Formal Application
Teacher education candidates must submit a formal application for each required field experience through the Office of Field Placement according to the published/posted deadline. Field experience application periods and deadlines are published on the Teacher Education Listservs and posted on the College web site and in highly visible areas in all campus locations. Applications must be submitted through the online application system during the application period.
The Office of Field Placement needs sufficient time to determine eligibility and to secure the best possible placement. Specific deadlines are necessary because school systems/counties require a lead time of four-to-six weeks for consideration of a placement request, because approving and processing a field experience application requires a lead time of two-to-three weeks, and because placement requests for the Fall Semester must be submitted prior to April/May for a placement in the next academic year.
There will be two application periods per semester, one for Practicum, Mentored Practicum, Student Teaching, and Internship, and one for all the pre-practicum experiences: Initial Field Experience, Fieldwork I, Fieldwork II, EDUC 102B, EDUC 201A, EDUC 202B, EDUC 311A, and EDUC 313B. The exception is the Summer Application Period. There will only be one application period to support Summer Field Experience. Candidates should apply during the posted application periods and turn in completed documents to the appropriate field placement office. (See below.) Candidates not meeting the application deadlines will be unable to participate in field experience for the targeted semester. Deadlines are firm and no late applications will be accepted.
No student should attempt to arrange his/her field experience with a school principal or school system. All arrangements for field experiences must be made through the Office of Field Placement. No application will be considered and no field placement will be sought after the Orientation Seminar for a specific field experience.
Field Placement Coordinators and Office Locations
Atlanta: Office of Field Placement, Tift College of Education, Suite 130, Coordinator: Van Mincy
Eastman/Macon: Office of Field Placement, Tift College of Education, Stetson 148, Coordinator: Danielle Molina
Douglas/Henry/Newnan: Office of Field Placement, Tift College of Education, Henry Annex, Suite 101, Coordinator: Nikki Jackson