HDE Practicum - Fall 2026

HDE Practicum

The Fall 2026 Google Form opens at 8am on 5/6/26 and will remain open for wait-list purposes, but submitting early is strongly recommended.  This link was emailed to the HDE listserv on 4/22/26 and will be published in weekly Human Ecology newsletters.  Students are encouraged to read details below about all offered F26 practicums, times offered, and eligibility requirements prior to submitting their Google Form on 5/6/26 at 8am.  Register for a placeholder class during your Pass 1 appointment that you can keep or drop depending on whether placed in a practicum.

Fall 2026 HDE PRACTICUMS OFFERED:  HDE 140 and HDE 141

Click on each drop-down menu item below to learn about each practicum offered in fall, the request and placement process, next steps and when placed students receive the CRN.  

  • HDE 140 Practicum - "Field Study in Early Childhood" (*revised times 5/14/26)

  • This is a variable 4-6 unit, in-person, letter graded course consisting of a 2 hour weekly discussion/lecture and a minimum of 7 hours of weekly on-campus in-person fieldwork with young children in the UC Davis Center for Children & Family Studies (CCFS) Early Childhood Lab School (ECLS) or in a transitional kindergarten classroom in Davis.   View the ECLS website for more details, including required background check, vaccines, safety precautions and location.  View and follow the ECLS on Instagram.  Prerequisite class is HDE 100A, which can be taken concurrently.  Must pass background check.  Attendance and participation is required in all discussions/lectures and scheduled lab/fieldwork shifts.

    HDE 140 now has four (4) section options:  All discussions and most fieldwork/labs are located at UC Davis.  For fieldwork located at CCFS's Early Childhood Lab School (ECLS), address is 238 1st St., Davis.  Fieldwork for TK is in a local Davis elementary school arranged by the ECLS director.  Fieldwork times below represent 4 unit practicums; optional 5 and 6 unit practicums require approximately 3-4 additional fieldwork hours per week per additional unit.

    Section 001 Infant:
        Disc/Lec:   F 8a-9:50a @ CCFS, Eichhorn Family House
        Inf Fieldwork Options @ ECLS: MW or TR (AM) 8:15A -11:45A 
    Section 002 Toddler: 
        Disc/Lec:   R 1:10-3p  @ CCFS, East House
        Tod Fieldwork Options @ ECLS:  MW or TR (AM) 8:15A -11:45A or *newly added MW (PM) 1:30P-5P                                      
    Section 003 Preschool (PK):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Disc/Lec:   R 1:10-3p @ CCFS, Eichhorn Family House
        PK Fieldwork Options @ ECLS:  MW or TR (AM) 8:15A -11:45A or *newly revised MW (PM) 1:30P-5P     

    Section 004 Transitional Kindergarten (TK): 
        Disc/Lec:   W 1:10-3p  @ CCFS, Eichhorn Family House
        TK Fieldwork Options @ in Davis:  MF or TR (AM) 8:15A -11:45A                                     

  • HDE 141 Practicum - "Field Study with Children and Adolescents"
  • This is a *4-6 variable unit, in-person, letter graded course consisting of a 2 hour weekly discussion on T 4:10-6pm in Olson 146 plus a *minimum of 60 quarterly hours of off-campus fieldwork with school-age children and/or adolescents in schools or other group settings.  Prerequisite class is HDE 100A, or 100B which can be taken concurrently.  Mandatory weekly discussion attendance, participation and completion of all fieldwork hours required.

    *HDE 141's 4.0 unit practicum requires 60 quarterly field work hours at a qualified off-campus field site. If desired, students can take the course for 5 units, which requires 90 hours of field work or for 6 units, which requires 120 hours.
  • Request Placement in a Fall 2026 Practicum - Submit Google Form
  • Ensure eligibility first: Must be declared HDE and in upper division standing by start of F26 quarter, successfully completed prerequisite course (or be concurrently enrolled) and have an HDE-approved graduation plan in OASIS not older than 9/23/25 (1 year prior to the start of the practicum course). 
    If you do not have a current graduation plan, you must schedule an appointment with an HDE advisor to create one. 
    Read practicum email sent on 4/22/26 to HDE listserv inviting eligible HDE students to submit their practicum request when the form opens.  
    Submit practicum request on 5/6/26 at 8am via Google Form here.   Submit once it opens, but the form will remain open indefinitely to fill open seats and/or for wait list purposes, so students may still submit their request after this date.
  • Placement Notifications and Next Steps
  • Notifications of placement and next steps will be emailed to placed practicum students from Rachael Crotty and Kelly Twibell within approximately 1-2  weeks after submitting your Google Form request (or later if submitting Google Form late).  
    If wait-listed, continue checking your emails regularly for placement emails from Kelly and Rachael, and follow instructions and deadlines. 
    Next steps for placed students include following instructions in notification emails and on-boarding tasks sent by Rachael Crotty (for 141/142/143) and by Kelly Twibell (for HDE 140) by firm deadlines, and registering in Schedule Builder with the provided CRN. 
    If not placed in a fall practicum, the next offered practicums will be in winter.  To request placement in a winter practicum, students must submit a new Google Form before Pass 1 begins for winter (during fall quarter), which will be emailed to the HDE listserv and posted online prior to start of Pass 1.  Practicums are never offered in summer.
  • CRNs Emailed to Placed Students 
     
  • CRNs will be given to placed students who receive a placement notification email from Kelly or Rachael.  Until that time, students should register for a placeholder class during their Pass 1. 
    HDE 140: Kelly Twibell will email placed HDE 140 students the CRN to register in Schedule Builder and urgent on-boarding tasks by firm pre-quarter deadlines.  Kelly will drop students who do not meet these firm deadlines.
    HDE 141: Rachael Crotty will include CRN in the placement notification emails. Placed students must register and complete urgent on-boarding tasks, including attending a mandatory remote orientation during spring quarter.  

    We strongly recommend students register for a placeholder class during Pass 1 to take if not placed in that quarter's practicum.

Questions?

Contact the internship coordinator, Rachael Crotty, by calling (530) 752-1321. dropping-in on Tuesdays or Wednesdays in 1303 Hart Hall, or dropping-in remotely to Thursday morning Ask an Advisor in Zoom.