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.