prx102: General school internship
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prx102: General school internship
The work placement module comprises...
The ASP team, Institute of Educational Sciences, Fk. I.
Prerequisite for participation
The basic requirement for the ASP at primary schools, secondary modern schools or grammar schools is regular participation in the preparatory seminar of module prx102 (before starting the internship).
In addition, it is strongly recommended that the module biw215 Teaching and Learning be completed before the general school internship.
Pregnancy and credits
Pregnancy during studies and internship
The University of Oldenburg would like to offer students who are pregnant or breastfeeding the opportunity to continue their studies (including internships) without jeopardising their health or that of their child.
Information on maternity protection and the procedure can be found here. Among other things, students can find out how to report their pregnancy and/or breastfeeding.
Students can find further counselling services at the Family Service.
In the case of an upcoming internship, it would be desirable for the students concerned to make contact with the responsible person in the Didactic Centre as soon as possible so that the pregnancy/breastfeeding period can be taken into account in the planning.
Helpful and supplementary information in connection with practical school modules can also be found on the website of the Lower Saxony State Education Authority.
Recognition of school internships
Please contact the Examinations Office if you wish to receive credit for school internships you have already completed.
Registration periods
Applications 2026
Application period: 01 - 30 June 2026; implementation period: February/March 2027
| Teacher training programme | Training module |
| G/HR | prx560: Practical block |
| Gym | prx530: Specialised internship and prx536: Research and development internship |
| Sopäd | prx103: Professional field school |
| Sopäd | prx540: Internship in support diagnostics |
| Wipäd | prx105: General school internship |
| G/HR special case and Gym special case | prx102: General school internship semester abroad |
Registration period: 01 - 30 November 2026; implementation period: August/October 2027
| Form of teaching degree | Training module |
| G/HR and Gym | prx102: General school internship |
| Soped | prx545: Specialised internship school |
| Wipäd | prx550: Specialised internship |
| Gym special case | prx530: Specialised internship semester abroad and prx536: Research and development internship semester abroad |
The internship periods can be found further down the page.
Application rules
Registration for the general school internship (ASP) as part of the module prx102 takes place via the Stud.IP event "Registration for internships in the DiZ" in November of each year. Registration after the deadline is not possible, except for students changing universities. Further information on the registration procedure and period can be found here.
The following mandatory requirements apply to your application for the ASP:
When registering, you can choose between two ways of obtaining an internship:
Assignment of an internship school by the Didactic Centre
- The district preferences (2) to be selected when registering will be taken into account within the framework of the available school places.
A parallel self-search or a self-search AFTER the announcement of the assigned school leads to an exclusion from the module prx102.
- Before starting the internship, students must have successfully participated in the preparatory event for module prx102 in the summer semester. You must register for a seminar in due time (see registration regulations of Fk I). You will be registered for the lecture when you register in the DiZ.
Important: You can only register for the seminar if you are registered for the lecture and thus registered in the DiZ.
- If the internship is not taken up, the DiZ, the lecturer concerned and, if applicable, the internship school must be informed immediately in writing (also by email). Withdrawal from the preparatory event is not sufficient.
or
Alternative for the assignment: here "I will look for a school outside the regular catchment area on my own"
If you are looking for a placement yourself, the regulations for self-searching apply:
- Certain regions are excluded for the independent search (so-called self-search) of an internship school. You will find the information under the drop-down tab "Independent search: Definition of catchment area G/HR" on this page.
- The independently searched school must be notified to the DiZ by 31 March of each year at the latest and documented together with an upload of the school's confirmation of acceptance as a trainee. The notification must be made using the entry form in the "Notification of independently searched school" drop-down tab on this page.
- Failure to comply with these requirements will result in exclusion from the internship and thus exclusion from the prx102 module.
Hardship application
Students who fulfil one of the reasons listed below can have a case of hardship recognised for the allocation of internships in schools on proposal.
Students who claim a case of hardship will be given preference for an internship at their desired location and will be allocated with priority. Important: Even in cases of hardship, students can only be assigned to the practical block within the specified assignment regions! A prerequisite for the approval of the hardship application is the submission of corresponding proof with the application for the internship.
The following hardship cases apply:
- Caring for a child up to the age of 14 in your own household
- Caring for a close relative
- Existence of a serious effect of a disability or serious illness
- Studying a co-op subject at the University of Bremen
Further information - including the required documents - can be found here.
