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The Field Placement and Advising Office can answer questions related to Field Experience, Student Teaching and Academic Advisement. For advisement you should first seek out your advisor, they should be your first stop but if they are unavailable the Field Placement and Advising office can usually answer questions or point you to the office or resource that can help you.

Field Placement

Many education courses have required Field Experience hours embedded in them. Not only are these hours required for successful completion of your classes but it is a valuable opportunity for students to see firsthand what schools are doing and begin to build professional contacts within the school districts. Students are encouraged to explore urban, suburban and rural schools during their field experience. Field Experience paperwork is available online under the “Field Experience” tab. Student Teaching placements and School Counseling internships are coordinated through the field placements office.

Advisement

The College of Saint Rose is strongly committed to the intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual development of our students. Your faculty advisor is available for discussions about programs of study and career options, among other topics. Please note that it is your advisor’s responsibility to guide and counsel. It is your responsibility to make final decisions. When your Advisor is not available or you have questions you can contact the Field Placement and Advising Office on the first floor of the Lally School of Education in the School of Education offices.

Teacher Certification Exams

Initial certifications and extensions to existing certifications in New York typically require examinations, those exams would include: one or more Content Specialty Tests (depending on the program) and the Educating All Students test. Teachers, School Counselors, Educational Leaders, require examination(s) for certification. While our programs do not require candidates to complete state testing requirements prior to student teaching or graduation, candidates are encouraged to do so.

Teacher Certification Application

TEACH – Online Services is the New York State Department of Education’s online system for applying for the Teacher Certification and submitting the Fingerprinting application. Effective 02/01/2010, paper certificates will no longer be printed for time-limited certificates such as Initial & Provisional. TEACH should be used to verify certification status.

Additional Teacher Certification Instructions for College of Saint Rose Students and Teacher Certification Information (student application information sheets and program numbers) are located on the Registrar’s website and/or you can reach the Registrar’s office by e-mail with your Certification Questions.

When applying for certification, you will need a program code which can be found on the Certification Application information Sheet for your program.