Internship
An internship is an advanced-level, discipline-related, culminating field experience directed toward preparing students for professional licensure or entry-level positions. Internship placements should be substantive, new and educationally rewarding, rather than a continuation of a prior work experience.
Completed under the direction of a faculty advisor and an employer supervisor, students are required to complete a minimum of 40 clock hours of work experience for each academic credit earned. Academic departments may require additional work hours to meet curriculum requirements within the major program; students should consult with academic departments and supervising faculty for departmental policies, guidelines and responsibilities. Students may earn a maximum of 16 hours of credit, subject to departmental restrictions, toward graduation requirements through the internship experience.
Internships are usually completed during a regular semester and require students to devote their full time, effort and attention to completing requirements. Therefore, it is recommended that students not enroll in additional courses during the term when internships are being completed. Enrollment in an internship requires the completion and submission of the Internship Registration form and the consent of the instructor and the approvals of the academic advisor and course department chair.
Academic credit is given for the internship; therefore, the cost of an internship is the same as for a regular course and is based on the number of credit hours. Tuition for an internship completed during the summer is billed at the standard summer session credit hour rate. Financial aid is not applied to summer registration.
