The English Department
encourages its English majors and minors to consider participating
in internships. An internship offers a working world experience
that allows:
A contrast with and application of what the student
has learned in an academic setting.
A clarification or reshaping of the student's career
goals.
The acquisition of career relevant experiences and networks.
To qualify for an internship a student must have permission
from the English Department’s Director
of Internships.
To register for an internship the student must submit an
Internship
Application to the Director of Internships.
If the application is approved, the student must obtain
the approval of the English Department Head, Dr.
David Jeffrey, 215 Keezell Hall. The form must usually
be left for 24 hours after which the Department secretary
will assign a permission number. The student must pick up
the form and register via e-campus just as he or she would
do for any other course. Students are responsible for
obtaining signatures, permission numbers, and for registering
on E-campus. The student is not automatically registered.
Internship Credit 1-3 credits may be earned as follows:
3 credits – requires 150 combined
internship and academic hours.
During a 15-week semester, therefore, the intern must work
3 hours per week for 1 credit, 6 hours per week for 2 credits,
and 10 hours per week for 3 credits. "Work" means
both time spent on the internship and time spent preparing
the Academic Requirements of the
internship. These are minimum hours. Students should be
aware that the internship provider might require that the
student work more hours than the numbers listed here, particularly
during a summer internship.
Students wishing to do internships during the summer may
register for internship credit in the fall, spring, or summer
semesters. A student should not attempt to carry more than
16 credit hours while doing an internship.
Final Grade
Your final grade, determined by the Director
of Internships, is based on the timely and acceptable completion
of the Academic Requirements and
a favorable evaluation of performance by the Internship
Provider.
Near the end of the semester/summer session
in which you have enrolled, you must begin to concentrate
on completing internship requirements so that a grade can
be awarded. If you want to avoid a grade of incomplete (I)
for the internship, you must submit your journal, internship
report, research paper, and résumé by the last day of classes.
You must also arrange for the provider's evaluation
of intern, which must be received by the last day of
the session.
Due to the nature of internships, the semester or sessions
will in some cases end before the internship is complete.
In this situation, a student may arrange an incomplete with
the permission of her or his faculty internship coordinator.
An incomplete which has not received prior approval from
the faculty internship coordinator will result in a grade
penalty. An incomplete must be resolved within one month
of the end of the session or semester in which the incomplete
was received. Failure to complete all requirements within
one month of the end of the session or semester will result
in a penalty of one full grade (e.g., an A would become
a B). Failure to complete all requirements within two months
of the end of the session or semester will result in a penalty
of two full grades; three months, three full grades; four
months, four full grades or an automatic failure (F).