Allocation regions for primary, secondary and intermediate schools
Maps - Schools in our allocation region
Here you will find links to the Google Maps overview map for primary schools | secondary schools and secondary modern schools, which show our respective allocation regions. There you can easily carry out further processing (e.g. distance calculation, route planner etc.).
Click on the image to be redirected to the overview map!
Important: Information subject to change due to ongoing changes in school structures. If you are looking for a school on your own (self-search), please clarify with Mrs Leisner,
whether the desired school is authorised for self-search.
Allocation region for the ASP
Allocation regions grammar school
Maps - Schools in our referral region
Here you will find the map for the allocation region for grammar schools, integrated comprehensive schools and cooperative comprehensive schools. The allocation region roughly covers the shaded area.
Click on the image to be redirected to the overview map!
Important:
Information subject to change due to ongoing changes in school structure.
If you are searching for a school on your own (self-search), please contact Mrs Grotelüschen at
to check whether the school you are looking for has been approved for self-search.
Independent school search
Catchment area primary, secondary and intermediate school
For the prx102 General school internship, it is possible to search for an internship independently under certain conditions. Independent searches are not permitted in the following regions and cities:
- In the assignment region of the University of Oldenburg
- In the city of Osnabrück and in the district of Osnabrück:
In justified exceptional cases, the Teacher Training Centre of the University of Osnabrück can ask whether an internship at a specific school in its catchment area is possible for students from Oldenburg. In this case, please contact your clerk at the DiZ. - In the city of Vechta and the district of Vechta
- In the city of Cloppenburg and in the district of Cloppenburg
- In the district of Diepholz
- In theFederal State of Bremen:
Exception - If the school informally certifies that a student at the University of Bremen will not be accepted for an internship, the internship can also be completed in Bremen after consultation with the DiZ.
Important: A self-searched school that does not fulfil these criteria will not be accepted, meaning that the internship cannot be completed at this school.
The reason for the restrictions on self-searching is that these areas are part of the catchment area of other university locations and they make internship enquiries and allocations here.
Catchment area grammar school
For the prx102 General School Internship, it is possible to search for an internship independently under certain conditions. The independent search is not permitted...
- in the allocation region of the University of Oldenburg (marked area on the map below)
- in the city of Osnabrück and the district of Osnabrück:In justified exceptional cases, the DiZ at the Teacher Training Centre of the University of Osnabrück can ask whether an internship at a specific school in its catchment area is possible for Oldenburg students. In this case, please contact your clerk at the DiZ.
- In the Federal State of Bremen:
Exception: If the school informally certifies that a student from the University of Bremen will not be accepted for an internship, the internship can also be completed in Bremen after consultation with the DiZ.
Important: A school searched for independently that does not meet these criteria will not be accepted, meaning that the internship cannot be carried out at this school.
The reason for the restrictions on self-searching is that these areas belong to the catchment area of other university locations and they make internship enquiries and assignments here.
Procedure and specifications when selecting the independent search
In the case of an independent school search, the following procedure must be followed from registration to re-registering students at the DiZ:
1. Proper registration for the prx102 (ASP) via Stud.IP
Requirements for the independent search:
- An independent search for an internship school in Germany or abroad (e.g. in another Federal State) can be carried out freely as long as the regions named above remain unaffected.
- The placement school is a mainstream general education school. The ASP is not tied to a specific type of school or subject. You can do it in a different type of school than you are currently aiming for, e.g. in a primary school, even if you would like to become a grammar school teacher.
- Supervision, support and counselling during the internship at the school is provided by the school in the form of mentoring.
- The school will confirm your placement and mentorship on the "School confirmation" form.
- You present the contents of the internship to the school.
2. notification of the independently sought school
Please note: Failure to meet this deadline will result in exclusion from the internship. Late registration is not possible.
School internships abroad and internationalisation
A school internship abroad is possible. Further information can be found here.
Dual function: Existing employment contract at the desired internship school
What is a dual function?
When assigning internships, the Didactic Centre is increasingly being asked by students or schools to assign the internship to the school where the student already has a contract as a substitute teacher or pedagogical assistant. If such a constellation exists, we speak of a "double function" at the school during the internship period. We ask for your understanding that the DiZ cannot always fulfil this request for an internship school = "service school".
Significance for the internship
Assignment to the school at which an employment contract exists may be possible if the framework conditions for the professional internships in the teacher training programme (see Niedersächsische MaVO-Lehr and the Niedersächsische Schulgesetz) are observed. This means that
- practical school training as part of the degree programme (compulsory internship) must be clearly separated from the employment relationship in terms of time, tasks and obligations. The time/lesson hours for the school internship must be completed in addition to the employment relationship.
