Internship Program -
Students interested in finding an internship should refer to "Getting Started"
at
Faculty
should refer to www.dickinson.edu/career/faculty/index.html
for information to assist students who are interested in seeking an internship.
Internships are recognized as experiences that allow the student to apply classroom theory to the workplace, to refine professional skills, and to complete a meaningful academic component that reflects the integration of the academic and the experiential education. To receive credit for an internship, students must choose from the following options:
1. Faculty Sponsored Internship for Credit This is the most common form of obtaining credit. The internship is supervised by a faculty member. Students are responsible for locating a faculty supervisor and will work with that faculty member to develop the academic component of the internship. These internships are graded on a credit/no credit basis.
Steps to obtaining credit:1. Secure an internship site. The Career Center can assist you with this process. Also see: http://www.dickinson.edu/career/student/resourcesforfindinginternships.html
2. Obtain a faculty supervisor. To get major credit, you must find a faculty member within your department to assign an academic component (in addition to your 120 hours at your site).3. Fill out and return the registration paperwork. By this time you will have 2 supervisors (your site supervisor and your faculty supervisor). Both must sign the registration form. If your site supervisor is not local, please email Barb Redding at redding@dickinson.edu and ask about your next step. You will also need to indicate what you expect to learn in your internship on the form.
2. Internship Seminar Course This course is offered only as the need arises. It focuses on professional communication (written and oral). The course is graded as credit/no credit. Check course offerings bulletin for semester and time. Students work at their sites while taking this course.
3. Field Experiences Some students may prefer to complete a Field Experience, which is a non-credit option. Students may utilize the Career Center for assistance if needed. Same forms are completed as credited options, but students do not need a faculty supervisor to develop the academic component.
Information about Credits
•Students are allowed to do up to 2 credited internship experiences.
•Total internship credits cannot exceed 2 credits.
•A half (.5) credit internship requires at least 60 hours at the site (5-6 hours a week)
•A one (1) credit internship requires at least 120 hours at the site (10-12 hours a week)
•A two (2) credit internship requires at least 240 hours at the site (20-24 hours a week)
Internship Registration Form: Please note: A per-credit fee is assigned to summer and winter break internships. Students registering for one (1) credit will be charged $1,990.00 and students registering for .5 credits will be charged $995.00. Return the completed form to the Career Center (it will then be forwarded to the Registrar's office). Students taking the Internship Seminar Course need to register for it via the Registrar's office during the normal course-registration time-period.
Complete internship details are available at www.dickinson.edu/career/student/internships.html
for students. Faculty
information is located at www.dickinson.edu/career/faculty/internships.html.
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