This application, along with the appropriate
supporting materials, must be completed and returned to the ES Internship
Coordinator (with course signature card) in order to register for an internship
course.
NAME_________________________________ DATE___________ CLASS
YEAR__________________
E-MAIL___________________COLLEGE P.O. BOX___________LOCAL
PHONE________________
MAJOR_________________ MINOR_________________CAREER
PLANS______________________
ACADEMIC ADVISOR________________________ GRADE POINT AVERAGE________________
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Have you received previous internship credits?*_______ If so,
when?__________________________
On what topic?________________________________ With
whom?________________________________
Course Catalog Internship Title & Number
__________________________________________________
Number of credits for which internship will be
taken**_______________________________________
Semester during which internship will be
taken______________________________________________
How did you learn of this internship? __ fellow student __
professor __ course catalogue
__ ES web page __ Web
Advisor other____________
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ESSAY: Internships at
Allegheny College require an academic, scholarly component that should
complement your course experiences.
Please complete a brief essay explaining how your internship will meet
this expectation. Your essay should
include:
1. your
reasons for wishing to undertake this internship;
2. a
description of the relationship between materials/skills covered in courses you
have taken and this internship; and
3. a
description of the academic goals you feel you will achieve through
participation in this internship.
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*Students
may present a maximum of 8 semester credit hours of internship credit within
the first 131 semester credit hours needed for graduation.
**A
2 credit-hour internship requires 70 hours working for the internship
organization (averaging 5 hours/week), in addition to time spent writing
essays, doing research, or completing your project (roughly an additional 2 to
4 hours per week).
**A 4 credit-hour internship requires 140 hours working for the internship organization (averaging 10 hours/week) in addition to time spent writing essays, doing research, or completing your project (roughly an additional 2 to 5 hours per week).
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SUPPORTING MATERIALS: Your
application should also include a proposed work schedule that you have developed
with the internship supervisor (e.g., MWF 12-4). I understand that your proposed work schedule may be subject to
change.
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Grading for internships
will be based on the student's work with the organization including fulfilling
the required hours of work, essay assignments, and final project.
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This application and
supporting materials must be turned into Marcia Findlay, ES Internship
Coordinator (mfindlay@allegheny.edu,
Box E, Steffee Hall Room B.200A).