Internships & Community Engagement
Expectations of Interns
During the internship experience, student interns are expected to:
- Complete thirty hours of work at the agency per credit hour enrolled (i.e. 30 hours
for 1 credit, 60 hours for 2 credits, 90 hours for 3 credits, 180 hours for 6 credits).
This means that a student wishing to receive 3 credit hours should anticipate working
approximately 6-7 hours/week, and a student wishing to receive 6 credit hours should
anticipate working approximately 12-14 hours/week.
- Complete a log of work hours signed by your agency鈥檚 internship supervisor. Computerized
time sheets may also be used for this purpose.
- Complete a 鈥渓earning log鈥�/journal and/or whatever alternative or additional projects/products
are agreed to by the faculty mentor, the internship supervisor, and the student.
- Meet with the faculty mentor at least every other week throughout the semester (either
in person, over the phone, or through Canvas discussion) to discuss how the internship
experience is going, share the entries in the 鈥渓earning log鈥� (or alternative assignments),
and discuss the insights gained through critical reflection on the internship experience.
- At the end of the semester, submit to the faculty mentor the completed 鈥渓earning log鈥� containing at least 15 entries (and/or alternative or additional projects/products), and a signed statement from the internship supervisor attesting to the student鈥檚 satisfactory performance and completion of the required number of hours.