Aaron Copland School of Music
Candidates in Music Education are asked to complete one semester of student teaching, either in the fall or spring semesters. During that semester, they are required to be in their assigned schools every day for a minimum of 14 weeks; 7 1/2 weeks in an elementary (Pk-6) setting and 7 1/2 weeks in a secondary (6-12) setting.
Please click here for the Music Education Student Teaching Handbook. Details about student teaching requirements are shared in the orientation held prior to beginning the program.
To inquire about program requirements or placement procedures please contact:
- Dr. Susan Davis at Susan.Davis@qc.cuny.edu
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5237 or send us an email at victoria.dellera@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from your Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.
Educational and Community Programs (ECP)
For information on student teaching or practical requirements, please click the tab for your program.
Please click here for the Counselor Education Fieldwork Handbook. Details about practicum and internship requirements are shared in the orientation held prior to beginning the program as well as the semester prior to fieldwork.
To inquire about program requirements or placement procedures, please contact:
- Dr. Marissa Matta at Marissa.Matta@qc.cuny.edu
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5237 or send us an email at victoria.dellera@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from the Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.
Please click here for the Educational Leadership Programs Handbook. Details about internship requirements are shared in the orientation held prior to beginning the program.
To inquire about program requirements or placement procedures, please contact:
- Dr. Soribel Genao at Soribel.Genao@qc.cuny.edu
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5237 or send us an email at victoria.dellera@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from your Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.
Please click here for the School Psychology Handbook. Details about practicum and internship requirements are shared in the orientation held prior to beginning the program.
To inquire about program requirements or placement procedures, please contact:
- Dr. Pamela Gershon at Pam.Gershon@qc.cuny.edu
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5237 or send us an email at victoria.dellera@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from your Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.
Please click here for the Special Education Handbook. Details about internship requirements are shared in the orientation held prior to the beginning the program as well as the semester beforehand.
To inquire about program requirements or placement procedures, please contact:
· Dr. Lenwood Gibson at Lenwood.Gibson@qc.cuny.edu
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5237 or send us an email at victoria.dellera@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from your Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.
Elementary and Early Childhood Education (EECE)
For information on student teaching or practica requirements, please click the tab for your program.
- Undergraduate Program in Elementary Education (Grades 1 - 6)
- Graduate Program in Early Childhood Education (Birth - Grade 2)
- Graduate Program in Elementary Education (Grades 1 - 6)
Candidates in the Undergraduate Program in Elementary Education (Grades 1 – 6) are asked to complete two semesters of student teaching in 1st through 6th grade General Education or Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) classrooms. They are placed in a higher-grade band (4th – 6th grade) for one semester, and a lower-grade band (1st – 3rd grade) for the subsequent semester.
Semester I candidates (EECE 360) are in the field Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, for the full school day.
Semester II candidates (EECE 361) are in the field Monday to Thursday, for the full school day.
Candidates are placed by the Field Placement Office at partner NYC DOE schools located within the borough of Queens.
For further information on student teaching duties for all students, please click here to access the EECE Student Teachers Roles and Responsibilities.
For further information on semester I student teaching, please click here to access the EECE 360 Student Teaching FAQs.
For further information on semester II student teaching, please click here to access the EECE 361 Student Teaching FAQs.
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5546 or send us an email at eeceplacement@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from your Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.
Candidates in the Graduate Program in Early Childhood Education (Birth – Grade 2) are asked to complete one semester of student teaching in a PreK – 2nd grade General Education or Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) classroom. Candidates are in the field Monday to Thursday, for the full school day.
Candidates are placed by the Field Placement Office at partner NYC DOE schools located within the borough of Queens. Alternatively, students may apply to remain at their place of employment, if applicable. The site will need to be vetted and approved by the Field Placement Office.
For further information on student teaching duties for all students, please click here to access the EECE Student Teachers Roles and Responsibilities.
For further information on MAT B-2 student teaching, please click here to access the EECE 565.3 Student Teaching FAQs.
