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Field Experience Hours By Program

​​​​​​​​​​​​The following provides information on the education programs with courses requiring field experience hours. Courses listed will have the number of hours and the level of experience (I or II) located in the right column.

The courses in each program appearing in bold are the designated formal evaluation points. Faculty teaching all sections of these courses may complete evaluations of student performance for these courses with input from the cooperating teacher at the placement site.

Undergraduate Programs

​​Revised January 2026

ECE 280 Internship for Infants and Toddlers 35 hours/II
ECE 381 Internship in Preschool Settings 35 hours/II
ECE 382 Internship in Primary Settings 35 hours/II
EE 324 Emerging Reading/Language Arts Methods K-3rd 20 hours/II
ECE 314 Methods and Materials for Dual Language and Multilingual Learners 20 hours
ECE 377 Assessment of Dual Language and Multilingual Learners 20 hours
BBE 325 Biliteracy Practices in Bilingual Education and ESL 20 hours
BBE 360 Second, World and Heritage Language Acquisition 20 hours
BBE 370 Language, Literacies and Cultures 20 hours
Total:   125 hours
SER 346 Strategies for Mainstreaming and Inclusion 10 hours/I
EE 281 Introduction to Educational Practice 15 hours/I
EE 317 Physical Education and Classroom Management in the Elementary School 15 hours/II
EE 324 Reading/Language Arts in the Early Years 15 hours/II
EE 326 Reading/Language Arts in the Intermediate Years 15 hours/II
EE 333 Teaching and Learning Elementary School Mathematics 15 hours/II
EE 334 Elementary Science Inquiry Teaching Strategies 15 hours/II
EE 344 Art and Music in the Elementary School 10 hours/I
EE 355 Methods: Contemporary Teaching of Social Studies 15 hours/II
Total:   125 hours

KNES 311 Motor Development Across the Lifetime 10 hours/I
KNES 341 Historical & Philosophical Foundation of PE, Sports & Fitness 10 hours/II
KNES 362 Fitness Testing Measurement & Prescription 15 hours/I
KNES 374 Adapted Physical Education 10 hours/I
KNES 380 Internship in Exercise Science 5 hours/I
KNES 393 Exercise Modalities 5 hours/I
Total:   80 hours
SEC 346 Strategies for Mainstreaming and Inclusion 10 hours/I
TCH 302 Introduction to Middle Grades and Secondary Education 25 hours/II
TCH 371, 372, 373, or 374 Teaching in the Middle Grades and High School 1 25 hours/II
TCH 381, 382, 383, or 385 Teaching in the Middle Grades and High School 2 25 hours/II
Total:   85 hours
KNES 311 Motor Development Across the Lifetime 10 hours
KNES 317 PE & Classroom Mgt in Elementary Schools 20 hours/II
KNES 325 Language and Literacy in Physical Education Settings 10 hours/II
KNES 341 Historical & Philopshopical Foundation of PE, Sports & Fitness 10 hours/I
KNES 372 Curriculum & Instruction in Secondary Schools Methods 20 hours/II
KNES 374 Adapted Physical Education 10 hours/I
Total:   80 hours

SER 311 Teaching Mathematics Field Experience Lab 20 hours/II
SER 314 Teaching Literacy to Exceptional Students 10 hours/I
SER 315 Teaching Literacy Field Experience Lab 20 hours/II
SER 320 Collaboration in Schools 10 hours/I
SER 323
 Teaching Students w. Significant Disabilities: Communication & Social Skills 10 hours/II
SER 324 Practicum I: Inclusion Setting 40 hours/II
SER 327 Practicum II: Self-Contained Setting 30 hours/II
SER 329* Teaching Literacy in the Content Areas 10 hours/I
SER 383 Student Teaching Seminar 30 hours/II
Total:   180 hours

Note: Students taking SER 329 will only need to complete field experience hours if this course is cross-listed with SER 438. No hours are required if this course is not cross-listed.

EE 281 Introduction to Educational Practice 15 hours/I
SER 346 Strategies for Mainstreaming and Inclusion 10 hours/I
TCH 365 Art and Pedagogy 25 hours/II
TCH 366 Teachers as Artist 25 hours/II
Total:   75 hours
EE 281 Introduction to Education Practice 15 hours/I
OR    
TCH 302 Introduction to Middle Grades and Secondary Education 25 hours
BBE 307 Equity Issues in Assessment of Language Learners 20 hours/I
WLE 349 Standard and Content-Based Methods of Teaching
World Languages 17 hours
WLE 360 Second, World, and Heritage Language Acquisition  
WLE 370 Second & World Language Literacies and Cultures 17 hours/I
SER 346 Strategies for Mainstreaming and Inclusion 17 hours/II
Total:   105-115 hours

BBE 307 Special Topics in Language Education and Culture 20 hours
BBE 324 Language. Literacy and Culture 20 hours
BBE 325 Biliteracy Practices in Bilingual Education and ESL 20 hours
BBE 360 First and Second Language Acquisition 20 hours
BBE 370 Language, Literacies and Cultures 20 hours
Total:   100 hours

Graduate Programs

BBE 407 Equity Issues in Assessment of Language Learners 20 hours
BBE 425 Biliteracy Practices in Bilingual Education and ESL 20 hours
BBE 524 Methods of Teaching ESL 20 hours
BBE 560 Second, World and Heritage Language Acquisition 20 hours
BBE 570 Language, Literacies and Cultures 20 hours
Total:   100 hours

Counseling students are required to complete professional practice courses including a practicum and a two-quarter internship in counseling. More information can be found here.

