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Field Experience for Online/Out of State Students

Teacher candidates that do not live in Florida or Nevada that are seeking field experience placement should follow the following steps:

1. Contact the school district for the county that you wish to complete your field experience hours in.
   
   
2. Find out how the school district prefers to process placements for field experience students. Does the school district prefer to place students themselves or do they encourage students to find their own placement? If the school district prefers to assign placements to students then the Office of Placement Services will need to be given a contact name and phone number for that school district.
   
   
3. Next, you will need to inquire about security clearance (fingerprinting). Although, every school district may not require field experience students to complete the fingerprinting process, it is NSU’s policy that all field experience/internship students do so. Find out what the proper procedures are and obtain security clearance for the county in which you will complete your field experience hours in.
   
   
4. If a school district requires students to find their own placement then you may use the Letter of Introduction to aid you in explaining your intentions when contacting schools/assistant principals. A print out of your course syllabi will also be helpful in this process.
   
   
5. Once you have secured your placement (whether it was assigned by the school district or obtained by self placement) you will then need to report your placement to NSU. You may do so by using the online Field Placement Reporting Form. You will find this form on the first page of our Field Experience website.
   
   
6. If you should have any questions or problems in regards to obtaining a field placement in your area then please contact the Office of Placement Services at 1-800-986-3223 ext. 28561 or email us at robidoug@nova.edu .  Having close and constant contact with the Office of Placement Services will ensure a smooth placement process for all students.

**NOTE- Undergraduate students will need to obtain a different field placement each semester. It is not permitted for undergraduate education students to complete field experience hours where they work, have previously completed field experience hours, or where they have children/family attending.