NOTE: you will not receive academic credit if you submit the application after 实习的开始. Questions? Please contact Terri Mariani学生学术事务协调员.
Credit-bearing实习
实习学分指引
I. 通用标准
A. Internships undertaken 获得学分 require a strong academic center, a set of organizing principles that will foster a particular discipline of mind. The central question is the value 火博体育实习 experience to higher education in a liberal 艺术与科学背景. Internships that are primarily clerical will not qualify 获得学分.
B. In addition to assigned coursework, internships must meet minimum contact hour requirements 按以下比例. 参考学院目录看看有多少学分 your sponsoring academic department has approved for a 299 or 399-level internships:
- 1 semester hour of credit: no fewer than 45 contact hours and no fewer than 5 weeks duration
- 2 semester hours of credit: no fewer than 90 contact hours and no fewer than 5 weeks duration
- 3 semester hours of credit: no fewer than 135 contact hours and no fewer than 5 weeks duration
- 4 semester hours of credit: no fewer than 180 contact hours and no fewer than 6 weeks duration
C. The amount of additional academic work assigned by the faculty sponsor should commensurate 加上实习的学时数.
D. The student's background preparation (formal course work, reading, research, co-curricular experience, and jobs or other internships) is especially important for 299 and 399 Professional Internships and plays a less important role in IN-100 Exploration Internships.
E. Students proposing an internship must be in good academic standing, which is defined 为了这个目的作为一个2.00 or better total GPA and not on academic probation.
F. Students proposing internships for credit must submit thorough, accurate, and lucid 对政府的建议 学生教务处 在规定的期限内完成. 逾期申请概不受理. As with any course, a late drop or withdrawal will require approval from the faculty 主办机构及学术地位委员会. 火博体育不会追溯批准 credit for experiences that were undertaken without the formal sponsorship and guidance of a Skidmore faculty member and without a completed internship application submitted before 实习的开始. 学生也有责任提供 copies 火博体育实习 agreement to the 教师赞助商和现场主管.
G. FEES: As a reminder, because this is a credit-bearing course, students will be charged the regular application and tuition fees during the academic year. $333 per internship credit will be charged for summer session internships. Consult the Office of Special Programs for information on any additional summer term 收费及指引.
H. Internships should, whenever possible, involve the student in some expository writing beyond the keeping of a journal and will often include a research paper. Other material submitted to the faculty sponsor at the conclusion 火博体育实习 might include 适当性质的组合或项目.
I. A maximum of twelve semester hours of internship credit may be counted toward the student's degree program. All 399 internships count toward the Skidmore "maturity" requirement, and 299 and 399 internships (but not IN-100) may count for "liberal arts" credit only as indicated in the Catalog. Internship credit may count toward an academic major or minor if it is so indicated in the Catalog under each departmental and program description. Internship credits are offered on a graded (A-F) or Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis as determined by the sponsoring department or program and indicated in the Catalog.
J. Internships may not be supervised by a member of the student's immediate family. One person may not serve as both the faculty sponsor and the on-site supervisor.
K. 在美国以外的地方实习: For internship credit while studying abroad, consult with the Office of Off-Campus 学习与交流(OCSE). Any proposal to earn internship credit at a location outside of the United States must go through a program in the country in which the student 完成实习. 学生可以要求将学分转回 to Skidmore. Students should have a faculty sponsor or academic institution in the 他们完成实习的国家.
II. 学生责任及指引
A.实习前职责:
1) Explore resources in the Career Development Center as well as via the internet.
2) Discuss plans with a faculty member who might sponsor an internship. The faculty sponsor for an Exploration Internship (IN-100) may be in any department or program, but the sponsor for a Professional Internship (299, 399) must be a member of the department or program in which the internship course is offered.
3) Contact a prospective on-site supervisor and, with the help of the faculty sponsor and the on-site supervisor, design a proposal (must be typed) that will promote direct involvement in the occupational, creative, or research field 火博体育实习.
4)准备申请所需的所有文件.
5)提交申请表格; 所有的批准签名 和支持文件，以 学生教务处 不得迟于规定的截止日期.
6) The student must make and retain a copy of the proposal and provide a copy to the 教师赞助商和现场主管.
