The Public Service Internship Program is a practicum that provides university students with the opportunity to gain direct exposure to and practical experience from a diverse range of public, private, government or community service agencies and businesses.

Internships are offered for junior and senior University Undergraduates from all academic disciplines. The student must be in good academic standing as determined by his or her academic department and have completed at least 60 credits hours prior to starting the internship. The internship is credit-bearing and requires a student to intern at a site arranged in collaboration with the student, PSIP coordinator and site supervisor. Work hours will be scheduled at the convenience of the student and the internship agency.

Requirements of the Internship Program

1. Each student must register for CPM 496.
2. Each student must work the required 120 hours at the agency to receive 3 credit hours.
3. Each student must complete the Student Internship Application.
4. Each student must complete the Internship Learning Agreement and obtain the signature of the internship supervisor which verifies that internship work schedule and duties are established. This form should be submitted before the start of the internship.
5. Each student must submit Bi-Weekly Time Sheets which are due by the third day after the end of each bi-weekly period.
6. Each student must complete the Mid-Semester Activity Report which is due mid semester of the internship.
7. Each student must complete and submit a 1 page Resume to the Internship Office of CPMC for his or her file folder.
8. Each Student should maintain a Daily Work Log or Journal after each internship session.
9. Each Student must write and submit a 10 page Internship Report. This 10 page paper should have five major sections:

• brief description of the internship (i.e., where worked, and the internship agency’s mission).

• description and discussion of the internship agency’s organizational structure and operations, different administrative/program divisions, the relationship of the components to each other.

• discussion of the internship project/principal assignment and explanation of your day-to-day internship experiences. This section can be based on a journal you have kept during the semester.

• discussion of what the general goal of the internship was, your evaluation of what you learned from the internship, and how the internship increased your knowledge of the career area.

• discussion of the strengths and weeknesses of the internship experience.

10. The Supervisor Evaluation of Student Internship Performance form must be completed by the Internship Supervisor. This form may be returned to the CPMC office by the intern as long as it is in an addressed and sealed envelope.
11. Each student must complete a Student Assessment of Internship.

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