Prospective Student Teachers
Student teaching applications for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 were due by February 4, 2026.
If you have a compelling reason for why you need to apply late, you must contact Dr. Erica Spence-Umstead, Asst. Dean of Partnerships and Field Placements, at espenceumste@rider.edu. Your situation will be reviewed with the relevant program department chair to determine if you can be accepted as a late applicant, or if you will need to wait until the following academic year.
Applications for Fall 2027 and Spring 2028 student teaching will be available on this website in January 2027.
Please contact the Field Placement Office with any questions at certificationoffice@rider.edu or 609-896-5175.
- Criminal Background Check (CBC) / Substitute Certificate
- CBC Applicant Instructions (PDF)
- You must use "Substitute Teacher" as your position when applying for your criminal background check. Do not use "Volunteer" as your position.
- Please note that the NJ DOE no longer mails printed clearance letters for the CBC. You must download and print a PDF file from .
- provides steps for the substitute credential process. Additionally, we have directions and important links on the substitute credentials webpage.
Student Teachers
Student teachers should download the items listed below within the first week of student teaching. The first is a form for recording the weekly schedule for your teaching assignment. It should be completed and submitted to your supervisor, unless your supervisor requests this information in a different format. The others may be useful when planning lessons during student teaching. All documents can be found in the Student Teaching Handbook as well.
- Elementary Education Student Teaching Schedule Form (PDF)
- Secondary Education Student Teaching Schedule Form (PDF)
- Lesson Planning (DOC)
- Preobservation Form (PDF)
- INTASC Standards for Teaching
- Expectations of Student Teachers Document (PDF)
Cooperating Teachers
Evaluations
Cooperating Teachers are required to complete a midterm and a final evaluation during the semester. Evaluations will be sent via email (as a link, not an attachment) and are conducted through Qualtrics. The evaluations are based on the Danielson Framework. The Framework is in the Student Teaching Handbook for review.
Honorarium/Tuition Remission
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Honoraria are issued after the close of the academic semester. Tuition remission may be applied to a course within one year of the semester in which a cooperating teacher hosted a 天美传媒官网 student teacher.
- Form Requesting Honorarium or Tuition Remission (PDF) (must be submitted by all CTs)
- IRS W-9 Form (PDF) (must be submitted by all CTs)
- Tuition Remission Form (PDF) (only submit if requesting Tuition Remission instead of the honorarium)
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Required forms for mileage reimbursement will be emailed to you before the close of the current semester. Send completed reimbursement forms (check requests and mileage logs) to Jeanette Friscia @jfriscia@rider.edu in the Field Placement Office in Bierenbaum Fisher Hall 116.
Form Submission
Forms may be submitted via email (as scanned pdf attachments), fax, mail, or dropped off at:
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Office of Field Placement & State Certification
2083 Lawrenceville Road, BFH 116
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Email: certificationoffice@rider.edu
Phone: 609-896-5175
Fax 609-896-5282
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 A.M. - 5 P.M.