Field Experience

Accurate Biometrics Background Check

If you are a student in the Elementary, Early Childhood, Special Education, Music Education or Secondary Education teacher preparation program or in the Counseling and Human Services~School Counselor program, you need to have completed a Background Check through Accurate Biometrics BEFORE participating in any Field Experiences including classroom observations, internships, practicums and student teaching. Only Accurate Biometrics background checks are acceptable (regardless if you have completed a background check in the past through another company).

The following link provides the application process for the background check: http://www.accuratebiometrics.com/index.asp

For Schaumburg campus students who will not be completing field experience in CPS, please complete the following forms and bring them with you to your background check appointment at Accurate Biometrics.

• Accurate Biometrics Applicant Information Form
• Roosevelt University FBI Fingerprinting Process Instructions
• Roosevelt University UCIA Form

Background Check Fees

• State of IL - $30
• Federal - $45

For questions regarding Accurate Biometrics background checks:

Click here for Verification of Hours form. Print the forms and use them when completing your observation hours.

Remember to make 2 copies before submitting the form(s) to your instructor(s): 1 copy for your records and 1 copy for your cooperating teacher's records.