Student Resources
Practicum & Internships
Volunteer and Career Information Packet
(Packet providing contact information and descriptions of related agencies within the Behavioral Sciences)
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Practicum is a required course for students in their last semester prior to graduation in social work and is a highly recommended course for psychology students interested in gaining rigorous professional level experience working in human services; including counseling/mentoring, guidance counseling, and other related fields. Students can work at hospitals, schools, court systems, group homes, etc. Students are expected to have direct contact with the people served by the agency they are working with while enrolled in Practicum. Research, grant writing, clerical, babysitting, night security, etc. are not appropriate type of work for Practicum. During a typical (15 week) semester, students are expected to work a minimum of 6 hours per week at an approved Practicum site. During the summer semester (A Block only) students are required to work a minimum of 15 hours per week. All necessary training is to be completed PRIOR to the beginning of the semester and training hours do NOT count toward the minimum 90 hours of direct contact hours required for the semester. Students are responsible for finding their own worksite, either volunteer or paid.
In addition to work/volunteer hours, students will meet in class to discuss their practicum experiences and integrate the concepts and theories previously learned in other courses. Students also meet weekly in assigned groups. Students will be supervised by an agency representative and will make a written contract with the Practicum professor. For more information see your advisor. Practicum Information and Instructions (Spring 2010) Practicum Contract (Spring 2010) * Turn into Susan Middleton by December 1st in FA 720 Master Agreement * Turn into Career Services and Student Employment - LC 409 |
BESC 481R: Senior Internship is an optional course Behavioral Science Seniors can take as part of their requirements for graduation. Students must be a senior in the Behavioral Science Department and have completed ENGL 2020/2010: Intermediate Writing and PSY 3010: Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences and PSY 3020: Research Methods in order to take Senior Internship. The internship course requires 5 hours per credit per week of work in a related field and can be taken for up to 8 credits - 40 hours a week. This course allows Behavioral Science students with a non-clinical orientation to receive credit for interning in a governmental, corporate, or private agency apart from their regular employment. It provides practical and research experience over the course of the 15 week semester. It is supervised by an agency representative and Behavioral Science faculty member. Internships must be approved by faculty and the department chair and written contracts must be signed. For more information see your advisor. |