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 may not register for Field Education units in their first semester of studies.
Field Education Syllabus
Students are required to provide the placement supervisor a copy of the syllabus with the Agreement Form Package.
Download Field Education Syllabus (PDF)
Field Education Forms
Students are responsible to ensure that all forms are submitted on time.
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 Education placement in one of the following ways:
- Search in Service Opportunities
- Search the Tyndale Classified page for ministry opportunities.
- Contact an agency that is of interest. View list of agencies
- Ask your pastor, family and friends if they know of an opportunity
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 Education placements may be paid or volunteered
- Field Education placements may be done at churches or ministry organizations
- Field Education placements duties must be in accordance with the student's major
- 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