Internship Process

Traditional Undergraduate (TUG) Student Responsibility

1. Declare a Major: 
   • Prior to starting internship, students must declared a major and complete a minimum of 15 credits of upper division course work within that major.
2. Attend Internship 495 Orientation Class: 
   • Internship Coordinator will offer an orientation class at the beginning of each term to go over syllabus and review internship requirements.
3. Register for Internship: 
   • Register for the appropriate number of credits according to major requirements.  Internship Coordinator's signature is required to register.
4. Secure a Site: 
   • Students will work with Faculty Advisor to select a site. Students can initiate relationships with a new site as long as site meets criteria and is approved by Internship Coordinator.
5. Complete a Site Contract: 
   • With their faculty advisor, students will identify specific objectives related to their career goals that they want to accomplish through their internship. 
   • With their site supervisor, students will identify daily tasks and projects that will help them meet their objectives.  Students will not be permitted to start logging internship until the contract has been completed, signed by all parties, and is on file with the Internship Coordinator.
6. Document Hours:  The number of credits impacts the number of required clock hours. For every 1 credit hour of internship, 45 clock hours of documented work at the contracted site is required.  i.e., 3 credits of internship equates to 135 clock hours per semester.  The student must average 9 to 10 hours per week over 15 weeks.  A timesheet is provided by the Internship Coordinator and will be reviewed in Orientation Class.
7. Develop a Professional Resume and References.  Assistance in resume development will be provided by the Internship Coordinator as part of the course requirements.
8. Evaluate Performance:  Both the student and supervisor are required to complete two sets of evaluations - one at mid-semester, and one at the end of semester. Evaluation forms will be provided by the Internship Coordinator and are also available on the NCU website.
9. Reflect on Personal Progress:  Students will be required to write a Learning Objectives Outcome Paper.  Details will be provided in course syllabus provided by Internship Coordinator.