Students enrolled in a Bachelor of Religious Education program or the Certificate in Christian Studies: Transitions program are required to complete Field Education placements in a ministry setting.

Students must register for Field Education units before the add/drop deadline. New students may not register for units in their first semester of studies.

• Field Education Syllabus
• Field Education Forms
• What is Field Education?
• Why Does Tyndale Require Students to do Field Education?
• How to Find a Placement
• Field Education Units
• Parameters
• Length of Commitment
   

Field Education Syllabus

Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Spring/Summer 2012
     Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Spring/Summer 2013 (coming soon)

Field Education Forms

Students are responsible to ensure that all forms are submitted on time

Agreement Form (Revised 4/17/2012; includes Roles and Responsibilities)
Timesheet 
Self-Evaluation Form 
Supervisor Evaluation Form

What is Field Education?

Field Education units are non-credit graduation requirements for the BRE degree and Certificate in Christian Studies: Transitions. Field Education involves a placement in a ministry setting in an area of interest to the student. The required units must be completed in order to graduate.

Why does Tyndale require students to do Field Education?

• to provide the student with ministry opportunities in which he/she may develop some key skills
• to assist the student in identifying spiritual and character development
• to allow the student to gain experience in a variety of service settings
• to give the student an opportunity to reflect on his/her calling in life
   

How to Find a Placement

Students may find a Field Ed. placement in one of the following ways:

• Search in Service Opportunities.
• Contact an agency that is of interest. Click here for some options.
• Choose an opportunity that you already know about.
   

Speak to your faculty advisor about an appropriate choice for your field placement.

Field Education Units

• FDED 1020
• FDED 2010
• FDED 2020
• FDED 3010
• FDED 3020
   

Parameters

• Field Ed. placements may be paid or volunteered
• Field Ed. placements may be done at churches or ministry organizations
• The student’s faculty advisor must approve the placement and his/her signature is required on the Agreement Form
   

Length of Commitment

• Each unit requires a minimum of 48 hours of service in order to pass
• Students may complete 2 units in one semester (requires 96 hours)
• Students may complete up to 2 units at any one agency (additional units may be approved by the Centre for Service Learning)
• Travel time may be counted in the 48 hours (up to 10 hours per unit)
• The hours must span at least 7 days
• If the placement spans more than one semester, the student is to register for the unit in the semester in which the placement will be completed