Adolescent Chinese (BA)

 

Clinical Experiences: Fieldwork, Student Teaching, Practicum

Teacher candidates in the Adolescent Chinese (BA) program participate in developmental field experiences (fieldwork), and supervised teaching (student teaching and/or practicum).

For a full list of fieldwork and supervised teaching requirements consult the course catalog and your course sequence guides. Meet with your faculty advisor to determine your particular course of study before registering for classes.

Students must apply for student teaching and/or practicum and select fieldwork experiences. For placement and application procedures see below.

Course Catalog with Course of Study:

Adolescent Chinese

Security Clearance

The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) requires that any student doing more than 40 hours of fieldwork or student teaching in a school needs to obtain fingerprint clearance. Follow this interactive tutorial to learn how to meet this requirement. All students in programs leading to NYS certification will also need to have their fingerprints cleared by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) for NYS certification. Students will only need to be fingerprinted once, by either NYCDOE or NYSED.

Please visit our PETS page for more information about the process for fingerprinting.

Fieldwork

Fieldwork is a classroom experience in a New York City Public School in conjunction with your course.

Placement

For all courses requiring more than 36 hours of fieldwork, all teacher candidates must apply and will be placed by the Office of Clinical Experiences at a Hunter College Partner School in New York City to fulfill their fieldwork requirements.

Teacher Candidates working full time as assistant, associate or head teacher may be eligible to complete their fieldwork requirements in their current job if it is aligned to their pending certification/area of study.

The following are required for eligibility:

  • teaching position must be aligned with pending certification
  • Site must be pre-approved by faculty and/or Office of Clinical Experiences
  • Teacher candidates must submit documentation from worksite/school program director

Application

Teacher candidates must apply for the following courses with fieldwork components through the Office of Clinical Experiences before registering.

SEDF 204 Application
SEDF 205 Application
SEDCP 322 Application
SECDP 341 Application

Registration & Placement Process

  • The Office of Clinical Experiences reviews applications for eligibility.
  • The Office of Clinical Experiences grants registration permission and notifies you via your myhunter.cuny.edu email address one week before registration opens.
  • Teacher Candidate registers for course once permission granted.
  • The Office of Clinical Experiences places teacher candidates at a Hunter College School of Education partner site and notifies you via myhunter.cuny.edu email address.

Supervised Teaching: Student Teaching and/or Practicum

All teacher candidates participate in student teaching and/or practicum as the culmination of your course of study. Student teaching requires 5 full days per week for one semester. Teacher candidates are observed by Hunter College Clinical Supervisors throughout the semester.

Teacher candidates must pass the following New York State exams before registration permission is granted for Supervised Teaching:

  • Educating All Students (EAS)
  • Content Specialty Test (CST) – Chinese

Student Teaching

Teacher candidates complete Student Teaching. Student Teachers are placed by the Office of Clinical Experience with a mentor/cooperating teacher at a Hunter College Partner School in New York City. Teacher candidates teach alongside the mentor/cooperating teacher throughout the semester.

Practicum

Teacher candidates working full time as assistant, associate or head teacher may be eligible to complete Practicum in their current job if it is aligned with their pending certification/area of study.

The following are required for Practicum eligibility:

  • The classroom must be aligned with pending certification
  • Site must be pre-approved by faculty and/or Office of Clinical Experiences
  • Teacher candidates submit a letter from worksite/school program director

Application

All teacher candidates must apply for student teaching and/or practicum through the Office of Clinical Experiences.

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Semester: April 1st
  • Spring Semester: November 1st
  • Summer Semester: N/A

[Student Teaching Application]

[Practicum Application]

Registration & Placement Process

  • The Office of Clinical Experiences reviews student teaching/practicum applications for eligibility.
  • The Office of Clinical Experiences grants registration permission.
  • One week before each semester registration opens, the Office of Clinical Experiences will inform you of next steps through your myhunter.cuny.edu email.
  • If you require placement, the Office of Clinical Experiences will place you at a Hunter College School of Education partner site in New York City and notify your myhunter.cuny.edu email