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Arranging for Credit

To register, students need to fill out an Internship and Field Experience Registration Form, which is available on My Northland under Students, Registrar.

Calculating Credits: Credit is awarded based on the number of hours that are spent at the position. The breakdown for credit is:

• 1 credit = 45 hours per semester (approximately 3 hours/week)
• 2 credits = 90 hours per semester (approximately 6 hours/week)
• 3 credits = 135 hours per semester (approximately 9 hours/week)
• 4 credits = 180 hours per semester (approximately 12 hours/week)

What is required: Some academic programs have specific guidelines for an internship. Talk with your faculty member or advisor about requirements for that department. Other departments arrange requirements on a case by case basis, but typically this includes a reflective journal, final paper reflecting about the student's learning, and periodic check-ins with the supervising faculty member to discuss how things are going.

Grading: Students will earn either a Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grade based on completion of minimum number of hours and agreed upon requirements.

Internship E-Newsletter
For more information about internships and field experiences, current events and workshops available through the Career Education Center (CEC), view the following "Jump Into Experience" newsletters:

• Internship E-Newsletter September 2012: Get Experience to Get Ahead

For all questions, please contact Stacy Craig, Coordinator of Applied Learning, at scraig@northland.edu or (715) 682-1232.