Method of Assignment

After you complete the application, you should visit with your program area supervisor and discuss placement options. Your program area supervisor and the Director of Clinical Experiences will review the options and select an appropriate placement following your meeting with your supervisor. Candidates should not meet with teachers or principals in an attempt to establish their own placement. Placement will be based on the following criteria

• OSU must have a contractual agreement with the participating school district.
  
• There must be a minimum of two students per location before it can be designated a Clinical Practice Internship center for that semester. Since we attempt to place a minimum of two candidates per location, we will not utilize every school/district during a given semester.
  
• The principal and the cooperating teacher must be in agreement about the placement.
  
• The cooperating teacher must meet established criteria to work with a Internship candidate. The OSU Clinical Practice Internship supervisors know many cooperating teachers in the public schools and make final selections on their overall professional quality of the teacher and the school setting.
  
• We endeavor to provide you with a Clinical Practice Internship experience that will be both professionally beneficial and personally rewarding. If we cannot work with the three options you have listed, the Director of Clinical Experiences will contact you and your Program Area Supervisor before recommending a alternative placement.