Field Experiences and Clinical Practice by Program
Clinical Practice
Field Experiences
Program
(Observation and/or
Practicum)
1. Early Childhood Education PK-3
230 hours of observing,
(e.g., EDUC 203, EDUC 323, ECE 400, SPED 495) tutoring, direct teaching
in early childhood
setting.
2. Elementary Education
180 hours of observing,
(e.g., LSED 401, EDUC 326, SPED 495, EDUC
tutoring, direct teaching
307)
at the elementary level
grades 1-5
3. Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT): Elementary 180 hours of observing,
Education
tutoring, direct teaching
(e.g., MAT 610, MAT 670, MAT 650, SPED 600) at the elementary level
grades 1-5.
4. Middle School Education Grades
4-8
(e.g., EDUC 212, EPSY 315, EDUC 484, SPED
210)
5. Special Education Mild/Moderate Disabilities
(e.g., EPSY 301, EDUC 326, SPED 365, SPED
441)
6. Special Education (advanced) Masters
(e.g., SPED 670, SPED 770, SPED 686, EDUC
601)
7. Masters of Arts in Teaching: Mild/Moderate
Special Education
(e.g., ECE 601, EDUC 677, SPED 694, SPED 685)
8. SPED: Early Intervention (Concentration)
(e.g., EDUC 601, ECE 601, SPED 602, SPED 683)
9. SPED: Educational Diagnostician
(Concentration)
(e.g., SPED 612, EDUC 661, EDUC 601,
SPED 716)
10. SPED: Gifted(Concentration)
(e.g., EDUC 618, EDUC 646, EDUC 660,
SPED 667)
11. English Education
(e.g., EDUC 407, EDUC 490, EPSY 311, SPED
210)
12. French/Spanish Education
(e.g., EDUC 486, EDUC 475, SPED 210,
EDUC 490)
180 hours of observing,
tutoring, direct teaching
at the middle school
level grades 4-8
180 hours of observation
and direct teaching in
special education
classes.
110 field-based hours in
five (5) courses
200 field-based hours
over 16 MAT classes.
Total Number of
Hours
(Student Teaching or
Internship)
270 hours of which 180 is
student teaching and 90 hrs. of
observation and participation.
500 hrs. total
270 hours of which 180 is
student teaching and 90 hrs. of
observation and participation
450 hrs. total
270 hours of which 180 is
student teaching and 90 hrs. of 450 hrs. total
observation and participation or
an internship may be approved
in lieu of student teaching.
270 hours of which 180 is
student teaching and 90 hrs. of 450 hrs. total
observation and participation.
80 hours of practicum besides
regular student teaching
260 hrs. total
Observations, Direct teaching,
assessing/teaching
110 hrs. total
180 hours of student teaching
in a 16 week semester or an
internship may be approved in
lieu of student teaching (125)
380 hrs. total
305 with internship
95 field-based hours in
seven (7) courses
Observations, interviews, case
study
225 field-based hours in
five (7) courses
One-on-one test administration,
case study, collaborative unit
225 hrs. total
76 field-based hours in
four (4) courses of which
45 is Laboratory
Practicum in Teaching
the Gifted
180 hours of observing 270 hours of which 180 is
and/or tutoring at the
student teaching and 90 hours
secondary level.
are observation and
participation
190 hours of observing
and/or tutoring or which
twenty (20) hours is a
field experience
practicum at the
270 hours of which 180 is
student teaching and 90 hours
are observation and
participation.
95 hrs. total
76 hrs. total
450 hrs. total
460 hrs. total
13. Health and Physical Education K-12
(e.g., EDUC 203, EDUC 212, EDUC 472,
EDUC 315)
14. Mathematics Education
(e.g., EDUC 407, EDUC 486, EDUC 490,
EPSY 311)
secondary level.
180 hours of observing
and/or tutoring at both
the elementary and
secondary levels.
180 hours of observing
and/or tutoring at the
secondary level.
15. Science Education
180 hours of observing
(e.g., EDUC 486, EDUC 472, EPSY 311, EPSY and/or tutoring at the
315)
secondary level.
16. Social Studies Education
(e.g., EDUC 490, EDUC 472, EDUC 407 ,
SPED 210)
180 hours of observing
and/or tutoring at the
secondary level which
includes a 20 hour
practicum in Social
Studies
180 hours of field
17. Educational Leadership Master’s
(e.g., EDL 610, ETEC 615, EDL 661, EDL 663) experience which
demonstrates the
application of the
knowledge and skills
emphasized in each of
the five instructional
seminars.
20. Curriculum and Instruction Master’s
Core curriculum requires
(e.g., EDUC 660, EDUC 693, EDUC 695,
that a 2 hour comparison
SPED 667)
study and two (2) action
research projects be
submitted in three of the
five courses.
21. Educational Leadership Doctorate
Doctoral courses: Field
(e.g., EDL 812, EDL 821, EDL 840)
work is built into the
courses as deemed
appropriate by the
instructors. Field work
is recorded in Pass-Port
for each of the three
folios required for the
doctoral candidates.
270 hours of which 180 is
student teaching and 110 hours 450 hrs. total
are observation and
participation.
270 hours of which 180 is
student teaching and 90 hours 450 hrs. total
are observation and
participation
270 hours of which 180 is
student teaching and 90 hours 450 hrs. total
are observation and
participation
270 hours of which 180 is
student teaching and 90 hours 450 hrs. total
are observation and
participation
180 final internship experience
in which the action research
360 hrs. total
proposal is submitted for
evaluation as part of the
Professional School Leader
Portfolio
Case studies, action research
implementation, observation,
interview
50 hours
Internship elective three
semester hour
Total number of
hours will vary
depending upon the
program path of the
doctoral candidate.
course: 150 hours of field
experience with
types of experience jointly
decided by candidate,
educational supervisor and
program advisor.