Hello, Ashley!
All your courses will need a final passing grade before you can submit your externship paperwork for approval. If you have not looked for a site, you should start working on that right away. Once you have found a site that will work with you to complete your Practicum hours, the required paperwork must be completed by the site and then submitted to the school for approval. You may want to print out all the required paperwork and review it thoroughly in advance. When you get the forms back, you should review them again. Be sure that the site has filled out all required information. If anything is missing, you should have it corrected before submitting to Penn Foster. Incorrectly filled out paperwork, or incomplete paperwork, will cause delays in your approval. If your site and paperwork have been approved you will then receive the email with the okay to begin your practicum.
You can find this information and more details regarding the Practicum process which can be found on your student portal "Clinical Externship 2." I am also sending you a message with the .pdf I hope this is helpful!
Good Luck with your Practicum!
Kris Boylan
Community Service Rep