Several of the Educational Studies course offerings require the undergrads to go into the local public schools- to observe, to tutor, and to experience K-12 schooling from a new perspective.
The Educational Studies courses that require field placements are:
- EDUC 206- Education in America
- 10 required hours of placement
- Prerequisite course for EDUC 336 and EDUC/PSYC 368, beginning Fall 2017
- 10 required hours of placement
- EDUC 286- Language Acquisition and Reading Development for Secondary and K-12 Teachers
- 12 required hours of placement
- Can be taken for ELAW credit
- 12 required hours of placement
- EDUC 296- Language Acquisition and Phonemic Awareness
- 27-30 required hours of placement
- One-on-one tutoring with struggling readers in elementary school
- 27-30 required hours of placement
- EDUC 336- Exceptionality: Introduction to Special Education
- 12 required hours of placement
- Prerequisites needed: PSYCH 101 and EDUC 206
- Can be taken for ELAW credit
- 12 required hours of placement
- EDUC/PSYC 368- Educational Psychology
- 12 required hours of placement
- Prerequisite needed: EDUC 206
- Can be taken for ELAW credit
- 12 required hours of placement
Volunteer Status with St. Mary’s County Public Schools
- To apply for volunteer status, visit the SMCPS Volunteer Sign-Up web page.
- Volunteer Applications MUST be submitted according to the following timeline:
- December 1st- for spring semester courses
- May 1st- for summer and fall semester courses
- Failure to apply by these SMCPS-mandated timelines will result in a force-drop from the EdStudies course.
- Failure to apply by these SMCPS-mandated timelines will result in a force-drop from the EdStudies course.
- Volunteer Applications MUST be submitted according to the following timeline:
- After you have submitted your application for SMCPS Volunteer status, please submit your name to Elsa G. Ugues via this Google Form.
- You will schedule your field placement prior to the start of each semester. Elsa G. Ugues is the Field Placement coordinator, and will contact you via email after registration period closes.