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Return to: 1600 Educator Preparation
All Georgia State University students who are accepted into a teacher education program and will be completing a field placement must complete the requirements to obtain a Pre-Service Certificate through the Georgia Professional Standards Commission which includes a criminal background check and the ethics module.
All teacher preparation programs require an Opening School experience in addition to practicum and student teaching placements. Opening school experiences vary by program and can include the Georgia State student spending 1-2 weeks with a mentor teacher during pre-planning and the first week of school. Due to the schedules of the county schools where Georgia State places students, the opening school experience may occur prior to the start of the Georgia State fall term. Students should check with their program faculty regarding the specific number of days/hours required for their opening school experience for their program.
Students accepted into teacher education programs, will not be able to begin their field placement(s) until they receive their Pre-Service certificate number from the GaPSC and provide proof to the Office of Field Placements and Certification.
Upon admission to a teacher education program, you will receive an email from the Office of Field Placements and Certification with instructions for how to apply for your Pre-Service certificate. Do not submit your Pre-Service Certificate application before you are admitted.
Extended field experiences, opening school, practicum and/or student teaching (i.e. experiences involving interactions with students, tutoring or classroom teaching in school settings) will be arranged by the Office of Field Placements and Certification and program coordinators in the educator preparation departments of the students’ major fields of study.
Students must successfully complete the prerequisite courses in their program of study with respect to securing a placement.
It is the responsibility of the student to check with their faculty advisor regarding specific departmental procedures required to request a practicum or student teaching placement.
Students may not contact a school or school system office or report to a school site until they are notified by their department or the Office of Field Placements and Certification of their placement confirmation.
An additional lab fee of $125.00 will be charged at the time students register for selected field experiences. Educator preparation students must be aware that extra costs such as tort liability, criminal background check, and transportation will be incurred at various times during the completion of educational field experiences.
Teacher education and counseling students are required to purchase tort liability prior to placements in field experience courses, practicum, or student teaching. Students will be expected to show proof of coverage to program coordinators/supervisors prior to field placements.
Continuing Duty to Report Criminal Events
In addition to the continuing duty Georgia State University students have to report criminal events that occur after application to the University per the Georgia State Student Code of Conduct, students enrolled in educator preparation programs or in education coursework requiring field-based experiences must (1) report to the Office of Field Placements and Certification any criminal events described below that occur after the criminal background check required for field placements was conducted (notice to Office of Field Placements and Certification must be made within 72 hours of the student’s notice of the event); (2) consent to a new criminal background check; and (3) provide written consent for the release of the criminal background report and all information about the criminal event to any field placement site at which the student is currently student teaching or at which Georgia State attempts to place the student in the future. Failure to comply with the notice requirement described herein may result in sanctions up to and including immediate withdrawal from the University. Failure to comply with the criminal background check and release of information requirement described herein will result in immediate removal from all current field placements and courses and denial of future requests for field placement.
- Conviction of a crime other than a minor traffic violation.
- Criminal charges filed against the student.
- Entering a plea of guilty, a plea of no contest, a plea of nolo contendere, an Alford plea, or a plea under any first offender act in response to charges filed against the student.
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