EPI 0940 - Field Experience for Professional Foundations Add to Catalog Portfolio EPI 0940 - Field Experience for Professional Foundations Participants will complete sixty hours of field experience in accredited public, charter, or private schools. These field experiences will provide the opportunity to gain insight into the instructional process. Using a series of a prescribed observation tasks, each participant will develop a reflective journal detailing their experience. Those participants who are currently teaching will be required to complete the same series of observational field experience in the schools where they are assigned. NOTE: Students enrolling in EPI 0940 must be cleared by a school board background check before the end of the add-drop period. Field exposure in school settings from K-12th grade provides students enrolled in this program with the understanding of the expectations and responsibilities of public school teachers. This course requires sixty hours of field experience/observation in a classroom setting designated by the Office of Teacher Education in the district of the student’s choice within the college’s service area. The field experience is completed outside of the scheduled class meeting time. Terms all, Spring, Summer Hours: 1