- no substitute teaching or supervisory duties (e.g. break or bus supervisors) may be undertaken during the times/lessons scheduled for the school internship.
- the lessons planned for the school internship must be accompanied or reflected on by mentors.
Obligation on the part of the students
If a school internship is nevertheless to be completed at a school, the responsible clerk at the DiZ must be informed of an existing employment contract at the desired internship school and a schedule and task plan agreed between the school and the student must be submitted without being asked. This schedule must indicate which times and tasks apply to the existing employment contract and which apply to the school internship. During the internship period, the student must therefore work an increased number of hours at the school or the contract concluded there must be suspended for this period, e.g. due to holidays.
A reported request for an internship school = "Dienstschule" will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the overall assignments and the above criteria. The wishes of students and schools cannot always be taken into account.
Note on M.Ed. G/HR
Special note on the practical school module prx560 Practical block at school (M.Ed. G/HR):Due tolegal requirements (assignment in subject-specific teams, mandatory classroom visits, restricted assignment radius), it is particularly difficult for this school placement to take into account the assignment constellation placement school = "service school".
Important documents for submission to schools
Declaration of confidentiality
Student teachers are strongly recommended to submit the declaration of confidentiality for school internships. Students of the Master of Education Grundschule and Haupt-, Realschule are obliged to submit this.
Measles vaccination
Since 1 March 2020, you are legally obliged to provide proof of measles vaccinations (usually two) to the school management at the start of your internship. Persons who do not provide sufficient proof of two measles vaccinations are not allowed to work in the facilities concerned.
Please note that it takes 8 weeks to obtain full vaccination protection. Further information can be found here. If you have been vaccinated prior to your internship, you must take this into account.
It will not be possible to work as a teacher in the future without the measles vaccination. This must be taken into account when deciding on a career. You can find more detailed information on the website of the Lower Saxony State Health Office. Enter the search term "measles protection" under "Documents and downloads" to find the latest information pages including FAQs and documents for the medical certificate.
Extended certificate of good conduct for private purposes
Basic information
The Federal Central Register Act (BZRG), which came into force on 1 May 2010, introduced an "extended certificate of good conduct" which can be issued for persons who work or are to work in an academic, voluntary or other capacity with children or young people. The presentation of such a certificate of good conduct is intended to ensure that no persons with a criminal record for sexual offences against children and young people are employed in child and youth work. In this respect, students must now submit an extended certificate of good conduct for private purposes for all internships.
Applying for an extended certificate of good conduct for private purposes
You can apply for the extended certificate of good conduct for private purposes at your local citizens' office. You should bring the following documents with you:
- Form for applying for the certificate of good conduct
- Valid identity card or passport
- Printed assignment email from the DiZ
You will find a personalised "Template for the Residents' Registration Office for applying for an extended certificate of good conduct" in Stud.IP in your courses for the respective semester via the event "Registration for internships at the DiZ" after you have received the assigned school from your clerk by official assignment email. There it can be downloaded under the tab PRAKTIKA, sub-tab MEINE PRAKTIKA.
Important: We recommend that you apply for the extended certificate of good conduct for private purposes after receiving the official assignment. It will not be issued to you directly at the Citizens' Office, but will be sent to you by post. You should then present it to your internship school at the start of your internship without being asked. The university does not require a copy of the certificate of good conduct.
Please note: For school internships, you must provide the school with a current, extended certificate of good conduct, which takes time to issue. If you are going abroad with the plans, directly immediately afterwards to complete a school internship immediately afterwards, you must obtain the extended certificate of good conduct online using the online ID function function. Please ensure that this online ID function is activated before you start your stay abroad.
Fees and exemption
You will incur costs of approximately €13.00 for applying for an extended certificate of good conduct. An exemption from fees is apparently only possible for students who receive benefits in accordance with the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG). Accordingly, you should have a BAföG notice to hand when applying in person at your office/citizen's office in order to prove your "neediness" accordingly (in addition to the enrolment certificate and, if necessary, other individual proof that would make sense for this request from your point of view).
