Below are some of the most frequently asked questions about field placements. If you have questions about available placement opportunities, contact Kristine Bridges, Assistant Dean of Career Development.
For questions about obtaining credit and registration, please contact Angela Cruseturner, Senior Assistant Dean, or Lauren Porter, Academic Services Coordinator.
A field placement is an unpaid position with a public interest, non-profit, or government entity (including judicial) that is completed for course credit.
Students who have successfully completed one academic year of study (three quarters) are eligible to enroll in the field placement program.
Once selected for a field placement, you must return a completed copy of the Field Placement Memo of Understanding to Lauren Porter signed by you, your site supervisor, and your faculty supervisor. Once received, you will be registered for the field placement. The Memo of Understanding must be submitted before you begin work.
The following local employers regularly participate in the field placement program:
Yes! You must submit a program description prepared by the site supervisor to Angela Cruseturner for approval before completing any work. Generally, positions with private, for-profit organizations cannot be completed for credit.
Once selected for a field placement, you must return a completed copy of the Field Placement Memo of Understanding to Lauren Porter signed by you, your site supervisor, and your faculty supervisor. Once received, you will be registered for the field placement. The Memo of Understanding must be submitted before you begin work.
A student may take no more than three credit hours in any one approved field placement without approval from the Academic Standards Committee. Students may earn a total of six credit hours in approved field placements. Students are eligible for one credit hour for every 45 hours worked. Unless otherwise approved by Angela Cruseturner, Senior Assistant Dean, field placements are approved for two (2) quarter hours of credit.
Faculty supervisors must provide student externs with ongoing, contemporaneous, faculty-guided experiences. This may take the form of a classroom instructional component, regularly scheduled tutorials, or reflection papers or a journal on which the faculty supervisor will provide feedback. Before you begin your field placement, discuss with your faculty supervisor what will be required throughout your field placement. The Registrar’s Office maintains all field placement records.
Please send Lauren_Porter@baylor.edu a copy of all field placement documents, including reflection papers, journals, and time sheets.
No. Field placements are completed for course credit and are governed by ABA Standard 304. This standard requires faculty supervisors to provide student externs with ongoing, contemporaneous, faculty-guided experiences. This may include a classroom instructional component, regularly scheduled tutorials, reflection papers, or a journal on which the faculty supervisor will provide feedback. Before you begin your field placement, you must discuss with your faculty supervisor what he or she will require of you throughout your field placement.
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