The Center for School Partnerships and Teacher Certification coordinates the Candidate onboarding process through Brightspace onboarding courses. The purpose of the course is for the Candidate to complete requirements to be cleared to begin field-based experiences in their program. All Candidates are required to self-enroll in the course based on a welcome email received from teachereducation@potsdam.edu and complete requirements based on the timeframes outlined in the course. The field-based experience placement process begins with completion of the first two checkpoints of the onboarding course. Failure to complete onboarding requirements by dates provided in email communication from the Center for School Partnerships and Teacher Certification may delay the placement request process and may impact the Candidate's ability to complete requirements to successfully pass the field-based course.
Requirements submitted will be reviewed by the Center for School Partnerships and Teacher Certification, and either marked as completed or returned for resubmission if the information is inaccurate. Submissions will be reviewed during regular business hours, Monday through Friday.
All Teacher Candidates enrolled in a teacher education program that leads to an initial certification, must self-enroll and complete requirements in the Teacher Education Onboarding course.
U.S. Students
Access this checklist to self-enroll in the course and view the deadline for the completion of each requirement: USA Checklist_Teacher_Education_Requirements.docx
Canadian Students
Access this checklist to self-enroll in the course and view the deadline for the completion of each requirement: Canadian Checklist_Teacher_Education_Requirements.docx
All Teacher Candidates enrolled in a teacher education program that leads to an initial certification, must self-enroll and complete requirements in the Teacher Education Onboarding course.
U.S. Students
Access this checklist to self-enroll in the course and view the deadline for the completion of each requirement: USA Checklist_Teacher_Education_Requirements.docx
Canadian Students
Access this checklist to self-enroll in the course and view the deadline for the completion of each requirement: Canadian Checklist_Teacher_Education_Requirements.docx
Note: Upon acceptance into the program, a registration hold will be placed on the Teacher Candidate's account. The hold will be lifted upon successful completion of the Course Orientation-Checkpoint 2 of the course.
All Candidates enrolled in an advanced studies in education program, must self-enroll and complete requirements in the Advanced Studies in Education Onboarding course.
Access this checklist to self-enroll in the course and view the deadline for the completion of each requirement: Advanced Studies in Education_Checklist_Onboarding_Requirements.docx
Note: Upon acceptance into the program, a registration hold will be placed on the Candidate’s account. The hold will be lifted upon successful completion of the Course Orientation-Checkpoint 2 of the course.