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
- Lynch
- Credits
- 12
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
Requirements fulfilled
- Elementary Education: Full Practicum with Senior Inquiry Seminar (two courses, 15 credits, taken together) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Secondary Education: Full Practicum with Senior Inquiry Seminar (two courses, 15 credits, taken together) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.39 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.66 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 3
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Amy Ryan | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | — | 24 of 29 |
| Fall 2025 | Danielle Date | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | — | 24 of 29 |
| Spring 2025 | Amy Ryan | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | — | 13 of 19 |
| Spring 2025 | Danielle Date | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | — | 13 of 19 |
| Fall 2024 | Amy Ryan | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 10+ hrs/week | 21 of 28 |
| Fall 2024 | Danielle Date | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 10+ hrs/week | 21 of 28 |