Clinical Practice Internship

Clinical practice is the culminating experience for teacher candidates in the undergraduate and graduate initial teacher education programs. The OSSC conducts clinical practice information sessions every semester for candidates that are submitting applications. Attendance at one information session is mandatory and must be fulfilled two semesters prior to clinical practice.

Requirements that must be met prior to beginning the clinical practice experience:

  • Satisfy all course requirements for program of study
  • Undergraduates must maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.75.
  • Undergraduates must maintain a minimum education GPA of 3.0.
  • Students will be reminded to attend a Clinical Practice Information Session approximately one year prior to when they will be completing clinical practice. At that meeting, they will be given the instructions to apply for teacher licensure with the SDE and the requirements for “clearance” by the SDE. This includes undergoing a state criminal records check by the SC Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and a national criminal records check by fingerprints by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
  • Completion of online Bloodborne Pathogen Training
  • Completion of TB testing
  • Establish contact with cooperating teacher and schedule visit(s) for observations (minimum of 6 hours) prior to first day of the internship.

Clinical Practice Forms and Documents

Clinical Practice Handbook

Clinical Practice Calendar (Spring 2022)

The following clinical practice forms are accessible in TK20 (click here for directions) 

Required

  • Clinical Practice Application- To be completed after attending a Clinical Practice Info Session
  • Clinical Practice Acknowledgments- To be completed after completing the Clinical Practice Application

If applicable, to be completed after after receiving guidance from OSSC

  • Request to Work During Clinical Practice- To be completed only by students who need to request to work during clinical practice
  • Request to Proceed- To be completed only by students who will not have all coursework completed prior to clinical practice
  • Withdrawal from Clinical Practice- To be completed only by students who have already completed a Clinical Practice Application and/or are enrolled in clinical practice and need to withdraw