EDUC 7420 Graduate Full Practicum/Initial License
A semester-long, full-time, five day a week practicum experience for graduate students in early childhood, elementary and secondary education. The course is 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. Department permission required after August/December 15th
Course overview
- Department
- Teacher Education and Curriculum and Instruction
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 6
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- 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.
- Corequisites
- EDUC7432
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.77 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.99 / 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 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 10+ hrs/week | 5 of 9 |
| Fall 2025 | Danielle Date | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 10+ hrs/week | 5 of 9 |
| Spring 2025 | Amy Ryan | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 7–9 hrs/week | 32 of 35 |
| Spring 2025 | Danielle Date | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 18 of 19 |
| Fall 2024 | Amy Ryan | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 4 of 6 |
| Fall 2024 | Danielle Date | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 4 of 6 |
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Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 07
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 07