Students: Employed or Distance Education Clinical Sign-up

This form should be completed by candidates who are completing clinical assignments (prior to the yearlong internship placement) either:

• more than 50 miles from the University, 
• in their own classroom as an employed teacher (i.e., a residency teacher, graduate teacher of record, teaching assistant) 

If you are a distance education candidate (who lives more than 50 miles from UNC Charlotte) and you need to secure a site for your clinical experiences (meaning you are not already employed in a school), you must first confirm that we have a partnership agreement with your desired school or district in order to complete your clinical experiences in that school or district. You can find a list of current partnership schools and districts on this webpage. Please note that partnership agreements can take up to 6 months to complete. This may delay the completion of your course requirements. 

Prior to completion of this form, candidates should ensure the district/school is not listed in the Sonia online clinical portal. If your preferred site is already listed in the Sonia online clinical portal, then you should request the placement through the Sonia portal. 

Students seeking placements in the Charlotte region must use the Sonia online clinical portal to sign up for their placement. This form should not be completed for local candidates whose choice of clinical placement is unavailable in the Sonia portal.