Field Supervision

Applications to Supervision

• Multiple Subject (MS) Fieldwork/Student Teaching Application & Placement Request (This form is for original Early Fieldwork or Student Teaching applications only. Updated June 2021

IMPORTANT: A fieldwork/student teaching application should not be submitted until the candidate has:

1. been fully admitted to the university,
2. has been fully admitted to the teaching credential program, and;
3. has completed New Student Orientation. For any questions, email supervisionoffice@csusb.edu or call the Supervision Office at 909-537-7400.

What is the Difference Between Early Fieldwork and Student Teaching?

Early Fieldwork is the observations you conduct at a school site during the first phase of the MS program. If you are on Track A, you would complete early fieldwork during your first program semester. If you’re on Track B, you would complete early fieldwork during the first two semesters of the program. You will be placed with a resident teacher and will observe student learning and teacher instruction, reflect on your observations, connect it to your learning in your coursework, and engage in instructional experiences as directed by your resident teacher.
Student Teaching is a full-time clinical experience at a placement site during the final phase of the MS program. Regardless of track, all candidates complete student teaching during the final semester of the program. During student teaching, you are working alongside a resident teacher who helps you with lesson planning, planning instruction, analysis of student work, etc. You are also assigned a university supervisor who observes you six times throughout the semester.

Early Fieldwork Hours

Student Teaching Hours

This is a full-time experience. You will be at your placement site 5 days a week, 6-7 hours a day, for 16 weeks (480-560 hours total) during the the final semester in the program. You do not need to keep track of your student teaching hours using a fieldwork log. Instead, you will go to your placement site each day and sign in at the main office.

See Presentations and Handbooks for Early Fieldwork and Student Teaching Below.