Clinical experiences are an integral part of all the certification programs in the School of Education. The primary purpose of clinical experiences is to connect the theory and strategies learned in the Nazareth classrooms to real-world applications in public schools/agencies.
Field Experiences are formative clinical experiences that take place prior to a teacher candidate student teaching.
Literacy Practicum is a series of clinical experiences for teacher candidates who are looking to add a literacy specialist certification to their current teaching credentials.
Undergraduate Practicum is an intermediate clinical experience for undergraduate teacher candidates in the Inclusive Early Childhood/Childhood Program and the Inclusive Adolescence Program that takes place in the Summer A semester prior to student teaching.
Undergraduate Student Teaching is a culminating clinical experience for undergraduate teacher candidates looking to earn an initial teaching certification and bachelor's degree.
Graduate Student Teaching (Initial Certification) is a culminating clinical experience for teacher candidates who have a bachelor's degree and are looking to earn their initial teaching certification through a master's program.
The Office of Clinical Experiences and Partnerships would not be able to carry out its job without the help of our wonderful school-based teacher educators (SBTEs), also known as cooperating teachers. This page for our SBTEs provides the most up-to-date information about the types of clinical experiences and the responsibilities expected during these experiences: