The following items are prerequisites to all fieldwork courses and must be submitted prior to the start of the quad in which fieldwork observations will be completed. Candidates will not receive a placement until all prerequisites have been satisfied, and failure to submit one or more prerequisites will result in being dropped from the fieldwork course.
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Prerequisites
Ferpa Training
All candidates completing fieldwork must complete a Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) training prior to beginning fieldwork. For prerequisite requirements, all candidates will need to complete the FERPA 101:Local Agencies training. In order to access the training you will need to create a free account. Be sure to submit your Certificate of Completion to the Field Experience Coordinator at your campus. Please submit to soeforms@pointloma.edu.
Health Clearance
Evidence must be presented that candidates are free from tuberculosis. This health clearance can be provided in three different ways: a negative TB test, an official At Risk Assessment, or an official medical report showing either blood test results or a chest X-ray. To obtain health clearance, you may visit your own doctor.
TB Test Results
Regardless of school district policies, PLNU’s policy is that a negative TB test is valid for four years. Your TB test must, therefore, be dated on or more recently than two years before the last day of the quad. Candidates at the Mission Valley Regional Center may choose to use the PLNU Wellness Center (located on main campus) to obtain a TB test during the fall or spring semesters. For hours and pricing at the Wellness Center, please call please call (619) 849-2574.
Certificate of Clearance
Evidence of a valid certificate of clearance must be presented. This is a two-step process:
1. Livescan (fingerprints)
2. Certificate of Clearance
Livescan (Fingerprints)
Students must have their fingerprints taken (this can only be done in California), then they will set up their CTC account to retrieve their certificate of clearance. Candidates are required to complete the 41-LS LiveScan Form. Click this link to see quick tips for applicants.
Certificate of Clearance
Once you have had fingerprints taken, apply online for your Certificate of Clearance.
Once you set up your account with CTC, check back on this site to retrieve your Certificate of Clearance, take a screenshot, and please submit the certificate to soeforms@pointloma.edu.
The normal clearance process may take 2-3 weeks.
Liability Insurance
Evidence of personal liability insurance must be presented. Liability insurance is NOT health insurance or car insurance. Liability insurance is protective coverage for students in Field Experience (i.e., Fieldwork, Clinical Practice).
If you are a member of a Teachers Union then you may provide that proof instead of purchasing additional insurance by submitting your membership card or other proof of membership in a Teachers Union displaying your name and valid membership dates (NOT a pay stub).
If at any time, during Field Experience, you no longer pay into a Teachers Union you are required to purchase another form of insurance coverage.
Affordable student membership liability insurance ($25 – $30) can be purchased via membership in one of the following:
This professional liability insurance is issued for the dates of the school year. Policy begins in September and ends in August. For example: your insurance card will show membership valid for the 25/26 school year.
This professional liability insurance will be valid for one year from the purchase date.