What is an Internship?
An internship is a structured and supervised professional experience related to a student's field of study, within an approved agency, for which a student earns academic credit. The agency can be a business, government agency, educational institution, social service agency, or other organization that accepts interns.
What is Service Learning?
Service learning is a structured and supervised professional experience whereby students learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service that is conducted in and meets the needs of the community, for which a students earns academic credit.

Students cannot participate in internships or service learning at any agency owned by immediate family and/or relatives and cannot, in any situation, be supervised by family members or relatives.

Who can do an internship for academic credit through CDAE?
Any student enrolled at the University of Vermont may receive credit for an internship/service learning experience. Students not enrolled as CDAE majors must enroll in CDAE 196. CDAE majors may enroll in CDAE 196 or 296 depending upon the intent the internship is fulfulling(see below).

CDAE 196 vs CDAE 296
CDAE 196 is intended to be exploratory in nature. It is offered for all students, regardless of their major, and is encouraged early in a students program to see "what is out there." On the other hand, CDAE 296 is intended for capstone experiences in the junior and/or senior year(s) of CDAE majors only. CDAE 296 requires the application of theory learned in the classroom be applied in the practical reality of the workplace. CDAE majors must meet the prerequisite courses listed below for each concentration before being allowed to enroll in CDAE 296: