INTERNSHIP EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

Catalog description

The internship is the culminating experience in the professional preparation for students majoring in Childhood Education. The internship is a supervised learning experience in an approved setting. The internship will involve students in working with professionals in the field. The internship is designed by the students in collaboration with his/her advisor, the department chair and the Director of Field Service. Possible internship sites include museums, hospitals, camps, social service agencies, children's homes, crisis intervention services, schools (in non-classroom teaching settings) and community correctional programs. The student will design and implement a project to complete during the internship in collaboration with the site and university supervisor. This internship is not a student teaching experience and will not fulfill the requirements for student teaching. It does not lead to teacher certification at any level.