Internship (198)

Guidelines & Requirements

THE FACULTY HAS ESTABLISHED INTERNSHIPS so that students might better acquaint themselves with environmental, pre-vocational, political, social, educational or technical circumstances of our society. The central component of the Internship is an off-campus, participatory experience, under the guidance and supervision of a qualified practitioner in the field. The experience must involve academic content.  Time spent in the field may be reduced by the amount of time necessary to complete academic requirements or materials for evaluation; additionally, the Faculty Adviser or Department Chair may require additional academic requirements for the student to complete, where it seems appropriate. Internships are graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

PRIOR TO BEGINNING AN INTERNSHIP, students must secure written permission from the sponsoring agency and the Internship Faculty Adviser.  Students will receive credit only for Internships, which have been approved in advance.  Written proposals must be completed and in the Office of Academic Affairs by April 15, for Summer and Fall Sessions and by November 15, for Intersession and Spring Sessions.

Restrictions

• A student may take no more than 2 Internships for credit.  Both Internships may be taken in the same department.

• A student must have a G.P.A. of 2.5, or better, to take an Internship for credit.

• A student may not take an Internship for credit while on academic probation.

• Except in unusual and compelling circumstances, the practitioner/sponsor of a student’s off-campus participatory experience may not be a member of the student’s family.

• An Internship linked to previous employment must involve significantly different experiences or activities.

Internship Application

Please circle appropriate session: Fall Intersession Spring    Summer   20__

Student: ______________________________________________________ Box #______________

Campus Address & Phone: ___________________________________________________________

Home Address _____________________________________________________________________

Class: _______________________________ Student ID No.________________________________

Sponsoring Agency:_________________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________ Phone: _____________________

FOR YOUR INTERNSHIP APPLICATION TO BE REVIEWED, ALL OF THE SECTIONS OF THIS APPLICATION LISTED BELOW MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS BY THE DEADLINE INDICATED ON PAGE 1 OF THE APPLICATION FORM.

Include the following:

1. A detailed description of the work/activity that commits you to 10 hours per week in the Fall, Spring, and Summer Sessions and to 40 hours per week for Intersession ( a minimum of 120 hours total in any of these Sessions). (Attach to this form.)
2. A brief original essay explaining why you want the Internship and how it will advance your education, in both general and specific ways. (Attach to this form.)
3. A completed “Intent-to-Sponsor” form (see attached).
4. Who will be your supervisor and how will your work/activity be supervised?  Answer below.
5. What will be the means of your evaluation? (A log, test, artistic project? If a paper, describe the content.) Answer below.

Describe in detail , after consulting with your sponsor and supervisor, your time budget:

Beginning: Date (mm/dd/yy) ____________________________

Ending: Date (mm/dd/yy) _______________________________

Location of field experience: _________________________________________________________

Schedule for time spent in the field: ___________________________________________________

Schedule for time spent completing other requirements: ____________________________________

Course Name ______________ 198

______________________________________     ______________________________________

Student Intern                  Date       Chair of Department Date

_____________________________________  _______________________________________

Faculty Project Adviser                          Date Chair of Department           (please print)

______________________________________ _______________________________________

Faculty Project Adviser                 (please print) Office of Academic Affairs

Are you currently studying on a student visa?  _________ Yes _________ No

If yes, you must obtain approval from the Office of International Programs.

______________________________________

Signature                   Date

Intent-to-Sponsor Internship Form

Thank you for agreeing to sponsor a W&J student’s off-campus Internship. This participatory experience is meant to be a genuine attempt to explore some facet of society.  The student will receive regular college credit for the Internship, if it is approved. Please supply the information requested below, which will assist the College in determining the merit of the student’s proposal for an off-campus Internship.

Student: _________________________________________________________________

Sponsoring Agency: _______________________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________________

Phone: ________________________________________________

Location(s) of the field experience:

_________________________________________________________________________________

Student’s Intermediate Supervisor:

_________________________________________________________________________________

Please describe an approximate schedule that the student intern will be expected to follow:

(For Sept.-Dec. and Feb.-May Internships, the College required the intern to commit him- or herself to 10 hours per week , part of which can be spent completing academic requirements or materials for evaluation, such as a final report or portfolio of work.  For the January Internship, students must commit themselves to 40 hours per week .)

Please describe the nature of the Internship and the type of field experience:

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Off-Campus Internship Adviser Date

_________________________________________________________

Off-Campus Internship Adviser                                  (please print)

Last Revised 03/15/2017

INTERNSHIP-GRADE REPORT FORM

To: Off-Campus Internship Adviser for _____________________________________________

Please complete this evaluation and return it by: _______________________________________

(Date)

to the student’s on-campus adviser: _________________________________________________

As off-campus adviser to: ________________________________________________________

(Student)

from: __________________  to: ___________________ I have evaluated his or her performance

in accordance with the requirements previously established in the Internship proposal.

______ Passing grade:  Satisfactory completion of requirements with average or above average performance

______ Unsatisfactory level of performance

Comments:

Signature: _________________________________   __________                                                                                     Off-campus Adviser                                                 (Date)