Basic Requirements
- Field experiences are encouraged to be completed in at least three different sites/schools over the course of your academic career, with a minimum of fifteen hours within each grade level/program category for which licensure is being pursued.
- Within these requirements, students are required to complete a specified number of hours with exceptional children and in a multicultural setting.
- Field experiences must be completed in a classroom setting while school is in session and students are present.
- Field experiences must be unpaid and supervised by an IL licensed educator. Professional behavior and dress are expected at all times.
COE Field Experience Clearance Process
In order to complete field experience within an approved site or school in Chicagoland, students must complete a site or school clearance process. Field experience includes any students completing observations, pre-clinical hours, practicum experiences and any pre-student teaching experiences in schools or sites where you will be interacting with Pre-K-12 students.
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