CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS TB TESTS MANDATED REPORTING HEALTH INSURANCE Office of Field Experiences Field Experience Requirements (Observations, Practica, Internships, Student Teaching) NLU requires all candidates in programs that include time spent in an Illinois school to have an Illinois State Criminal Background Check, a TB test, and a Certificate of Completion with the Department of Children and Family Services Mandated Reporter Training. A candidate with “no record,” a negative TB test, and a Certificate of Completion may be placed in a school. The Illinois State Background check, TB test (Mantoux Method), and Certificate of Completion for Mandated Reporter training are uploaded by the student to SONIA to complete the student teaching application. Students are responsible for submitting to schools or districts considering placement. Keep all originals with you when visiting schools. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK • Criminal background checks must be completed after registering and within the first week of classes at NLU. Candidates cannot begin any field experience without a “passed” background check. Use the NLU UCIA Criminal Background Check form at the end of this packet. • Locations, appointments times, and additional directions for completing a background check with Accurate Biometrics are posted on the company’s website at https://www.accuratebiometrics.com/ • Candidates are responsible for all fees and the results must be sent to the students’ home address. • A candidate may not be placed in any school if the background check determines that he or she has been convicted of criminal behavior that, by law, automatically prohibits him or her from attaining Illinois certification. The offenses that automatically prohibit certification include first degree murder, any Class X felony, juvenile pimping, soliciting a juvenile prostitute, exploitation of a child, obscenity, child pornography, criminal sexual assault, aggravated sexual criminal assault, criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, some offenses set forth in the Cannabis Control Act, and some crimes defined in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. • Some school districts require their own or an additional background check prior to student teaching. • In the event that no district will accept a student because of his/her criminal history, National Louis University will assist the student in choosing an alternative course of study. Additional information can be found at: https://www.nl.edu/fieldexperiences/criminalbackgroundpoliciesandprocedures/
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