B. 实习职责:
1) The student should conscientiously fulfill all the responsibilities defined in the internship proposal and expected of a motivated intern and serious college student. Significant lapses in meeting these responsibilities may result in termination of 实习和/或学业失败.
2) The student should keep a detailed record of goals, responsibilities, and accomplishments 实习期间.
3) On a regular basis, the student should discuss his or her progress and performance 与现场主管合作.
4) The student should maintain contact with the faculty sponsor by phone, letter, or in person. This contact with the sponsor must include the student's written mid-point 实习评估.
C. 实习后职责:
1) Present the term paper, project, exhibit, or other materials to the faculty sponsor 对实习进行讨论和评价. 学生必须满足预先设定的条件 提交所有所需材料的截止日期.
2) The student must remind the on-site supervisor to write an evaluation of the intern at the conclusion 火博体育实习 and submit to the faculty sponsor. The on-site supervisor’s evaluation of the intern is an important component of the faculty member’s 对项目的学分评估.
III. 教师赞助人的责任
Since the faculty sponsor's responsibility for the overall quality and evaluation 火博体育实习 experience is a time-consuming commitment, no faculty member engaged in full-time teaching may sponsor more than five internships in a single academic term. Departures from this maximum workload must be approved by the Associate Dean of the Faculty.
A. The faculty sponsor should be qualified by current or previous professional or job experience, or by department or program affiliation，指导和评价 internship activity.
B. The faculty sponsor should be prepared to fulfill the following responsibilities:
- To judge the proposed internship for its learning objectives, methods, and evaluation criteria for higher education credit in a liberal arts context.
- To consult with the prospective on-site supervisor concerning their mutual interests 对学生的监督和指导. 电话、电子邮件或信件往来 during the placement period are encouraged to achieve effective contact between the 现场主管和教师赞助人.
- To assist the student in drawing up a reading list of materials pertinent to the proposed internship.
- To supervise and approve the formal internship proposal, which the student then submits either to the Department Chairperson or Program Director (for 299 or 399 internships) or to the Associate 学院院长 (for an IN-100 Exploration Internship).
- To communicate 与现场主管合作 and the student intern during the course 火博体育实习.
- To evaluate and grade the student's internship experience, taking into consideration the on-site supervisor's evaluation (the form is given to the on-site supervisor by the student intern), the student's written and oral evaluation of the experience, 以及学生的论文或项目. Sponsors must submit an S/U or letter grade (according to individual department or program policy) to the Office of the Registrar by the established deadlines for the appropriate term of study.
- To provide the Associate 学院院长, upon request, with a brief written assessment of the success and educational value 火博体育实习 (the Associate Dean is responsible for the overall quality of the program and, in partnership with the Career Development 中心，培养实习资源). 副院长将定期报告 to the Curriculum Committee and the Committee on Educational Policies and Planning on issues related to the academic quality of internships.
IV. 给现场主管的指导方针
A. The on-site supervisor must clearly be qualified by professional experience and affiliations, job status, professional credentials, etc.，指导和评价 实习活动. The student's parent(s) or an immediate family member may not 担任现场主管.
B. The on-site supervisor is asked to meet the following expectations:
- To consult with the student applicant and the faculty sponsor concerning their expectations and plans.
- To review the description of internship content on the student’s proposal form, and submit a letter detailing the student’s duties, in time for the student to meet proposal deadlines. Note that the letter from the on-site supervisor must be attached to the 实习建议书，或发邮件至 Terri Mariani.
- To provide appropriate professional guidance and instruction to the student during the internship.
- To ensure that the internship closely matches the agreed upon activities and learning experiences. Major departures from the approved plan must be reviewed by the faculty sponsor (and, in the case of IN-100 Exploration Internships, by the Associate Dean of the Faculty.
- To write an evaluation of the intern at the conclusion 火博体育实习 and submit 这是给教职员赞助人的评估. 现场主管的评价 intern is an important component of the faculty member's evaluation of the project 获得学分.
C. The on-site supervisor is not responsible for providing housing for or remuneration
给学生实习生. The student intern remains responsible for his or her general
福利、健康和生活费用. 然而，实习可能会变成一份带薪的工作
如果主管有此要求的话.