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Step 4: Placement Search and Approval
- Work the the APE Coordinator and APE Committee to review placement opportunities.
- Important notes regarding placements
- Placements must be able to provide public health practice opportunities. Research is not appropriate for the APE.
- Syracuse University Legal policy dictates that students must have a scope of work (letter of agreement) or placement contract with any agency a student is placed for an internship or practicum.
Step 5: APE Proposal
- Students must submit a proposal detailing the placement, activities, deliverables, and competencies to be met. This proposal is submitted to the APE Committee for review. Proposal requirements and template located on the APE Milestone Blackboard Organization.
Step 6: APE Proposal Committee Meeting
- All proposals are reviewed by the APE Committee. The committee provides feedback and suggested revisions to the proposal, as well reviews for appropriateness in meeting APE requirements. Each student will meet with the committee to review their proposal and receive feedback. The committee must approve the proposal for the student to move forward.
Step 7: APE Approval
- Students cannot enroll in PHP 667 until the steps above are complete.
- Students cannot begin their placement until the official first date of the semester enrolled in PHP 667 AND they have received approval from the APE Committee AND a contract/letter of agreement/offer letter is secured from the placement agency.
Step 8: During APE (PHP 667)
- Placement begins on or after day 1 of the semester, but not before.
- Complete 200 hours of field work and create products which prove proficiency in public health competencies, as outlined in the APE proposal.
*Note: We recognize that the applied practice experience is fluid, and that agency needs evolve and therefore the competencies to be demonstrated as initially listed in the APE proposal may change during the course of the experience. When this occurs, the student discusses the changes and the related work product to be produced with the APE Committee before proceeding.
- Complete assignments per the PHP 667 syllabus.
- Maintain contact with the PHP 667 instructor. Semi-monthly check-in meetings required.
- Meet with the Applied Practice Experience Committee as needed.
APE Timeline
Tasks
| Summer APE | Fall APE | Spring APE |
APE Information Session | September, Year 1 | September, Year 1 | September, Year 1 |
Submit PHP 667 application materials Meet with APE coordinator to discuss placement ideas, opportunities, etc. Note: Students interested in going abroad for their APE must submit their application at least 1 month prior to the dates listed on the right. | Application due: January 15th | Application due: April 15th | Application due: Sep 15th |
Secure placement | Proposal due: April 1st | Proposal due: July 1st | Proposal due: |
APE Proposal review, edit, and approval process | Approval needed by: | Approval needed by: August 1st | Approval needed by: January 1st |
Enroll in PHP 667, begin placement upon official start date of summer semester | May | August | January |
Chapter 4: Field Placements
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