Building an Academic Career: Requirements, Policies and Special Opportunities

Academic Electives and Opportunities

Internships

An internship is any experience in which a student learns by taking on the responsible role of worker in an organization and observing and reflecting on the experience. Expected outcomes of such experiences include increased self-esteem and personal growth derived from successfully meeting new interpersonal and intellectual challenges, acquisition of particular skills and knowledge, exposure to various work roles and career choices, and service to a particular community or group.

Internships

• are part-time or full-time

• may last for one or more academic semesters, or a summer

• may be paid or unpaid

• may or may not be for academic credit

• may be required in partial fulfillment of your major

• are graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.

For more information about an internship opportunity, talk to your academic adviser, the Internship Coordinator, the Director of Service Learning and Career Development, or the Registrar.

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