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Academic Internships

An academic internship is a work and learning experience shaped by reflection and goal-setting and performed under the mentorship of an instructor and an on-site supervisor. These internships earn academic credits and often a letter grade, although some departments assign a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grade. Undergraduate internship courses will be listed as 197, 297, 397, or 497. 300-400 level internships have been approved to fulfill the Experiential Education general education requirement.

Academic internships may be taken for 1-3 credits (additional credits may be approved for different goals/learning objectives for a maximum of 9 credits). Below are the minimum requirements for any internship that students seek to have recorded on the academic transcript. Departments may have requirements in addition to these minimums.

1. Establish written goals/learning objectives to be approved by both faculty internship coordinator and workplace supervisor prior to the start of the internship
2. A minimum of 40 hours per registered credit hour; hours must be logged and approved by workplace supervisor. (Departments may have requirements beyond this minimum.)
3. A portfolio must be completed and submitted to the faculty member supervising the internship following the completion of the internship (the due date will be determined by the department or faculty supervisor; it must be prior to finals week of the semester following the completion of the internship):
   1. Portfolio must include:
      1. Goals/learning objectives as established in item I;
      2. Updated resume reflecting skills and knowledge acquired as a result of the internship;
      3. Verification by supervisor of hours worked;
      4. Final performance evaluation or letter of recommendation from the workplace supervisor.
   2. Portfolio may also include when applicable (as determined by the department):
      1. Cover letter;
      2. Examples of work produced during the internship;
      3. Copy of midterm evaluation submitted to Career Center by site supervisor.
4. In addition, students must submit at least one of the following items. (Departments may have requirements in addition to this minimum.)
   1. Reflection on the goals/learning outcomes achieved as a result of the internship experience or a paper connecting the internship experience to general education and major course requirements (5-7 pages)
   2. Journal kept throughout the internship experience
   3. Presentation or poster

Please refer to the Career Center website for internship resources and a checklist of procedures.