Field Placement Background Check Quick Guide

1. Bring your state ID with you 
    
2. Ask for the appropriate background check (prior to fingerprinting)
   • Only the following code will be accepted for students who will be placed in pK-12 settings:
     • Request code 3319.291 BCI/FBI
   • Pre-service candidates placed in preschool sites overseen by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) should request the following codes in addition to the code above:
     • FBI: CCDBGA “Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 employee, for ODJFS use only.” Do not select “volunteer.”
     • BCI: 5104.013
        
3. Prior to fingerprinting, request that the agency have a copy of your background check sent to the appropriate individuals by providing the following instructions:
   • Select the “direct copy” radio button to send an electronic copy of the results to the State Board of Education (formerly Ohio Department of Education) for pK-12 settings. For ODJFS background checks select “Child Care Ctr/Type A-ODJFS” for the direct copy.
   • Select the “mail to” option entering the appropriate campus physical address below:
     • The Ohio State University;
       Background Checks-EHE (insert your campus ex. Lima); 1590 N. High St., Suite 300
       Columbus, OH 43201
        
4. Allow processing time

• First-time processing: Allow eight weeks prior to placement.
• Repeat processing: Allow two to four weeks without an arrest record, six to eight weeks with an arrest record (even if expunged or occurred as a juvenile).
   

Learn more at go.osu.edu/EHEbackgroundchecks

Questions? Contact us at: edprep@osu.edu