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- What are the Office of Field Experiences
hours of operations?
- During the academic school year: Monday
- Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm, Except Tuesdays 8:30-6pm
- During the summer: Monday - Thursday, 8:00am-5:15pm,
closed Fridays.
- What is the GPA requirement to be in the
education program?
- All undergraduate students must maintain
a 2.75 to be accepted into and remain in the education program.
The 2.75gpa is the minimum GPA to have while completing field experiences
and to exit the program.
- To determine what your GPA is, you can access
the GPA
Calculator provided by the Advisement Center. Or, try it on
your own! Here's how:
- Go to Student Services and click on
WP Online. Select the grade file and choose the most recent
semester. Next, using the CUMULATIVE data as your reference,
divide the total QUALITY POINTS by the total QUALITY HOURS.
That is your cumulative GPA. You can predict how your GPA will
be affected by assigning grades to the courses in which you
are currently registered and adding those figures to the cumulative
totals listed. To do so, you must know that the number of credits
you're taking are added to your QUALITY HOURS total. To determine
the quality points earned for the semester, you must multiply
each grade you receive by its' point value. For example: A=4.00,
A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-=2.7, C+=2.3, C=2.0, C-=1.7, D+=1.3,
D=1.0, F=0. IF YOU ARE TAKING A COURSE PASS/FAIL, DO NOT
FACTOR IN THE QUALITY HOURS OR POINTS. Add up the points
for the semester and add them to the QUALITY POINTS total and
then recalculate.
- Where can students get applications?
- Applications can be found in the Office
of Field Experiences in V3108 or can be downloaded from the
Applications webpage.
- Which applications do students need for each
certification program?
- Undergraduate K-8: CIEE 301 and Student
Teaching
- Undergraduate P-3: CIEC 200, CIEC 300, and
Student Teaching
- Post Bac. K-8: CIEE 517 and Student Teaching
- Undergraduate Subject-Field K-12: CISE 352,
and Student Teaching
- Post. Bac. Subject-Field K-12: CISE 602
and Student Teaching
- Undergraduate Special Education: SPED 310,
SPED 320, SPED 420, and Student Teaching
- Undergraduate Music: Mus288, Mus 388 and Student Teaching
- Post Bac. Special Education: SPED 654 and
Student Teaching
- Physical Education: PETC 397, PETC 398,
and Student Teaching
- Why do applications need to be signed by
an education advisor?
- Designated faculty in each academic department
assist students in planning their certification program.
- Advisors need to sign all applications to
make sure students meet the prerequisites required to complete field
experiences.
- Meeting with an education advisor also gives
students the opportunity to ask questions related to the certification
program and their academic progress.
- How can students find out who is their education
advisor?
- Upon acceptance into the certification program,
students will receive an acceptance letter and an advisor should
be assigned at that time.
- If students do not know who their advisor
is, they can access WPOnline, or contact the department relevant
to their certification program:
- What is a biographical data form, why does
it have to be typed, and why do three (3) copies have to be submitted
with every field experience application?
- A biographical data form includes important
information that school districts should know about students who
are seeking field experience placements. This form acts as a resume
and gives the students a chance to showcase themselves.
- A biographical data form must be typed because
it is a professional document. It also should be proofread for spelling
and grammatical errors. It is also beneficial for students to have
an education advisor to look over the form to get a professional
opinion.
- The Office of Field Experiences needs four
(4) copies attached to each application because the biographical
data form is mailed to the district a request for placement is being
made, given to the student's supervisor, and one kept in the student
files.
- Why do students have to have at least one
urban placement?
- Students need to complete one urban and
one non-urban field placement for two reasons. The William Paterson
University, College of Education values diversity and expects that
you will learn to be an excellent teacher in all settings.
You are being certified to teach in all types of New Jersey classrooms
and it is very important that your experiences include diverse settings
in New Jersey.
- To better understand what constitutes an
urban school district, please visit the NJ Dept. of Education website
for criteria on District
Factor Groups.
- We encourage students to consider a yearlong
placement as a TLC student in an urban Professional Development
School. Please see TLC and PDS below.
- Why are students not allowed to complete
their field experiences in a district with which they are affiliated?
- The Office of Field Experiences wants students
to have the best possible experiences in the classrooms. It is beneficial
to complete field experiences outside of affiliated districts because
it affords students the opportunity to network outside districts
where they already know a teacher or administrator.
- Also, students with diversity in their placements
have a larger range of marketability to display on their resumes.
- It is also important for students to have
an objective learning experience in their placements and completing
a practicum or student teaching in an affiliated may possible prevent
that.
- The acronyms "TLC" and "PDS" are used by
the Office of Field Experiences and mentioned by professors in education
classes as well. What do these terms mean?
- Please refer to our Special Programs webpage
for information on these and other exciting programs.
- How does a student cancel a practicum or
student teaching placement request?
- All withdrawal/cancellation requests must
be submitted in writing. A withdrawal form can be obtained from
V3108 or on the Office of Field Experiences website. Students must
also withdraw at the office of the Registrar. All withdrawl dates
in the Master Schedule must be followed.
- How are students notified about where they
are placed?
- The Office of Field Experiences has a bulletin
board with the status of student placements that is updated regularly.
- Once a school district has accepted a student
or accepted a student for an interview, the Office of Field Experiences
will mail a letter to the address the student listed on the application.
- The Office of Field Experiences is investigating
a way of maintaining a placement list on the website. Keep checking!
- What should students do if their address
or telephone number has changed since filing any applications with the
Office of Field Experiences?
- Students must notify the Office of Field
Experiences if any address or telephone number changes occur.
- Please remember that updating the new information
with the Registrar's Office DOES NOT update the Office
of Field Experiences and vice versa. Students must notify both offices
of any changes to avoid complications with mailings and emergencies.
- Why do students need to have a substitute
teaching license and a mantoux test for their field experiences?
- The substitute license is required by the
Office of Field Experiences because the criminal history background
check that is conducted helps ensure William Paterson University
is not sending students into school districts with a criminal background.
- Having a substitute license also affords
students the opportunity to substitute teach during the semester
to gain valuable teaching experience, as well as build those
resumes!
- A substitute license also affords students
the opportunity to accept a permanent substitute teaching position
in a district following student teaching.
- Students should check the Upcoming Events webpage for information
on substitutue license workshops conducted on campus each semester.
- The mantoux test is required by anyone who
is employed in a school.
- The mantoux test checks for tuburculosis
and takes only a minute or two at a doctor's office or on campus
at the Health Center
for a nominal fee.
- The mantoux test is valid for only one
year and must be current during the time students are in school
districts for a practicum or student teaching.
- All students must submit copies of
valid substitute licenses and mantoux test three monts in adavance
of their field experience to the Office of Field Experiences or
they cannot complete their practicum or student teaching to their
assigned school.
- Students must also bring copies of
valid substitute licenses and mantoux results with them on their
first day of practicum/student teaching.
- Why do Teacher Candidates need to take and pass the PRAXIS exams(s) in all appropriate certification areas before they can student teach?
- All Education Departments require Teacher Education Candidates to take and pass the PRAXIS exams(s) in all appropriate certification areas before student teaching because a passing score(s) on the PRAXIS esams(s) is required by the state for certification.
- Are the events in the Office of Field Experiences
that students have to attend throughout the school year mandatory?
- Absolutely. Students will receive letters
indicating important dates and times for particular events and being
punctual is important!
- Students may access the Upcoming Events webpage for dates and
event times and locations
- Where can students obtain information regarding
certification and the Praxis tests?
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