SCG 404 Human Development: The Early Years 35 hours/I
T&L 481 Internship in Preschool Settings 35 hours/II
T&L 482 Internship in Primary Settings 35 hours/II
Total:   105 hours
Required Field Lab Hours
T&L 583 24 hours/I
T&L 583 24 hours/II
T&L 583 or T&L 584 24 hours/II
T&L 583 or T&L 584 24 hours/II
Total 96 hours

Notes:

  • Elementary Education graduate students take a Field Lab (T&L 583 or T&L 584) concurrently with other paired courses. Students will complete and log their field experience hours within the Field Lab each quarter, which will serve as the field experience vehicle for their paired courses. Common paired courses will include T&L 404 / 412 / 416 / 413 / 415 / 419, & SER 446. Any field experience hour needs within these paired courses will be fulfilled in the Field Lab.
  • Take T&L 584 in the quarter prior to student teaching. You will schedule 24 field experience hours at your student teaching site and participate in an online course.
  • In the rare case where a student is only taking one course per quarter, the student will complete the field experience lab in one quarter and complete 15 field experience hours in the other. For example, a student taking T&L 412 in the fall might take T&L 583. When the same student takes T&L 413 in the winter, he or she would need to work with the instructor and the  Field Experiences Advising Team to identify a site to complete 15 hours of field experience.
KNES 511 Motor Development Through the Lifespan 10 hours
KNES 517

Classroom Management and Instruction for Elementary Physical Education

 20 hours/II
KNES 525 Language and Literacy in Physical Education 10 hours/II
KNES 541 Introduction to Physical Education 10 hours/I
KNES 572 Curriculum and Instruction for Secondary Physical Education 20 hours/II
KNES 574 Adaptive Physical Education 10 hours/I
Total:   80 hours
SER 446 Psychology and Education of the Exceptional Child 15 hours/I
TCH 402

Introduction to Middle Grades and Secondary Education

 25 hours/I
TCH 471, 472, 473 or 474 Teaching in the Middle Grades and High School 1 25 hours/II
TCH 481, 482, 483 or 484 Teaching in the Middle Grades and High School 2 25 hours/II
Total:   90 hours

The field experience hour requirements for the Special Education (MEd) vary by concentration.

Pre-Service Special Education

SER 417 Practicum in Special Education II (Corresponding courses: SER 440, SER 421 and SER 402) 30 hours/II
SER 418 Practicum in Special Education I (Corresponding course: SER 403, SER 409, SER 410) 30 hours/II
SER 419 Teaching Literacy Lab 20 hours/II
Total:   80 hours

Special Education for Teachers (SET)

SER 440 Survey of Exceptional Learners: Psychology and Education 10 hours/I
SER 402 Instruction and Differentiation in Special Education 10 hours/I
SER 403 Classroom and Behavior Management in Special Education 10 hours/II
SER 405 Teaching Literacy to Exceptional Learners 10 hours/II
SER 409 Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities 10 hours/II
SER 410 Teaching Math to Exceptional Learners 10 hours/II
SER 421 Formal Assessment in Special Education 10 hours/II
SER 438 Literature-Based and Content Area Literacy Instruction 10 hours/II
SER 552 Practicum Experience with High Incidence Disabilities I 6 weeks of full-time summer experience in lieu of student teaching/I
SER 553 Collaborative Practice and Special Education 6 weeks of full-time summer experience in lieu of student teaching/I

*Because students in the SET program are already licensed teachers, they can complete their field experience hours in their own classroom as on non-compensated time.
*Students are placed by DePaul in their practicum sites.

T&L 404 Introduction to Elementary Education 15 hours/I
T&L 418 Learning Through the Arts 10 hours/I
SER 446 Psychology and Education of the Exceptional Child 15 hours/I
TCH 465 Art and Pedgaogy 25 hours/II
TCH 466 Teacher as Artist 25 hours/II
Total:   90 hours
BBE 407 Equity Issues in Assessment of Language Learners 20 hours
BBE 560 Second, World, and Heritage Language Acquisition 20 hours
BBE 570 Second & World Language Literacies and Cultures 20 hours
T&L 404 Introduction to Elementary Education 15 hours
or    
TCH 402 Introduction to Middle Grades and Secondary Education 25 hours
T&L 449 Standard and Content-Based Methods of Teaching World Languages 15 hours/I
SER 446 Strategies for Mainstreaming and Inclusion 10 hours
Total:   110-110 hours

Endorsement Only

BBE 407 Equity Issues in Assessment of Language Learners 20 hours
BBE 425 Biliteracy Practices in Bilingual Education and ESL 20 hours
BBE 524 Methods of Teaching ESL 20 hours
BBE 560 Second, World and Heritage Language Acquisition 20 hours
BBE 570 Language, Literacies and Cultures 20 hours

Total:  

 100 hours

BBE 407 Equity Issues in Assessment of Language Learners 20 hours
BBE 425 Biliteracy Practices in Bilingual Education and ESL 20 hours
BBE 524 Methods of Teaching ESL 20 hours
BBE 560 Second, World and Heritage Language Acquisition 20 hours
BBE 570 Language, Literacies, and Cultures 20 hours

Total:  

 100 hours

SER 440 Survey Exceptional Learners: Psychology and Education 10 hours
SER 402 Instruction and Differentiation in Special Education 10 hours
SER 409 Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities 10 hours
SER 421 Formal Assessment in Special Education 10 hours

Total:  

 40 hours

* Because students only receiving their LBS1 endorsement are already licensed teachers, they can complete their field experience hours in their own classrooms on non-compensated time.

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