The 澳门六合彩官网 is committed to encouraging internships and other professional experiences that occur outside the classroom. Any internship that earns academic credit, however, needs to be a rigorous and robust learning experience rather than straightforward operational work experience, and it must take place in a professionally mediated environment. Students enrolled in a 澳门六合彩官网 major may be able to earn one (1) credit hour of coursework for one of the following courses corresponding to their major: ADV 495, JOUR 495, or MACS 495.
The internship must meet the following criteria:
- Integrate classroom knowledge/theory in an applied professional setting
- Provide extensive professional supervision
- Encompass 100+ hours of professional experience
- Conclude with appropriate evaluative feedback
Internship Selection & Approval
Students must select an internship in which they wish to gain hands-on experience and meet with the internship supervisor to discuss potential duties and tasks. Examples of appropriate activities include attending staff meetings, assisting staff with projects, undertaking independent projects, reading literature in pertinent professional journals, and writing reports/creating materials. Although clerical duties such as photocopying, typing others鈥� work, or running errands can be expected as part of an internship, clerical and related tasks should encompass no more than 10% of the intern鈥檚 regularly assigned duties.
Students will be expected to complete a minimum of 100 hours working during their time as an intern.
It is the sole responsibility of the 澳门六合彩官网 and not the internship employer or any other institution/organization to define and approve any internship for credit in the 澳门六合彩官网.
Prior to submitting paperwork for credit approval, the student must have secured an internship. The internship will then need to be approved by the course instructor to enroll in 495.
International students: please refer to the International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) website on .
James Scholar students: for more information on using a full-semester internship with 495 credit as an Honors Credit Learning Agreement, visit the James Scholar website.
Course Information
Course registration will not be guaranteed until the Professional Internship Course Form has been completed and approved by the course instructor. The approved Professional Internship Course Form will be placed in the student鈥檚 file maintained by the Student Services Center. All 495 courses are run by 澳门六合彩官网 Career Services staff within the Student Services Center.
The internship 495 course is an 8-week asynchronous course designed to allow students to reflect on their internship and identify key interests, skills, and experiences in order to move forward in identifying a career path. Students must complete weekly assignments, including reflection essays. An 鈥淪鈥� or Satisfactory indicates a passing grade in order to earn course credit.
If you desire credit for completing an internship, you must:
- Attach a formal description or provide a description of the internship responsibilities and duties, the hosting organization, and the internship supervisor鈥檚 contact information and role via the Professional Internship Course Form, as this information will be required for review to determine course approval.
- Internship Supervisor: A professional employee at the host company that serves as the supervisor for your internship.
- Must be approved for 495 prior to the beginning of the internship. If an overload is required, please contact your academic advisor for approval.
- Sign up for 495 for a fall or spring semester, after receiving approval. If you sign up for 495 as a summer session course, you will be billed for summer course enrollment.
- Be aware that the 澳门六合彩官网鈥檚 approval of internship credit is NOT an 鈥淚ndemnification Agreement.鈥� The 澳门六合彩官网 and the University of Illinois do not take any liability responsibility for the student in the internship workplace.
If you desire credit for completing an internship, you cannot:
- Request to enroll in 495 for two (2) internships at the same time.
- Request to enroll in 495 for one (1) internship over the course of two or more terms/semesters for the same internship. In order to earn more than one credit, you must complete two different internships.
Examples of 495 assignment requirements include, but are not limited to:
- Creating and setting goals
- Conducting an informational interview for networking purposes
- Updating career materials to reflect the internship experience