Graduate & Continuing Studies

Candidates for license or endorsement must apply for Clinical Practice.  

The ONLINE APPLICATION must be submitted by the following deadlines:  
Fall Term: May 1
Spring I: November 1
Spring II: December 1

As you prepare for your Clinical Practice experience, please be aware of the following:

• There will be a required orientation meeting (held on Muskingum’s campus) combined with your first seminar prior to the beginning of the term in which you will student teach. The date and time will be sent to you with your placement confirmation letter. Cooperating teachers and university supervisors also attend this meeting.
• Before you can begin student teaching, you must have current (less than one year old) BCI and FBI background checks on file with Graduate & Continuing Studies.
• Candidates not currently employed as teachers are advised that placement outside of the counties surrounding Muskingum University will be dependent on the availability of qualified university supervisors. Every effort is made to accommodate, but no placement choice is guaranteed.
• MAT, MAP, and Post-Bac. candidates applying for initial licenses are required to have passed the appropriate content area exam of the Ohio Assessment for Educators (OAE) prior to the first day of student teaching. Information and registration are available on the website of the Ohio Department of Education. Plan ahead: if you don’t pass an exam, you cannot retake it for 30 days. Before you apply for your license, you must also pass the pedagogy and reading exams.
• Clinical Practice for all candidates seeking either an initial or advanced license consists of TWO (2) parts: 1) the required days of student teaching and 2) the seminar. Check the program descriptions or contact Graduate & Continuing Studies for the appropriate EDUC course numbers. The seminars meet several times during the semester, both face-to-face and online. The class schedule for seminars will be provided at orientation.
• MAT, MAP, and Post-Bac candidates are required to complete ONE (1) and MAE candidates TWO (2) days of EL (English Learner) observation as a part of clinical practice. Placement assistance is available upon request. Information on the accompanying assignment will be provided at the first seminar/orientation.

If you have questions about the application or about clinical practice in general, please contact Leigh Ann Atkins, Field Experience and Clinical Practice Coordinator, at 740-826-8039 or latkins@muskingum.edu 

The list of items below must be completed before clinical practice is confirmed:

• Completion of all required course work with no grades lower than B-
• Formal admission to both Graduate & Continuing Studies and to the Education Department.
• Take and pass all required content exam(s).
• Submit copies of a current BCI & FBI background checks to the Graduate & Continuing Studies. 

Online Clinical Practice Application Form