Environmental Studies Internships

 Step by Step Guide to Getting Credit for Your Environmental Studies Internship 

STEP 1: Choose your internship site and your site supervisor. Be certain to consider both on-campus and off-campus options. Academic credit internships require a minimum of 120 hours of work (typically 8-10 hours per week over the semester), as well as a written component and oral presentation.

STEP 2: Find an academic supervisor.  Choose a faculty member from any department at the College and explore their willingness to work with you on an academic component for your internship.  Academic components typically result in a weekly reflective journal, an annotated bibliography, a semester paper or any other agreed-upon academic outcome.  There is also a required oral presentation.

STEP 3: Complete the Internship Agreement with the help of your site supervisor and your academic supervisor. Submit the form to the chair of the department for approval; he/she will then give you an override to register for an internship course credit.  internship agreement 

STEP 4: Register for your internship through Banner during the course request period. Credit-bearing internships conducted during the summer require formal registration for Summer School through the Registrar before the internship begins; to receive the credit, you must pay summer school tuition fees.

Internship Examples

 
Surrounded by a variety of local and regional environmental organizations, and located near the state capitol of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dickinson's ES program has connected students with many valuable internship experiences. For specific information on internships for academic credit and/or paid internships, you should contact your academic advisor and the College Career Center. Potential student internship sites include:

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
 The Appalachian Trail Conservancy--Mid-Atlantic Regional Office 
Aquascape Wetland and Environmental Services
 Buy Fresh, Buy Local PA
 The Chesapeake Bay Foundation 
 Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture)
 Dickinson's Biodiesel Project
 The Historical society of East Pennsboro 
 Kings Gap Environmental Education Center  
 Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS) 
 Pennsylvania Audubon
 Pennsylvania Environmental Council
 Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)
 Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) 
 Pennsylvania Sierra Club