Ideally, students should begin to think about internships early in their sophomore year; some agency requirements include an extensive background investigation which may take up to eight weeks to complete. The first step in the internship process is for the interested student to complete an Internship Tracking Form and to develop a personal resume with the assistance of the University's Career Services Office. The Tracking Form, a copy of the student's latest grade report, and the personal resume should be left with the departmental secretary who will make an appointment for the applicant with the Internship Coordinator. At this meeting, a determination will be made as to the student's suitability and availability for an internship position for the enrollment period in question. A minimum of 125 hours of on-site work is required for a 3-credit hour internship. While some agencies are willing to accept two or more interns during any one semester, others may be limited to only one intern per semester due to space or manpower limitations. In some instances, an internship agency will accept only those interns who are available for twenty hours per week or more. In these cases, an intern might wish to earn more than the standard 3 semester hours of credit. For this reason, the internship course numbers are listed by section with increasing credit in increments of 3 semester hours. The maximum number of credits for full-time internship activity during a single enrollment period is 9 semester hours.
MPA InternshipsEach intern will be required, in consultation with the intern professor, to develop a research design for the project to be undertaken during the internship. Each intern will also be required to write a paper showing how that research design has been carried out. Particular emphasis will be placed in the paper upon the relationship between the internship experience and academic course work. Close and continuing supervision of each intern's progress will be provided by the intern professor.
For more information, contact the Director of the MPA Program
Polling Group InternshipsRequirements for Internship
3.0 GPA or above
General knowledge of computer operations
At least one course in research methods
Permission of Polling Group Director
Job Description
Questionnaire Development, Interviewing, Monitoring, Reporting
15 hours per week: Late afternoons and early evening hours/some weekends
Must be available Mondays (late afternoon/early evening)
Hourly Wage: $6.00
Academic Credit: 3 Semester Hours
Application Deadlines:
Fall: August 15
Spring: December 1
Summer: May 1
For Application Contact:
Dr. Keith Nicholls
Office: HUMB # 222
Phone: 334-460-7852
Email: knicholls@usouthal.edu
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