Expectations & Requirements

• All field experience hours are attached to specific education courses. 
• All field experiences must be documented on FEDS. Additionally, students should retain copies of all documents for their records. 
• At all times a fully licensed educator must supervise all field experience hours.
• Field experiences cannot be financially compensated.
• Field experiences must be completed in a classroom setting while school is in session and students are present. Students who work full-time will need to make arrangements with their employer to be absent from work for a period of time.
• Field experience hours are a part of the coursework in DePaul University's education programs; therefore, hours previously earned will not be substituted for the required hours.
• Professional behavior and dress are expected at all times.
• Each field experience is a potential student teaching placement or employer. Be professional at all times.

• Field experiences must be completed in at least three (3) different schools. No more than half of the total hours can be in one school.
• Students must have documented a minimum of fifteen (15) hours within each grade level/program category in which they will be licensed.
• Cohort BEFORE September 2017: For example, Elementary Education students must complete at least fifteen (15) hours in the following program grade categories: K-2, 3-5 and 6-8. Secondary Education students must complete at least 15 hours in the following program grade categories: 6-8, 9-10 and 11-12.
• Cohort BEGINNING September 2017: For example, Elementary Education students must complete at least fifteen (15) hours in the following program grade categories: 1-3 and 4-6. Secondary Education students must complete at least 15 hours in the following program grade categories: 9-10 and 11-12.
• Students must complete 10-15 hours of field experiences with exceptional children (in self-contained, resource or inclusion settings) as required by each program.
• Students must have a minimum of fifteen (15) hours of multicultural experiences in classrooms where at least 20 percent of the class is of a culture, language or racial/ethnic group that is different from their own.
• The majority (51 percent or over) of the field experience hours must be in a public school setting.

Placement

Instructors or the Office of Field Experiences and Student Teaching will make arrangements for field experience placements.

Evaluation

An evaluation will be completed by the instuctor of identified courses. An online faculty evaluation is completed in FEDS by at least three course instructors for admission into student teaching.