Field Experience Program

Welcome to the Field Experience Program (FEP) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

The Field Experience Program (FEP) is an internship for credit program open to all students at HGSE. This custom-designed course provides the opportunity to become a more reflective practitioner, apply course work to practice, do research, develop new skills, and explore different kinds of work.

The partnership between the FEP office and Career Services Office (CSO) helps to connect students and internship sites. Students may identify their own internships or use the Hired database and other FEP resources to locate an internship site. Internship sites range from schools, colleges, labs, research organizations, public agencies, museums, private corporations, non-profit organizations as well as other professional settings related to their academic studies.

The on-site supervision provided by the Field Supervisor is one of the most important features of this unique program. HGSE students find FEP internships so valuable because of the leadership of their Field Supervisors, including their active oversight of internship assignments and service as mentors.

For Students: Important information for all students considering an FEP
For Employers/Field Supervisors: Steps for submitting an internship opportunity along with some helpful tips for Field Supervisors

Important Dates:

• Course Enrollment – Register for S997 on 9/1 (Faculty Supervisor will be assigned; the name of your faculty supervisors will be available at registration)
• FEP Q&A Sessions: 9/1 from 3-4pm in Gutman 305 and 9/8 11-12pm in Eliot-Lyman
• Internship Contract is due 9/10 (online via Hired, no signatures)
• Fall FEP Seminar Meetings for enrolled students: 9/21, 11/2 and 11/20 from 2-4pm; Supervisors/Students jointly attend the mentor seminar and can select date 9/25 from 9-11am OR 9/30 from 5:30-7:30pm. For additional course details, please visit our course iSite (Harvard PIN number required for access).