EDUC 4250 Practicum for Lynch School Students

A semester-long, full-time, five day a week practicum experience designed to meet the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Educations requirements for endorsement from Boston College. Students will be guided by a qualified school-based mentor (Supervising Practitioner) and a university-based mentor (Program Supervisor). In addition to registering for the course, students must complete the online application (https://forms.gle/UZZ5PWRNGYgz7UpC9t) during the semester preceding the placement by April 15 for fall placements and December 1 for spring placements. Contact the Office of Field Placement and Partnership Outreach at prac@bc.edu for more information. For Lynch School undergraduate students only; Department permission required after August/December 15.

Course overview

Department
Teacher Education and Curriculum and Instruction
School
LSOE
Credits
12
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Fall,Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites
EDUC3153 or Approval by the Office of Field Placement, good academic standing (grade point average of 2.5 or higher), and successful completion of all pre-practicum teacher education requirements and courses. or Permission of Department
Corequisites
EDUC4231

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Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.39 / 5

Based on 116 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Amy Ryan
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 3.62/5
  • Danielle Date
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 3.71/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Danielle Date, Amy Ryan · By Arrangement · Offered