Arts and Sciences Internship Policy
These are the minimum requirements. Individual departments may impose additional
requirements.
- Typically, internships are intended for third- and fourth-year students.
Availability may be limited.
- A maximum of 12 hours of internship credit may be counted toward the B.A.
or B.S. degree. Individual departments determine whether internships count
toward the major and minor.
- Students are expected to do 10 to 15 hours of onsite work per week for
3 credits. In addition, students are expected work with a faculty member to
design an independent readings and research component that complements the
internship activity.
- One-semester internships must be done for a minimum of 3 credits. Credit
level is determined by each participating department.
- Students doing internships must sign a contract describing their activities,
providing an assessment of the academic benefit of the internship and indicating
what the specific learning goals will be. This contract must be signed by
the student, instructor, student's advisor, work supervisor, and any additional
persons as required by the department. The work supervisor must provide a
written evaluation of the student's work. Contracts must be completed and
signed by the end of the add/drop period of the semester in which the internship
credit is taken.
- The student must write a final report by the end of the semester, which
will be part of the grade assigned by the instructor. Any other projects or
other academic work completed during the internship, as well as the assessment
from the internship setting, will be considered in assigning the final grade.
- Internship work must be done during the same semester in which the student
is enrolled for internship credit, except by prior written agreement.
- Students may not receive internship credit for an internship begun prior
to the semester in which the student elects to pursue an internship contract.
January 29, 2008