Internships in Geography
Hours per Credit
- 45 hours per unit of credit
- Typical semester: 6 hours of work per week for 15 weeks = 2 units of credit
- Students may sign up for a minimum of 2 units and a maximum of 5 units
- You do not have to complete ALL of your hours during the 15 week semester. You can take an incomplete. Or, you can start the internship before actually signing up for the units.
Signing Up
- Pick up an internship form from Admissions and Records or from your advisor
- Fill out the internship form in consultation with your advisor. Your advisor will pass the form along for signatures to the Chair and Dean, and it will then be submitted to Admissions and Records.
- Later in the semester, you will notice that Admissions and Records has added the course to your course load
- Grade option: CR/NC only
You do NOT register for this class in the usual way. Instead, you do the following:
Deadline
- Usually the last day to add/drop a class. Check the academic calendar for the exact date.
Eligibility
- a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA.
- If you do not meet this requirement or do not intend to complete a formal internship through the department, please do not indicate or suggest that you are representing SSU in seeking an internship.
Assignments for Getting Credit
- 2-page essay describing your duties, experiences, and personal observations, including how this experience contributed to your geography education.
- A letter from your employer or supervisor verifying the number of hours that you worked, and confirming that you performed the job satisfactorily .
Scholarship
- A $100 scholarship is available through the SSU School of Social Sciences to support your internship. Please see this application form (doc) for information on how to apply.
FYI: You are not covered by SSU's workers' comp policies during an internship. If you have any concerns over this issue, you should talk to the agency for whom you plan to work and ask about their policy before signing up.