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5546 or send us an email to eeceplacement@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from your Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.
Candidates in the Graduate Program in Elementary Education (Grades 1 – 6) (including Dual Certification candidates) are asked to complete one semester of student teaching in a 1st – 6th grade General Education or Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) classroom. Candidates are in the field Monday to Thursday, for the full school day.
Candidates are placed by the Field Placement Office at partner NYC DOE schools located within the borough of Queens. Alternatively, students can apply to remain at their place of employment, if applicable. The site will need to be vetted and approved by the Field Placement Office.
For further information on student teaching duties for all students, please click here to access the EECE Student Teachers Roles and Responsibilities.
For further information on MAT 1-6 student teaching, please click here to access the EECE 566 Student Teaching FAQs.
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5546 or send us an email to eeceplacement@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from your Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.
Family, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences
Please click here for the Family & Consumer Sciences Handbook. Details about student teaching requirements are shared in the orientation held prior to beginning the program.
To inquire about program requirements or placement procedures please contact:
· Dr. Andrea Mosenson at Andrea.Mosenson@qc.cuny.edu
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5237 or send us an email at victoria.dellera@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from your Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule
Please click here for the Physical Education Student Teaching Handbook. Details about student teaching requirements are shared in the orientation held prior to beginning the program.
To inquire about program requirements or placement procedures please contact:
· Dr. Ariela Herman at Ariela.Herman@qc.cuny.edu
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5237 or send us an email at victoria.dellera@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from your Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
Details about field observation and internship requirements are shared with candidates in the internship handbook as well as in the orientation held prior to beginning the program.
To inquire about program requirements or placement procedures please contact:
· Professor Arlene Laverde at Arlene.Laverde@qc.cuny.edu
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5237 or send us an email at victoria.dellera@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from your Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.
Linguistics and Communication Disorders
Candidates in the MSED TESOL program who hold a NYS teaching certificate are asked to complete one semester observation (25 hours), one semester of fieldwork (25 hours), and 1 semester of student teaching either in the fall or spring semesters. The semester of student teaching requires a minimum of 100 hours.
Candidates in the MSED TESOL program who do not hold a NYS teaching certificate are asked to complete one semester of observation (50 hours), one semester of fieldwork (25 hours), and 2 semesters of student teaching either in the fall or spring semesters. Each semester of student teaching requires a minimum of 300 hours. One semester will be completed in an elementary (K-6) setting and one semester in a secondary (7-12) setting.
Candidates in the Post Master’s Advanced Certificate in TESOL program are asked to complete one semester of fieldwork (25 hours) and one semester of student teaching either in the fall or spring semester. The semester of student teaching requires a minimum of 10 days.
Details about student teaching requirements are shared with candidates in the orientation held prior to beginning the program. Candidates and advisors are required to sign a student teaching contract prior to registration.
To inquire about program requirements or placement procedures please contact:
· Dr. Lauren Heffernan at Lauren.Heffernan@qc.cuny.edu
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5237 or send us an email at victoria.dellera@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from your Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.
Secondary Education and Youth Services (SEYS)
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- Art Education
- English Education
- Math Education
- Science Education
- Social Studies Education
- World Language Education
In Fall, candidates complete student teaching I, which encompasses a minimum of 100 hours in an elementary school setting (grades K-6).
In Spring, candidates complete student teaching II, which encompasses a minimum of 240 hours in a middle or high school setting (grades 7-12).
For further information, please click here to access the Art Education Student Teaching FAQs.
To inquire about program requirements, please contact:
- Dr. Susan McCullough at susan.mccullough@qc.cuny.edu
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5546 or send us an email at seysplacement@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from the Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.
In Fall, candidates complete the Initial Clinical Experience (ICE) which encompasses a minimum of 100 hours in a middle or high school setting.
In Spring, candidates complete student teaching which encompasses a minimum of 240 hours. If the candidate completed ICE in a middle school, student teaching will be completed in a high school. If the candidate completed ICE in a high school, student teaching will be completed in a middle school.
