Will my practicum placement be near where I live?

The location of your practicum placement site will depend on a variety of factors, including which partner agencies are accepting students for placements, the availability of agencies in your area, your areas/populations of interest, and other factors.

For students residing in Charlotte/Mecklenburg County or the immediate surrounding areas, we have a large number of partner agencies across Mecklenburg County and surrounding counties.

For students living outside of Charlotte and the surrounding areas, we are growing our practicum placement partner agencies across the state. If we do not have partner agencies in your area, the Practicum Office will still support you in obtaining a practicum placement within your geographic area.

Students with specific placement goals, for example, those wanting to interview with the Department of Veterans Affairs, will need to consider that they may have to commute farther in order to be at a placement site that aligns with those goals.

While the Practicum Office will take your general location into consideration, placements close to home or the university are not guaranteed.