- Information sheet on charging fees for the certificate of good conduct
- Proposal for exemption from the fee for the certificate of good conduct
Validity of the certificate of good conduct
"The Federal Central Register Act does not contain any regulation on the period of validity of a certificate of good conduct. This is due to the fact that the registration authority could be informed of a conviction shortly after the certificate of good conduct has been issued, which could have an impact on the content of a new certificate of good conduct to be issued. A certificate of good conduct issued can therefore only ever reflect the content of the register at the specific time it is issued. It is therefore at the discretion of the respective body to which the certificate of good conduct is to be submitted (e.g. employer, authority, association) as to how long after the date of issue it will still be accepted. As a rule, a period of 3 months from the date of issue is specified for this" (taken from the FAQs of the Federal Office of Justice)
The DiZ also follows this recommendation. If you have applied for a certificate of good conduct in previous contexts, please check the age of this document.
Further information can be found in the FAQs of the Federal Office of Justice.
FAQ on behaviour during the internship
Obligations of the students
a) Students must comply with the regulations in force at the school and follow the instructions of the school management and the mentors responsible for their training.
b) Students are obliged to maintain confidentiality if the facts that become known during their training require confidential treatment. In particular, such facts must be treated confidentially if their disclosure could violate the legitimate interests of one or more students, teachers or other persons.
c) In the event of illness or other absences during the school internship, students must inform the school immediately of the reasons and the expected duration of the absence.
Compensation for days of absence
In the event of absences for good cause, any internship days not completed should be made up for in consultation with the school management within the internship period or, if necessary, afterwards (e.g. by increasing the number of hours within the scheduled school days) or other activities (e.g. all-day activities, support area, extracurricular activities), provided that the days missed do not exceed 10 internship days.
In the event of illness, the school's Office and the mentor will be informed immediately. From the third day of absence, a certificate of incapacity to work must be submitted to the school. The missed days will also be made up here.
The fulfilment of the requirements for the school internships must be guaranteed. In case of doubt, consultation must be made with the examinations at the university.
When should the school internship be repeated?
The school internship must be repeated if the student
- withdraws from the assigned internship after the assignment procedure has been completed,
- does not start the internship or terminates it prematurely after starting it,
- has not completed the internship in accordance with the requirements
- is absent for more than 10 internship days for good cause,
- is absent during the internship without proof of good cause,
- was excluded from the school internship in accordance with point 6.
Misbehaviour
Students may be excluded from participation in the school internship by the school management for disciplinary reasons if their culpable, unlawful or unacceptable behaviour has a lasting negative impact on the teaching and educational mission of the school. The decision on exclusion is the responsibility of the school management in close consultation with the responsible teachers and module coordinators at the university and the Didactic Centre.
School trip, excursion, further training etc.
Further training, events and school festivals are also part of school life, and students can also be involved in these. Excursions may be accompanied, but the teaching aspect of the internship would be too small for an entire class trip.
Students may attend meetings and conferences organised at the school in order to gain a comprehensive view of the work at the school.
Substitute teaching, dual function
According to § 62 NSchG, the duty of supervision cannot be transferred to students. Thus, according to the law, students may not be assigned to substitute teaching on their own responsibility.
If the student already has a contract at the internship school as a substitute teacher or pedagogical assistant, the framework conditions for the professional internships in the teacher training programme (see Niedersächsische MaVO-Lehr and the Niedersächsische Schulgesetz) must be observed. This means that
- practical school training as part of the degree programme (compulsory internship) must be clearly separated from the employment relationship in terms of time, tasks and obligations. The time/lesson hours for the school internship must be completed in addition to the employment relationship.
- no substitute teaching and no supervisory duties (e.g. break or bus supervisors) may be undertaken during the times/lessons scheduled for the school internship.
- the lessons planned for the school internship must be accompanied or reflected on by mentors.
Insurance cover
During the internship, the students are integrated into the company's (school's) operations and are insured against accidents as employees in accordance with Section 2 (1) No. 1 SGB VII. It is irrelevant whether the internship is mandatory in the study or examination regulations or is voluntary. The employer's liability insurance association or accident insurance fund of which the internship company is a member is responsible. (http://www.dguv.de/de/versicherung/versicherte_personen/kinder/praktika_studium/index.jsp)
Internship period
The schools are responsible for the exact determination of the implementation time within the specified internship period!
