Internships
Internship Requirement (Libs 499)
The Libs 499 Internship Requirement
Step 1: Find an Internship and On-site Supervisor
If you have not already done so for a previous internship or service learning class, register in SSU Engage and sign and complete the documents therein. SSU Engage can be accessed through your MYSSU login. Watch this site for more information on when SSU Engage is activated.
Find an organization where you would like to intern (e.g., a school, a museum, a business, a non-profit, a community organization). You may find opportunities in SSU Engage or find your own opportunity.
Contact an individual at this organization who you think would be willing to oversee your participation in an internship and confirm that this person is willing to act as your on-site supervisor. The on-site supervisor is responsible for outlining the duties, responsibilities and projects you will perform as an intern.
If this internship site is not registered in SSU Engage, contact Wendy Ostroff so she can connect the site with the Center for Community Engagement to begin the registration process.
Step 2: Fill Out and Submit the Internship Agreement
Work with your Faculty Sponsor (Wendy Ostroff) and your On-Site supervisor to complete the Learning Contract. Note that internships require 45 units of on-site work per unit of academic credit.
Submit your Learning Contract for approval and course registration.
A note on deadlines: Internships for academic credit may take place during the Fall and Spring semesters only. To ensure time for all approval steps, Learning Contracts with an attached Liability Release Form must reach the Hutchins Coordinator Faculty Sponsor, Wendy Ostroff, by the following deadlines. Please ensure you meet with your on-site supervisor well before these dates:
Priority deadline: 2 weeks after the start of the semester
Step 3: Submitting the Academic Components of your Internship
By midterms, upload an evaluation by your supervisor to the Canvas page. By Tuesday of Finals Week, submit a final evaluation and the internship documentation agreed upon with your Faculty Sponsor and On-Site Supervisor in the Learning Contract to the Canvas page. Questions? Email: Wendy Ostroff.
Also, please note right now the learning contract in the above link is going to a generic contract, which won't be helpful as it doesn't have the dean's name and specific information for evaluation which is the same for all Hutchins students. I realize I just emailed you the current LIBS contract. But I'm going to work now on updating it even further and send it back to you. It would be good if you could link it to the specific Hutchins contract instead. Let me know if you have any questions!
If you have further questions, contact Wendy Ostroff,
Wendy Ostroff
Faculty, Communications
Coordinator, Internships
Sonoma State University
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