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For your internship to count as credit toward your degree you MUST have a learning agreement signed by your faculty sponsor and your internship supervisor before starting your internship experience.

For all majors, an internship and successful completion of ENVT 495 or equivalent internship course is required, either as a part of the Capstone project or as a separate experience.

Internships can be developed to fit individual student programs. To begin the process, consider your own interests. What do you care about most? Trust your passion for a moment, and seek an internship that helps you develop it. Also consider networks that may connect you to prospective employers. For help with getting started, see this page from the good people at Cooperative Education. Read through this page! It contains useful information for receiving credit, figuring out your responsibilities, and other essentials.
Contact the internship coordinator for for the Environmental Studies program. During the 2005-6 academic year, contact Sid Olufs in the Political Science Department. If he is insensate or dead, contact the program Chair, Duane Swank.
Find the internship that is right for you. A collection of internship information is found outside the office of the ENVT chair, Duane Swank (RCTR 244). Also check the Cooperative Education Office. You can get help from faculty who specialize in your interest, and the internship coordinator may be able to help you find the right person to contact. The people at Cooperative Education put together this guide to assist you. You should complete the process of finding an internship by the beginning of the semester in which you wish to earn credit. ENVT Committee members understand that the world outside the University does not operate on our schedule, but you are expected to register for the semester that most closely fits the time from of your internship. Discuss this with the internship coordinator and your faculty sponsor.
Approach the appropriate faculty sponsor for the internship. Fill out the learning agreement for the internship, and get agreement with your employer and faculty sponsor on the different sections.
Enjoy this important part of your academic program!

Last updated October 4, 2005