For further information, please click here to access the English Education Student Teaching FAQs.
To inquire about program requirements please contact:
- Professor Karen Zaino at kzaino@gradcenter.cuny.edu
- Dr. Wendy Tronrud at wendy.tronrud@qc.cuny.edu
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5546 or send us an email at seysplacement@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from the Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.
In Fall, candidates complete the Initial Clinical Experience (ICE) which encompasses a minimum of 100 hours in a middle or high school setting.
In Spring, candidates will complete student teaching which encompasses a minimum of 240 hours. If the candidate completed ICE in a middle school, student teaching will be completed in a high school. If the candidate completed ICE in a high school, student teaching will be completed in a high school.
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For further information, please click here to access the Math Education Student Teaching FAQs.
To inquire about program requirements and placement procedures please contact:
- Dr. Alice Artzt at alice.artzt@qc.cuny.edu
- Dr. Theresa Gurl at theresa.gurl@qc.cuny.edu
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5546 or send us an email at seysplacement@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from the Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.
In the Fall semester, candidates complete Student Teaching I, which encompasses a minimum 180+ hours in a middle- or high-school setting. Please note that the hours listed are for guidance only. We expect that candidates will remain in their placements from mid-September through mid-December. Generally, all student teaching will take place in New York City public schools in the borough of Queens with a school that has a prior relationship with the program.
In the Spring semester, candidates will complete Student Teaching II, which encompasses a minimum 230+ hours in a middle- or high-school setting. Please note that the hours listed are for guidance only. If the candidate completed Student Teaching I in a middle school, Student Teaching II will be completed in a high school. If the candidate completed Student Teaching I in a high school, Student Teaching II will be completed in a middle school. We expect that candidates will remain in their placements from early February through mid-May. Generally, all student teaching will take place in New York City public schools in the borough of Queens with a school that has a prior relationship with the program.
Candidates should recognize that student teaching is the equivalent to a semester-long career interview. The recommendations that candidates receive from field supervisors, cooperating teachers, and science chairpersons are extremely valuable in the search for a full-time position.
Further information can be found under the “Student Teaching” tab on the Science Education Program’s website.
For additional information, please click here to access the Science Education Student Teaching FAQs.
To inquire about program requirements or placement procedures please contact:
- Dr. Stephen Farenga – stephen.farenga@qc.cuny.edu
- Dr. Salvatore Garofalo – salvatore.garofalo@qc.cuny.edu
- Dr. David Laurenson – david.laurenson@qc.cuny.edu
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5546 or send us an email at seysplacement@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from the Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.
In Fall, candidates complete the Initial Clinical Experience (ICE), which encompasses a minimum of 150 hours in a middle or high school setting.
In Spring, candidates will complete student teaching which encompasses a minimum at minimum of 190 hours. If the candidate completed ICE in a middle school, student teaching will be completed in a high school. If the candidate completed ICE in a high school, student teaching will be completed in a high school.
For further information, please click here to access the Social Studies Education Student Teaching FAQs.
To inquire about program requirements please contact:
- Dr. Jay Shuttleworth- jay.shuttleworth@qc.cuny.edu
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5546 or send us an email at seysplacement@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from the Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.
In Fall, candidates will complete the Initial Clinical Experience (ICE), which encompasses a minimum of 150 hours in a middle school setting.
In Spring, candidates will complete student teaching which encompasses a minimum of 240 hours in a high school setting.
For further information, please click here to access the World Language Education Student Teaching FAQs.
To inquire about program requirements or placement procedures please contact:
- Dr. Jennifer Eddy- jennifer.eddy@qc.cuny.edu
For questions, please contact the Field Placement Office at 718-997-5546 or send us an email at seysplacement@qc.cuny.edu. All emails need to be sent from the Qmail email address. For in-person inquiries, please check the Field Placement Office schedule.