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Fourth-year Field Placement: Part-time Program

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Course: CLD 464 Field Education IV

Your fourth year senior internship is an opportunity to take your knowledge, skills, and experiences to a new level and to o help you lay the groundwork for success in employment or graduate studies.

  • A self-selected field placement that specializes in an area of your studies

Your fourth-year field education placement is 22 full days.  

 Note: The prerequisite for this course is CLD 363.

This course is 22 full days in duration.
Depending on the semester, students may attend placement 3 or 5 days per week.

Term Placement Dates
Winter 2024

3 days/week, Jan. 22-March 18

Spring 2024

3 days/week, May 6-June 24

Summer 2024

3 days/week, June 24-Aug. 12

5 days/week, July 1-30

Note that non-academic documentation can take several weeks to complete. It is important to begin the process early to ensure that all documents are submitted by the required due date. To participate in this placement course, you must obtain the following forms:

Vulnerable Sector Screening Form (VSS)

  • Processed by the police service in the municipality where you reside.
  • If you reside in the city of Toronto (Postal Code starts with M), contact than.le@torontomu.ca for the Toronto Police Service VSS Agency Code and submit your application online.
  • If you reside outside of Toronto, contact your local police service to determine the application process.
  • The application form must be processed within six months of the placement start date.

 (PDF file) TB test form

  • Completed by a health care provider in the Province of Ontario.
  • Must be processed within six months of the placement start date.

Certificate in Standard First Aid and CPR Level C.

  • Contact the Canadian Red Cross, St. John's Ambulance, Toronto Metropolitan University Sports and Recreation or a certifying agency of your choice.
  • First Aid Certificate must be valid on the first day of placement. Check your certification to determine the expiration date.

How to submit non-academic documentation

All non-academic documentation is submitted electronically to than.le@torontomu.ca

When ALL non-academic documents are completed scan or take a clear photo of each document and send ONE EMAIL that includes the following:

  • images of all documents with the processing/expiration date clearly visible
  • your full name
  • your Toronto Metropolitan University student number

Due dates:

  • March 29, 2024 for Spring 2024 placements
  • May 27, 2024, for Summer 2024 placements