{"id":16039,"date":"2025-02-05T09:53:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T14:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/?page_id=16039"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:18:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:18:04","slug":"clinical-experiences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/ma-elp\/clinical-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">M.A. in Educational Leadership and Policy<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"m-a-elp\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-m-a-elp\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-16088\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16088\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/ma-elp\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16116\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16116\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/ma-elp\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16092\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16092\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/ma-elp\/clinical-experiences\/\">Clinical Experiences<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16091\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16091\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/ma-elp\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16090\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16090\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/ma-elp\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16089\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16089\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/ma-elp\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout right  \"><h1>Clinical Experiences Handbook<\/h1><p>Learn more about clinical experiences by accessing the<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1QdYkmd7NYDAdWSMBjunqCm67gNuvitd2VMk0TOEhT3g\/edit?usp=sharing\"> Clinical Experiences Handbook.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clinical Experiences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Educational Leadership and Policy Program at the University of Rhode Island provides graduate candidates with a comprehensive blend of theory and practical experience to develop essential leadership and management skills. Candidates must complete a minimum of <b>500 clinical experience hours<\/b>, ensuring they are well-prepared to support and enhance student learning. The field work and internships are designed to be integrated with candidates&#8217; current professional roles, allowing them to apply leadership concepts in their existing school or district settings while fulfilling program requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Fieldwork Experience (135 hours):<\/b><b><br><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Candidates complete <\/span><b>15 hours of fieldwork<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in each of the following courses, applying leadership concepts in real-world settings:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engaging Communities, Legal\/Ethical Issues, Fiscal Management, Operations, Program Evaluation, Supervision, Instructional Leadership, Human Capital, School Improvement<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Practicum Experiences (400 hours):<\/b><b><br><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Candidates engage in <\/span><b>six practicum experiences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across varied grade levels and settings during their internship coursework:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Internship I &amp; II + Seminar<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M.A. in Educational Leadership and Policy Clinical Experiences The Educational Leadership and Policy Program at the University of Rhode Island provides graduate candidates with a comprehensive blend of theory and practical experience to develop essential leadership and management skills. 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