71 / 226
70
concentration of study. Exceptions are made only with permission of the faculty advisor
and Department Chair.
The student must have at least a 2.0 overall GPA to apply for an internship placement,
and approval for the internship is required from the supervising faculty member. Individual
departments may have more stringent academic requirements for internship involvement,
and they may, in addition, have specific departmental career development programs that
differ from the internship program.
Program Description
In consultation with an academic advisor and the supervising faculty member,
a student is assigned to an internship setting. These settings may be on or off campus,
depending upon the academic College or School, the Department and student interest. The
student should realize that while the majority of internships are unpaid, some internship
opportunities may include compensation.
For each semester hour of credit, the student is expected to do 45 hours of work. The
“work hours” include preparation and training time, work assignments, written reports, and
evaluation procedures.
Academic Requirements
The student is expected to spend the designated amount of time involved for the credit
earned.
Each supervising faculty will give clear, written instructions as to what is expected
of the student in the way of documentation, assigned reading, and/or production of final
written materials for the internship credit.
The on-site supervisor may also require specific training, assigned readings and/or
written reports for the successful performance of the internship.
The student and supervising faculty are expected to confer on a regular basis (at
least biweekly) regarding the progress of the internship. The student will also meet all
conference requirements of the on-site supervisor.
Grading Policies
The internship grade will be based on the mutual evaluation procedure agreed upon
by the supervising faculty member, the on-site supervisor, and the student. In the case of
internships that are based on the campus of Bluefield College, the on-site supervisor and
supervising faculty may be one and the same. Each individualized grading policy will be
presented to the student in writing at the beginning of registration, and a copy is kept by the
supervising faculty member.
Participating Institutions
The participating institution will be responsible to see that the intern receives as broad
and as deep an experience as possible. The on-site supervisor will cooperate with the
supervising faculty in seeing that students are involved for the required amount of time
and will make every effort to see that students receive the training and support necessary
to function effectively in their required tasks. The on-site supervisor will also provide
feedback and final evaluation to the supervising faculty regarding the intern’s performance,
which will serve as a partial basis for the assignment of grades. The supervising faculty will
provide the on-site supervisor with a quantitative scale on which to make that judgment.