Start winter term 2025/2026
| Type of school | Internship | Core times at the internship school |
| G/HR | prx560: Practical block | 09.02.2026 - 01.07.2026 |
| Gym | prx530: Specialised internship and prx536: Research and development internship | 09.02.2026 - 20.03.2026 * |
| Soped | prx103: Professional field school | 09.02.2026 - 20.03.2026 |
| Sopäd | prx540: Practical training in support diagnostics (standard case) | 13.04.2026 - 26.08.2026 (after the holidays!) |
| Sopäd | prx540: Diagnostic internship (hardship provision) | 09.02.2026 - 20.03.2026 |
| Wipäd | prx105: General school internship | 09.02.2026 - 20.03.2026 |
* Note:
Due to the early start of the Easter holidays in 2026, the implementation time at school is only 6 weeks (instead of the regular 7 weeks). The planned 15-20 hours of the 7th week will therefore be spread over 6 weeks of internship time, resulting in a school attendance time of 18 - 23 hours/week.
Start SoSe 2026
| Type of school | Work placement | Implementation time (period) |
| G/HR | prx102: General school internship 6 weeks, 5 at the school | 17.08.2026 - 09.10.2026 |
| Gym | prx102: General school internship 6 weeks, 5 at the school | 17.08.2026 - 09.10.2026 |
| Soped | prx545: Specialised internship at school 30 days | 17.08.2026 - 09.10.2026 |
| Wipäd | prx550: Specialised internship 6 weeks | 17.08.2026 - 09.10.2026 |
Start winter term 2026/2027
| Type of school | Internship | Core times at the internship school |
| G/HR | prx560: Practical block | Times not yet fixed |
| Gym | prx530: Specialised internship and prx536: Research and development internship | 08.02.2027 - 19.03.2027 * |
| Sopäd | prx103: Professional field school | 08.02.2027 - 19.03.2027 |
| Sopäd | prx540: Practical training in support diagnostics (standard case) | 05.04.2027 - 02.07.2027 |
| Sopäd | prx540: Diagnostic internship (hardship provision) | 08.02.2027 - 19.03.2027 |
| Wipäd | prx105: General school internship | 08.02.2027 - 19.03.2027 |
* Note:
Due to the early start of the Easter holidays in 2027, the implementation time at school is only 6 weeks (instead of the regular 7 weeks). The planned 15-20 hours of the 7th week will therefore be spread over 6 weeks of internship time, resulting in a school attendance time of 18 - 23 hours/week.
Laws, regulations and ordinances in schools
Please note that as an intern at a school, you are also subject to the laws, regulations and ordinances that apply there. If you have any questions, please contact the head of your internship school.
- Data protection
You can find out in advance about the legal situation regarding the processing of personal data on teachers' private IT systems (e.g. laptops or recording devices) here.
Please also ensure that you completely anonymise students in your examination results.
- Photocopying / scanning of works for teaching purposes
Information on the legally regulated scope of copying and distribution of materials can be found here.
- Vaccination
Current vaccination recommendations can be found on the website of the Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO).
Since 1 March 2020, you are legally obliged to provide proof of measles vaccinations (usually two) to the school management at the start of your internship.
- Infectious diseases
General information and the law can be found on the website of the Regional State Offices for Schools and Education.
The documents for instruction for employees in schools and other community facilities in accordance with Section 35 IfSG, 030_024 of the Infection Protection Act and the currently valid form for the declaration of instruction in accordance with Section 35 of the Infection Protection Act (IfSG) 1P-ALL 102 can be found here.
Damage and accidents during internships
The following regulations apply to students at Carl von Ossietzky University in the event of a claim or accident during (school) internships during their studies:
lukn.de/rehabilitation-leistung/versichertenkreis/kinder-schueler-studierende/universitaet.php
Please read through the information and contact the Municipal Accident Insurance Association of Hanover | State Accident Insurance Fund of Lower Saxony (GUVH | LUKN) directly if you have any questions.
Your contact person there is
Surveys and surveys at schools
Surveys and surveys in schools require prior authorisation. This authorisation requirement applies to surveys and surveys in research projects as well as to all student coursework and examinations that you have to complete as part of your final theses (Bachelor's and Master's theses) and other modules (including practical school modules such as the project band and the research and development internship).
Therefore, if you are conducting surveys and surveys in schools in any context, we strongly recommend that you familiarise yourself with the information provided by the Didactic Centre (DiZ) office and use the associated application forms.
You can download these at:
uol.de/diz/studium-und-lehre/umfragen-und-erhebungen-in-schulen
If you have any questions, please contact the responsible teacher directly.
Submission of the examination
- The examination performance required to complete the respective internship module can be found in the examination regulations and the corresponding module description or can be obtained from the lecturers of the accompanying course.
- For the purposes of data protection, all personal data must be anonymised in the examination paper.
- Please hand in the completed examination and the proof of completed internship to the lecturer of the accompanying course. From there, the information will be forwarded to the Examinations Office.