Current Student Checklist (MS, SS, & all Ed Specialist Programs)

STEP 1: Acceptance

• Intent to Enroll
• Official Acceptance on Student Center

STEP 2: Placement

• • Placement Preference Survey
  • Certificate of Clearance (COC)
    
  • Mandated Reporter Training

STEP 3: Registration

• Summer 2026 Registration Information
  
  • Summer Session Registration Form
• Fall 2026 Registration Information – available May 2026
• Spring 2027 Registration Information – available November 2026
• PE Workshop

STEP 4: Orientation

• All Program Orientation
• SPED Orientation
• Multiple Subject
• Single Subject

PK-3 Credential Clinical Practice Equivalency

Candidates for this credential may already be experienced early childhood educators and/or have completed structured Early Childhood Education practicum course(s). Candidates who meet specific criteria are granted equivalency for some or all of the PK/TK portion of the clinical practice requirement. Candidates must still meet all other program requirements, including a clinical practice experience of at least 200 hours in a K-3 setting.

More Information

Handbooks

• Teaching Credentials Policy and Procedures
• Multiple Subject Field Placement Handbook
• Special Education: Mild to Moderate Support Needs
• Special Education: Extensive Support Needs
• Early Childhood Special Education
• Single Subject Field Handbook
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program Handbook
• PK-3 Field Placement Handbook

Fieldwork Forms

• Teacher Candidate Evaluation Signature Page
• Observation Log Form
• DHH Student Teaching Evaluation Form
• Early Childhood Special Education Fieldwork Evaluation Rubric
• ECE Lesson Plan Template
• Mild/Moderate Field Experience Evaluation Rubric: EDSP 471
• Mild/Moderate Fieldwork Application Form
• Mild/Moderate Student Teaching Evaluation Form: EDSP 472/EDSP 473
• Multiple Subject Field Experience/Student Teaching Evaluation Form
• PK-3 Lesson Plan Template
• Single Subject Field Experience/Student Teaching Evaluation Form
• Single Subject Observation Template 1
• Single Subject Observation Template 2

Internship Guidelines & Resources (MS, SS, & all Ed Specialist Programs)

Please review the Multiple and Single Subject Programs' Internship Guidelines PDF below for more information, once admitted to our credential program.

• Internship Guidelines

Please click the link below to learn more about the Education Specialist Internship process

• For applicants to Education Specialist programs

Other Forms & Petitions

• Statement of Concern - Coursework
• Statement of Concern - Field Experience/Student Teaching
• Petition for Prior Learning Assessment: Form/Guidelines
• Guidelines for EDSP Intern Credentials
• Intern Support Calendar Template

Resources

• Fall 2025 Incoming Candidate Information Session
• CPR Training Options
• TB Testing
• Mandated Reporter Training
• Scholarships and Grants
• U.S. Constitution Options
• CEEDAR Project Website
• Resources for Social and Emotional Learning
• Rethinking Schools Organization Website
• Learning for Justice Website