Student Checklist for 019:099
Before the Internship begins
- Make sure you are eligible and your internship meets all requirements.
- Decide whether it’s best to register for credit or no credit.
- Find a faculty member to serve as your advisor.
- Give your advisor and the internship coordinator: your contact information,
site name and address, supervisor name and telephone number, dates of the
internship and a job description.
- Get a special permission number from the internship coordinator and register
on Isis or, if the semester has already begun, using a green add/drop slip.
During the Internship
- Be a professional, and look for opportunities to develop your skills.
- E-mail weekly updates to your advisor, describing your activities and:
your biggest success, your biggest problem, any other problems you had,
what you learned in JMC that helped you, and things you wish you had
learned in JMC.
- Keep these updates in a journal, and keep copies of all your professional
work.
- Fill out a two-week evaluation when you receive it.
At the End of the Internship
You must provide your advisor with:
- An updated resume
- A list of all the activities you were involved in as part of the internship
- A 2- 3 page reflective essay
Your advisor may require:
- A meeting to discuss your experience
- A sample of your professional work
- An updated learning portfolio
- Other work they feel is appropriate
GRADING: You will earn a grade of satisfactory if your advisor determines
you have fulfilled the hour requirement, engaged in sufficient professional
activities, documented and reflected on these activities adequately and received
satisfactory evaluations from your site supervisor.
