Office
of Teacher Education Services
The Eastern Kentucky University, College of Education
and many Kentucky school districts require background checks for students enrolled
in education courses where contact with children will occur. This is to ensure
a safe environment for everyone involved.
The Eastern Kentucky University College of Education
has an agreement with Verified Credentials to do background checks for students
in certain education classes. We have chosen this company because of their work
with educational institutions, the thorough nature of their screening and reasonable
fee.
The Teacher Education Services Office will accept a background check from you using one of the following four methods:
(Background checks, using one of the following methods, can be submitted to us as long as it is not older than one year)
- Students who completed CDF 235, 236, 246, 326, 327 or 346 within the last year can submit the background check they obtained in one of these courses. Please provide our office with a copy of the background check verification either by e-mail (teacher.admissions@eku.edu) or by bringing it to our office in Combs 423.
- EKU Student Worker Background Check for students who worked at EKU within the last year. Please contact our office to provide your name and student ID. We will request the background check verification from Human Resources.
- Substitution Teaching background checks will be accepted as long as the background check was performed within the last year. Our office will only accept this background check from the school system, via fax (859-622-1831), in which you did your substitute teaching.
- Verified Credential Services (www.myvci.com/ekucoe) If you have not requested/obtained a background check within the last year using any of the above three methods, you can contact Verified Credential Services at the web site listed above to request a background check. Verified Credential Services offers a 2-3 day turnaround for the background check. Once your background check is completed, Verified Credentials will send you an e-mail confirmation. Please keep this e-mail confirmation for your records!
This background check is not for student teaching.
Student teachers must secure a current criminal background check according to
state law. This must be processed with the school district office where you
will be doing your first (or only) placement. For further information please
see the
http://www.education.eku.edu/FieldExperiences/FieldExpi/
Please choose the tab to the right for more information.
Questions should be directed to the office of Teacher Education Services, 859-622-1828
or teacher.admissions@eku.edu
