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What is an Internship?
An Internship is the supervised placement of a student in a business, industry, social or governmental agency, or other work setting for a semester or summer and for an appropriate number of college credits.

All internships must be preplanned beginning early in the semester prior to the anticipated experience. For the experience to be of value to the agency or company as well as a learning tool for the student, it is essential that the intern be given meaningful tasks to perform or projects to complete.

The intern must have an approved Learning Agreement with the work supervisor and a college faculty sponsor.

The amount of academic credit awarded for an internship is determined by the amount of time the student works at the site:

Fall or Spring Semester (2 - 12 credits available): Interns work 8 - 10 hours per week for every 3 credits
Summer (2 - 9 credits available): Interns work 40 hours for each 1 credit.

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Employer Benefits

1. Assistance for short term projects.
2. Additional assistance for regular staff.
3. Help with projects requiring special skills or knowledge(computer, graphics, language, public relations, etc).
4. Alerts supervisory staff to new methods and concepts.
5. Reduces cost of your workforce. (Most internships are voluntary, but a stipend or salary may be paid.)
6. Allows supervisor to influence the educational program.
7. Provides a trial period for possible future employees.
8. Provides administrators and professionals with a link to the college.

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Supervisor Responsibilities

1. Provide a Position Description Form to the Experience-Based Education Office. Position Description Forms are available online, by mail or fax.
2. Interview and select an intern.
3. Sign student's learning agreement.
4. Provide orientation of any necessary training.
5. Provide meaningful work tasks or projects.
6. Provide the intern with feedback regarding his/her performance throughout the work experience.
7. Contact Experience-Based Education Office if there are any questions or problems concerning the intern.
8. Complete a final written evaluation on a college provided form of the student's performance. The evaluation form will be used by the faculty sponsor in determining the student's final grade.

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Student Responsibilities

1. Pre-requisites: Junior or Senior status, 2.5 GPA.
2. Apply to prospective placement sites early in the semester prior to the anticipated internship.
3. Develop a learning agreement with a college faculty sponsor.
4. Complete all of the responsibilities as listed on the learning agreement in a timely and professional manner.
5. Consult with the work supervisor and faculty sponsor regarding any time conflicts or other problems related to the internship.

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