Honors Experiences

Internship or Practicum

  • Departmental Course Number – 496.
  • Correspondence from your site manager is required. It should detail your work responsibilities.
  • You must complete a Contract for Co-Op/Internship (PDF).
  • A final assessment, including a letter grade, from your site manager is required.
  • You must complete the journal and reflection paper requirements (as per the Contract for Co-Op/Internship (PDF)).
  • Course credits must appear on your transcript with a grade of “B” or better.
  • May be for pay and would then include a 1 credit hour academic component.
  • Written assignments for departmental internships or practicums must meet the minimum requirements of 1 typed page for every 5 hours of service for the journal and an 8–10 page reflective paper.
  • TH 106 & 135 or 136 count as one experience.
  • Any dance studio or theatrical production involving an audition would count as a practicum.
  • The University Honors College offers UE 496 for students unable to utilize a department internship course.
  • Students will receive 1 credit hour for every 45 hours worked.