Field Experience

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During your time in the Educator Preparation Program you will have multiple opportunities to engage, hands-on, with students in the classroom through various field experiences.

You will apply for field experience each semester through the Brave Educator Dashboard in order to receive a placement from the Educator Engagement and Student Success Office. Because you will be completing these experiences in the K-12 educational setting, various background check documents are due. It is important that you adhere to the required deadlines in order to ensure a timely placement.

Current School Employees: Even if you are employed within the school setting, you are still asked to submit a field experience placement request. For many counties, you will not need to complete additional documentation (except for Cumberland and Hoke).

Not sure how many hours you are supposed to complete? Check out the Undergraduate and MAT licensure checkpoints (below) which detail out your progression through the Educator Preparation Program.

Submitting Your Field Experience Request

  • You will be submitting your field experience request in the Brave Educator Dashboard AND you will be submitting the required documentation below.
  • CLICK HERE to view and download the required background check documents.
  • Upload required forms HERE
  • Non-Education Majors
    • You can submit your request HERE

The deadline to submit Field Experience requests for spring 2024 is January 22 at 11:59pm! 

 

A Step-By-Step on How To Submit Your Request

Undergraduate
Graduate/ MAT
Checkpoint 1 (EDN 2100) Checkpoint 1 (EDN 5040)
Checkpoint 2 (EDN 3140, EDN 3150, ECE 2030, EDN 3130, ECE 4080, ELE 3060, SED 3310) Checkpoint 2 (EDN 5450, EDN 5120)
Checkpoint 3 (See list below) Checkpoint 3 (See list below)

Checking the Status of Your Request

You can CLICK HERE to monitor the status of requests and their submission to districts.

You can visit the Brave Educator Dashboard and navigate to the "Field Experience" tab to check the status of your request. You will see one of the following:

  • Blank: A request was not submitted
  • Awaiting Background Documents: Our office does not have the required background documents in order to request your placement
  • Under Review: Our office has received your request, approved your documents, and we are working on your placement with the district.
  • Confirmed: Your placement has been  confirmed and you can reach out to the listed educator to begin completing your hours.