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Get Credit for Internships
Students can turn their endeavors into credit-bearing experiences. Research shows that experience PLUS mentored reflection yields high impact learning.
Introduction
Students can earn academic credit for their internship experiences while also engaging in mentored reflection, through enrollment in PRAX 200, PRAX 201, or PRAX 301.
Students engage in a paired internship-special project experience. PRAX 200 can range from 0.25-1.0 credit, which counts towards fulfilling the Experience (E) Requirement. If students do not earn 1.0 credit from one course, they must complete the remaining credit with additional E-designated courses or experiences. Students may enroll in the internship after locating their own internship and securing a faculty sponsor. The faculty sponsor oversees the development of the content and form of the academic reflection and provides assessment of whether the work merits the credit requested. A full unit of internship credit assumes between 90 and 150 hours, depending on requirements as negotiated between the student and the faculty sponsor. Graded credit/no credit.
Students engage in this asynchronous, online course, along with an on-campus or off-campus internship of at least 45-90 site hours, to reflect upon the ways that the internship immerses them in a new professional environment, enhances their skills, and builds their professional community. This course and its companion internship fulfill the Experience Requirement (“E” Requirement). Students may enroll in the workshop after sourcing their own internship, with approval from the instructor. The course includes pre-internship orientation and readings, a series of reflective essays, and assignments that include practical career development skills like networking and resume writing. Students must enroll in PRAX 201 prior to the beginning of their internship AND the last day to add classes. No exceptions. May be taken only once for credit. Offered each semester, including summer. Graded credit/no credit.
Intended for students who have already received academic credit for an internship or who have had significant prior work experience, this course helps students learn how engagement in a variety of work experiences strengthens their intellectual and professional agility. During this course, students are required to complete an on-campus or off-campus internship of at least 45-90 hours. Throughout the asynchronous online coursework, students build a deeper understanding of the diversity of workplace missions, cultures, and communities within single or multiple Career Channels. Since students are immersed in a professional environment and reflect upon their own career development, this course fulfills a portion of the Experience Requirement (“E” Requirement). This course can be taken multiple times, but each internship (either organization or job title) must be different. Prerequisites: PRAX 200, PRAX 201, or permission of the instructor. Students must enroll in PRAX 301 prior to the beginning of their internship AND the last day to add classes. No exceptions. May be taken twice for credit. Offered each semester, including summer. Graded credit/no credit.
Registration
Each course requires a form to be completed and given to the Registrar’s Office. Before selecting which course to register for, please read the requirements for each course below.
- PRAX 200 – Internship: please complete the PRAX 200 Registration Form.
- PRAX 201 – Internship Workshop: please complete the PRAX 201 Registration Form.
- PRAX 301 – Advanced Internship Workshop: please complete the PRAX 301 Registration Form.
Requirements for all courses
- Students need to secure a internship field site.
- Students may get academic credit for internships that extend across multiple semesters. However, they must register for different courses each semester.
- The internship must be registered before the last date to add classes. (See the Academic calendar for dates.) There are no exceptions.
- A full unit of internship credit (1.00) requires a minimum of 90 hours participating in the internship, and 0.50 credits requires 45 site hours minimum. (0.25 and 0.75 credits requires 23 site hours and 68 site hours minimum, respectively.)
- Courses count towards the E graduation requirement. If a course is taken for 1.0 credit, it completes the E requirement. If not, students must complete other E-designated courses to complete the E requirement.
- Courses are graded Credit/No Credit (CR/NC). If the student doesn’t meet the agreed upon assignments or the site hours, no credit will be awarded.
- Tuition is charged for all credit-bearing experiences. For current tuition rates, please review the Bursar office’s website tuition information. For summer experiences information, refer to the “Summer Special Projects/Internships” section.
Specific course requirements and details
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PRAX 200 – Internship:
- In addition to a field site, students must secure a faculty instructor who agrees to instruct the course.
- The faculty instructor will help them develop the content and form of the academic reflection, as well as provide assessment of whether the work merits the credit requested.
- The internship must be registered before the last date to add classes. (See the Academic calendar for dates.) There are no exceptions.
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PRAX 201 – Internship Workshop:
- In addition to registering the internship the last date to add classes, it must also be registered before the start date of the internship. There are no exceptions.
- Career Works staff are the instructor(s) for the course.
- The internship must be registered before the last date to add classes AND before the internship hours start. (See the Academic calendar for dates.) There are no exceptions.
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PRAX 301 – Advanced Internship Workshop:
- In addition to registering the internship the last date to add classes, it must also be registered before the start date of the internship. There are no exceptions.
- Career Works staff are the instructor(s) for the course.
- The internship must be registered before the last date to add classes AND before the internship hours start. (See the Academic calendar for dates.) There are no exceptions.
- This course may be taken multiple times, but either the internship title or organization must be different.