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Academic Credit for Internships
Students have the option of applying
for academic credit for their internship through their
academic department. To gain credit for the internship,
students have two options:
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Many departments offer internship
courses that provide a good basis of instruction
for students
on
how to effectively use their internship. For
an updated schedule of classes, students may ask
their academic
department or view the current schedule of classes
through the Office
of the Registrar website.
Departments
who regularly offer internship courses:
- Art History 199/193
- Art Studio 192
- Biology 193
- Chicano Studies 192/104
- Communication 191B (Weekly Class)
- Computer Science 193
- Economics 193
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- Engineering 193 (ECE / ME /
Nuclear)
- Environmental Science 190/192
- Law and Society 192/199
- Math 193
- Political Science 192/199
- Writing Program 150 |
Departments not listed above generally
do not offer credit, or have their own programs.
If a student believes
their internship project lends itself to a research
study that directly relates to the theories taught
by their department, they may want to explore
their ideas with a faculty member under a 199 Independent
Research course number (see below).
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If the department
is not offering an internship
course, the student often may apply for
a 199 Independent Research course to offer
credit for
their internship.
To obtain 199 course approval, the student
must:
- Obtain the 199 course proposal form from their departmental Undergraduate Advisor.
- Find
a Faculty Sponsor. No faculty member will sponsor
a student for the internship experience
alone! The
units the student receives are based upon
the academic learning that results from the
experience as reflected
in the research paper and/or journal they prepare.
- Get
the proposal form signed from their Faculty
Sponsor and return to the department so they
can enroll in/add the class.
Often, the student may wish to
use our Certificate Program as support for their
proposal. The more prepared
the student is, the better chance he or she
will have at having his or her proposal sponsored
and approved.
Often times,
the student will not want or need academic credit.
Academic
credit is not a legal requirement for internships. For students who
cannot or
do not want to receive credit for their
internship, our Internship
Certificate Program is an excellent
option. If
the internship meets all legal requirements,
is no more
than 50% clerical work, and provides
at least 100 training hours, the Internship
Certificate Program will cover
the liability of the internship provider
(see
Compensation & Liability for
more information). For students who
use the Internship Certificate Program,
we provide a letter of sponsorship
for the intern supervisor verifying
registration with the program for university
certification, and certifying
that the work done in the internship
makes the student’s
degree more valuable.
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