Expectations & Requirements

Field Experience Expectations
- All field experience hours are attached to specific education courses.
- All field experience placements are organized and recorded with the Field Experience & Student Teaching Advising Teams.
- All field experience hours must be documented in the Field Experience Hours Log. Additionally, students should retain copies of all documents for their records.
- A fully licensed educator must supervise students completing all field experience hours at all times.
- 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 Experience Requirements
- Field experiences are encouraged to be completed in at least three (3) different schools across the Chicagoland area. 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.
  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. Program courses will align their field experience requirements with applicable grade levels and program categories in order for these hours to be completed.
- Students must complete 10-15 hours of field experience 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% of the class is of a culture, language or racial/ethnic group that is different from their own.
  The majority (51% or over) of the field experience hours must be in a public school setting.

Placement

The Field Experiences & Student Teaching Advising Team will organize and make arrangements for field experience placements. Students are expected to choose and fulfill their placements from the opportunities provided by the FEST Advising Team. Students are not to be “cold-calling” schools or teachers to arrange their own placements.

Evaluation

An evaluation may be completed by the instructor of identified field experience courses with input from a student’s cooperating teacher in the field experience placement classroom.

Expectations & Requirements

Field Experience Expectations

Field Experience Requirements

Placement

Evaluation