Field Experience
All programs leading to New York State certification must provide a minimum of 100 hours of field experience for candidates. Field experience hours are incorporated into course assignments for required courses. Students should be aware that many courses require a time commitment beyond the time in the college classroom. A course which requires field experience cannot be passed unless the field experience hours have been successfully completed. Field experience hours must be completed at specified grade levels in specified types of schools, including the full range of grades for the certificate being sought and schools with a diverse student body. Students must provide their own transportation to field experience sites.