence results in an “F” for the attendance portion of the field grade. A student who is absent more than 20% of the required number of clinical experience days during the semester may be withdrawn from the course (seminar and clinical experience).
  2. No clinical experience is to be made-up at the expense of scheduled course time, as is policy for all School of Education students.

* Extenuating circumstances will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Dean of the School.