Internships, Independent Studies, and

Independent Research

Internships, independent studies, and independent research are

available within most of the College's academic disciplines in

order to provide students with a practical application of their

particular majors or more specialized study in a particular

area. Students who wish to pursue an internship, independent

study or independent research should follow departmental

guidelines for application. Generally, students wishing to

register for independent studies, internships or independent

research must make their requests known to a faculty member

(the prospective supervisor) who, if agreeable to the request,

will inform the department chair.One week prior to the

beginning of each term the department chairs will complete

and forward a request form to the Associate Dean for

Academic Affairs. All approved requests are then sent to the

Assistant Registrar in the Registrar's Office, and students are

formally registered.The supervising professor will assign the

grade; in the case of an internship, the professor will consult

with the on-site supervisor if appropriate.

Independent studies and research are graded with letter

grades. All internships are graded on a pass-fail basis; students

must complete a minimum of 110 hours in the internship in

order to earn credit. Students may not earn more than two

units of internship credit toward a degree.