The Office of Field Placement provides and secures all pre-service and student teaching field placements/ assignments. School of Education students are required to complete and submit a Personal Data Form (PDF) to the Office of Field Placement. A current PDF is submitted the semester prior in advance and should be updated if a situation arises requiring them to be updated between time of submission and field experience. The clinical experience placements and settings are varied and complement the student’s academic level and program.
- All teacher education students must have field experience in an urban and special education setting (if possible).
- Field experience cannot be waived.
- Toddler and day-care experience cannot be accepted in lieu of the field experience.
- A student who is employed in an accredited educational site may request a change of class setting within the employment site for one field course. An appropriate grade-level setting will be obtained for the student by the Office of Field Experiences of the School of Education. Location and program suitability will be reviewed before approval is granted. The school must be an accredited educational site. Day-care and toddler employment sites cannot qualify for a change of class setting.
* Extenuating circumstances will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Dean of the School of Education.