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Metropolitan State University

Center for Community-BasedLearning

651-793-1285

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This session will include information about policies and

procedures, strategies for locating internship sites and

instructions on completing internship forms. Thank you fortaking the time to carefully review this presentation.

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What is an Academic Internship?

Internship Process Checklist

Internship Resources

Academic Internship Agreement Form

College and Department Guidelines

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An internship is one of Metropolitan State's creative

learning strategies available to students. It is a structured,

academic, credit-bearing, field experience in wh

ich

astudent acquires and applies knowledge and skills, while

working in a responsible role within a community, business

or government setting.

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Attend an internship information session offered monthly. Check the CCBL web sitefor dates, times and locations or make an appointment with a staff member to get abetter understanding of what internships involve. Or, complete this session on-line.

Request or pick up a student information packet from the Internship Office. Thispacket includes the college/department guidelines for your internship focus. It is yourresponsibility to read and follow these guidelines when filling out the AcademicInternship Agreement.

Secure a site for your internship.

Establish your competence statement and learning strategies and complete theAcademic Internship Agreement with your site supervisor/evaluator.

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Internship Office review:

The Internship Program staff will review the Academic InternshipAgreement and, if it is complete, forward it to the faculty liaison for review ofthe academic component.

OR

If it is not complete, it will be returned to you with instructions on how tocomplete it. After you have revised the Academic Internship Agreement,return it to the Internship Office for resubmission.

Meet with your site supervisor/evaluator to review and sign the AcademicInternship Agreement and then send it to the Internship Office. Make surethat you have followed the appropriate guidelines including any required

deliverables (seminars, bibliography, integrative paper, etc.) or additionalforms.

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Faculty Liaison review:

You will receive an approval letter from the Internship Office once thefaculty liaison has reviewed and signed off on the Academic Internship

Agreement. You will also receive copies of the Agreement forregistration, your on-site supervisor or evaluator, and yourself. Theoriginal will be kept on file in Metropolitan States Grades Office andyour advisor will be sent a copy.

OR

If the faculty liaison does not approve the internship, it will be returnedto you with a memo explaining why it was denied. You should thencontact the faculty liaison to discuss needed changes. After you haverevised the Agreement, return it to the Internship Office for

resubmission.

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DONT FORGET TO REGISTER FOR YOUR INTERNSHIP!

Once you receive the approval letter and copies of the Agreement,register in person or through the mail. When you register, you mustprovide the Registration Office with the gray copy of the AcademicInternship Agreement that you received with the approval letter.Register within the semester of the approval date. It is yourresponsibility to be aware of any financial, registration, graduation orother deadlines you may have and plan accordingly for approval,registration and completion of the internship. Generally, within oneweek after you register, your internship evaluator will receive theLearning Evaluation (LE) to complete and return to Metropolitan Stateat the end of the internship. If the faculty liaison is the internshipevaluator, s/he will receive the Learning Evaluation.

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Complete the internship by meeting the goals agreed upon in theAcademic Internship Agreement competence statement andlearning strategies within the agreed timeline.

Your evaluator will fill out the Learning Evaluation (LE) and returnit to Metropolitan States Grades Office within one week of

completion of the internship. Be sure to send any deliverablesrequired by the college/department guidelines to the faculty liaison .The faculty liaison will assess the LE, and any required deliverables,based on the original Academic Internship Agreement and thenarrative evaluation of the LE. A copy of the LE will be placed inyour student file.

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Career Link

Click here for a variety of otheron-line resources

Catalyst Internship Opportunities: Access the Portal

Center for Community-Based Learning: 651-793-1285

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Download Form

DONT FORGET TO:

List number of creditsRecord Student ID #

Include resume if evaluator is not Metropolitan State Faculty

Indicate letter grade or S/N

Sign and date form Internship Evaluator and you

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Click here for a complete listing ofInternship Guidelines by

College or Department

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You have successfully completed the On-Line Internship

Information Session. For further assistance or questions,

please contact the Center for Community-Based Learning,

651-793-1285.