Office of Certification and Field Experience

Students will be placed in the surrounding systems that have a partnership with Troy University. The placements will be assigned by the Office of Certification and Field Experience, unless otherwise notified by the instructor of record. If the instructor of the course already has placements for the students in the class, the instructor will notify the Office of Certification of the school, teacher, subject/grade and the teacher's email contact information.

The “attachments” section is where students should upload the tracking log of visits and must be signed by the mentor teacher.

Only under extenuating circumstances will a student request for a specific area be considered. Please contact Mr. Eric Burkett for an appointment.

Email for appointment 

Field Placements

Field placements are the clinical experiences required for certification by Alabama State Department of Education. Field experience hours are required for undergraduate majors, minors and ALT-A graduate students, as well as, other certification areas. Field placements are provided by the field experience office which will ensure a variety of experiences throughout the program.

The Certification and Field Experiences Office (CAFE) is responsible for ensuring that all Teacher Candidates at Troy University have met the requirements needed for Certification after degree completion.  The CAFE Office admits teacher candidates into the undergraduate Teacher Education Program and all Graduate Teacher Education Programs (GTEP), including the Alternative Class A initial certification program.  Field Experiences and internships for undergraduate and Alternative Class A teacher candidates are coordinated through the CAFE Office.  Teacher candidates who satisfy program requirements-including internship- and all requirements mandated by the Alabama State Department of Education, will be recommended for certification.

Documentation to be admitted into TEP will need to be uploaded into LiveText. The documents that should be uploaded are on your dashboard.

• TEP Admissions Requirements

TEP Admission Requirements

Troy University admits 2 cohorts per year, August and January. Requirements for TEP admission are communicated through the EDU 3310, Introduction into Education, and additional TEP Admission Meetings. TEP Admissions Meetings will give students vital information regarding setting up an AIM account, Fieldprint account, fingerprint submission, background clearance, insurance requirements and Live Text (soon to be SL&L). Requirements vary depending upon the selected content area.

• A minimum 2.75 GPA is required for the following areas:
  • Cumulative
  • Professional Studies
  • Teaching Field

• Completed at least 80% of general studies courses
  
• Complete EDU 3310
• Log at least 12 field experience hours
• Attended TEP admission meeting

It is strongly recommended that students take EDU 3310, Introduction to Education, before or alongside other education courses. This course covers many of the foundational requirements needed to gain access to field placements.

You are now at the part of your educational experience that will allow you to impact future generations. You are at the internship portion of your education and below is some information that you will need to read, explore and understand before you begin the semester. Pre-internship meetings are held one year before a planned internship.

• Guide to Internship
• Autobiography Instructions

Fill out the application for internship. See your campus internship coordinator for deadlines.

• Internship Application

Courtesy Placements are considered only for cases in which extenuating circumstances will not allow a candidate to intern in the Troy University service area. This would include a mandatory change of a spouses' employment location, a military transfer, or documented medical reasons. Each courtesy placement request is reviewed on an individual basis. Courtesy placements are not simply made due to the fact that a candidate wants to move home during internship for financial reasons. A GPA of 3.2 for anyone requesting a courtesy placement is desired. A courtesy placement could result in Candidates being responsible for securing their own placement and obtaining their own university supervisor, following University guidelines.

• Courtesy Placement Request Form

The Internship Handbook contains pertinent information for the teacher candidate, cooperating teacher and the university supervisor. Feel free to use the handbook which includes observation form information used during the internship.

• Internship Handbook
• TEP Personal Information Form
• Security Clearance Update Form
• Checklist for Internship(s) Notebooks
• Internship Dress Code

Fill out the Acknowledgement Form and take it with you when you attend the pre-internship meetings.

• Internship Acknowledgement Form

Dates are sent out through the Canvas group. 
 
**You MUST attend one of these meetings to be eligible for internship. If you do not attend this mandatory meeting, your internship WILL be postponed.**