Undergraduate International Field Experience

The International Field Experience provides teacher education and APSY students the opportunity to serve in a school while studying abroad. Historically, students have been placed in various K-12 settings across the globe and have had the opportunity to gain tangible skills relevant to their future careers. Additionally, students have expressed that they felt more connected to their host country because of the International Field Experience. This experience is flexible to fit your schedule, and you can earn one academic credit on your transcript! To learn more about this opportunity, email our International Field Experience Coordinators, Abby Albright and Gabriella Ricciardone, at intlprac@bc.edu.

If you are interested in completing a field experience while studying abroad, please see the process below:

1. Visit the Office of Global Education to select and apply to a study abroad program.
   
   

2. Collaborate with the Office of Undergraduate Student Programs, specifically Maureen Raymond, to review how the study abroad experience will fit into your undergraduate Program of Study.
   
   

3. Email the International Field Experience Coordinators with the Office of Field Experiences & Partnership Outreach to begin the application process (intlprac@bc.edu). You will need to attend to the following:

   • Application Form;

   • Consent Form;

   • Letter of Recommendation (preferably from someone who can speak to your skills within a classroom setting, e.g., Supervising Practitioner, Program Supervisor, Professor, Former Work Supervisor);

   • Short Statement of Purpose; and an

   • Online Payment $300. It is important to note that this payment does not need to be completed until your placement is finalized. This payment goes directly to your host school and the school liaison.

It is important to note that your International Field Experience cannot be utilized towards the state requirements for endorsement and licensure.

While you are studying abroad, you will be asked to attend to the following requirements:

• Attendance Form
  You need to attend your site a minimum of 10 times. It is important to note that this requirement can be flexible and completed based on the needs of your school and academic schedule. For example, Boston College students in recent years have attended a site once a week for ten weeks, twice a week for five weeks, or two half days per week for ten weeks.
  
  

• ACTions Form: Teacher Education Only
  This form allows you and your Supervising Practitioner to check off standards that you have met during your experience.
  
  

• Progress Report
  This form allows you and your Supervising Practitioner to set and check in on goals.
  
  

• International Blog
  During your time abroad, you are tasked with completing four Blog posts and at least two formal responses.
  
  

• International Field Experience Feedback Form
  At the end of your experience, you will be asked to formally share insights into the site and your work at the school.
  
  

• Letter to a Future Teacher
  You will also be asked to write a letter to a future teacher at the end of your study abroad experience.