CANDIDATE SERVICES - CLEARANCES for Educator Preparation/Educator Specialists
Pennsylvania state law requires that all persons who interact with children in any setting must have clearances for their field courses. Clearances must be on file with the Office of Candidate Services. At the following link, you will find a list of Courses Requiring Clearances . Clearances are due at the end of June for the Fall semester and early January for the Spring semester. Students will be notified of clearance deadlines and requirements by email.
FIELD EXPERIENCE Clearance Deadline Information: Background clearances are valid for one year from date of issue for field courses and cannot turn one year old during a semester. For the Spring 2025 semester, the issue date of your clearances must be on or after May 10, 2024.
Clearance Deadline for Winter 24/25 Field Experience Courses: December 5, 2024
Clearance Deadline for Spring 2025 Field Experience Courses: January 3, 2025
- How to obtain clearances: Instructions to complete clearance applications
- How to submit clearances: Directions for online submission through RamPortal
- Important: Choose Chrome or Firefox, clear cache, and restart your computer before submitting clearances
- Release Form required with clearances.
Candidate Services
700 S. Church Street
West Chester, PA 19383
Fax: 610-436-2874
Kelsey Organ
Associate Director
KOrgan@wcupa.edu
610-436-0042
Judy Mullane
Administrative Assistant
JMullane@wcupa.edu
610-436-0065
OTHER INFORMATION
- International student clearance information, please contact Candidate Services at candidateservices@wcupa.edu