Credit Internships at Oberlin College
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An internship is a supervised, experiential learning project integrating study and practical work that allows students to acquire and apply knowledge through direct experience in a field related to their academic program. Internships are different from Private Readings, in that they focus on direct experience in a career field.
Oberlin students are eligible to receive one credit for a summer internship, providing it meets certain requirements. To determine whether your internship is eligible for credit, read through the guidelines below. If you meet the guidelines, schedule an appointment with Donna Russell.
Guidelines for Credit Internships:
- Students may earn one academic credit for each internship completed. The credit will be applied as a general credit, and will not count toward fulfillment of major or distribution requirements. A maximum of two internship credits may be applied toward graduation.
- Credit internships must be approved by the Office of Career Services. Internships must be able to fit within an academic context and completed over the summer. Not all internships will be approved for credit. The deadline to have your internship approved for summer 2012 is May 4, 2012.
- Students must complete all paperwork with the Office of Career Services before the internship begins. No retroactive credit will be granted. The deadline to register for summer 2012 is May 11, 2012.
- The fee for a summer credit internship is $50.
- Students must be at the internship site a minimum of 200 hours.
- Internships will be graded on a Pass/No Pass basis.
- Internships may not be paid.
- The internship site must require that you receive credit.
After Your Internship is Approved
Complete the following by May 11, 2012:
- Online Credit Internship Registration Form.
- Submit your signed Waiver Form (.pdf) to the Office of Career Services in person (Stevenson Hall - Longman Commons) or via fax: 440.775.8089.
- Review How To Receive Credit for Your Internship (.pdf), and make sure you note the deadlines.
Note: After completing the Waiver and Registration forms, you will be registered for 1 credit. You are responsible for notifying Career Services if you choose to no longer receive credit. You have until September 7, 2012 to notify Career Services to drop the registration or you will receive No Pass on your transcript.
Complete the following assignments during your summer internship:
- Assignment 1: Learning Agreement Form (.pdf), due within two weeks of the start date of your internship. You may attach additional pages.
- Assignment 2: Mid-Summer Internship Evaluation Form (.pdf), due Friday July 13, 2012.
- Assignment 3: Final Internship Evaluation Form (.pdf), due Friday September 7, 2012.
- Assignment 4: Student Evaluation of Summer Credit Internship, due Friday September 7, 2012.
Note: If you do not submit a completed Learning Agreement, Mid-summer Evaluation, Final Evaluation, on-line evaluation and meet with Donna Russell by September 7, 2012, you will receive No Pass on your transcript.
Please submit these assignments by email to internships@oberlin.edu, or fax: 440.775.8089.