In these cases, graduate students will be asked to develop a training plan for returning their students to a regular education setting. Students are expected to spend at least three days a week, full-time, in the role of the certificate sought. Preferably students will work in a setting that provides for the inclusion of special needs students in a regular education classroom. Students working in a regular education setting as a regular education teacher, even if the setting includes special education students, are not considered to be in the role of the certificate sought. Private, residential, or day schools for special education students are acceptable settings so long as the graduate student is able to address the role of inclusion.
Prior approval is required for the practicum.
Forms are available in the Office of Graduate and Continuing Education. Students are requested to submit these forms three months in advance of the experience. Content of the experience also requires the approval of the student's advisor, and this approval must be obtained prior to submitting the application to the Graduate Office. The clinical experience is not part of the master's degree. The roles of outside agencies and community resources and their relationships with families and schools are explored.