Work Experience Education

Catalog description

LIMITATION ON ENROLLMENT: To participate in work experience education, students must have a paid or unpaid job or internship and have approval of a work supervisor and the instructor supervising the work experience in the specific subject area. Students must also attend a scheduled orientation or meet individually with the supervising instructor for an individual orientation. Work Experience Education is supervised employment designed to provide students a realistic learning experience through work. The ultimate goal is to teach students skills and attitudes that will equip them to function and adapt as an employee in a variety of situations and jobs. Work Experience Education is supervised employment extending classroom-based occupational learning in an on-the-job learning situation related to the students' educational major or occupational goal. Credit may be accrued at the rate of one to eight units per semester. (CSU, AVC) (R1)