Want class credit for your internship? Here's the scoop:
Register for an internship seminar course (see list by major below) and pay tuition based on the number of credits. Register at the beginning of the semester you'll be completing your credit internship; retroactive internship credit is not granted. Credit internships normally count as electives. Some academic departments allow a second internship for credit towards graduation (not another elective). Calvin will accept 12 internship credits. Any over 12 will not be counted for graduation.
If you are not eligible for an internship course, you can still complete a non-credit internship to gain professional experience. If you are unsure what is best for you, contact Beth Cok at bcok@calvin.edu for assistance.
Archaelogy IDIS 340 Field Work in Archaeology
Description: Offered in conjunction with field work done by Calvin faculty and qualified field schools of other universities, summer, 3-6 credit hours
Prerequisites: IDIS 240 and permission of the instructor
Art ART 380 Internship in Communication Design
Description: Offered fall and spring, 3 credit hours, work at least ten hours per week; to enroll in this course, students must submit a written proposal to the chair for approval.
Prerequisites: Five studio art courses and departmental approval
ART 385 Internship in Visual Studies
Description: Offered fall and spring, 3 credit hours, work at least ten hours per week; to enroll in this course, students must submit a written proposal to the chair for approval
Prerequisites: Five studio art courses and departmental approval.
Biology BIOL 385 Internship in Biology
Description: Offered fall, spring, interim, and summer, 0-4 credit hours,
Prerequisites: At least a sophomore standing in Biology, a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better, an average GPA of 2.0 or better in all credited science and mathematics courses, and approval by both the department and the off-campus employer
Business BUS 359 Internship in Business
Description: Offered fall, spring, and summer, 4 credits, work at least ten hours per week
Prerequisites: Three courses in business or economics and permission of the internship coordinator in Career Development
Chemistry CHEM 385 Internship in Chemistry
Description: Offered fall and spring, 3 or 4 credit hours, work at least 10 hours per week
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, must have cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better, an average GPA of 2.0 or better in all credited science and mathematics courses, must have complete the
second semester of Organic Chemistry (Chemistry 232) or equivalent, must complete an Internship Application Form, and be approved by both the department and the off-campus employer
Communications Arts and Sciences CAS 346 Internship in Communication
Description: Offered fall, spring, and summer, 4 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, 2.5 GPA, and permission of the department
Computer Science CS 394 Senior Internship in Computing
Description: Offered fall and spring, 3 credit hours, work at least 10 hours per week
Prerequisites: CS 262 and senior standing
Economics ECON 349 Internship in Economics
Description: Offered fall and spring, 4 credit hours, work at least ten hours per week
Prerequisites: Appropriate courses in economics, completion of the mathematics cognate requirements, junior or senior standing, and permission of the internship coordinator
Engineering ENGR 185/285/385 Engineering Internship or ENG 387 International Eng Internship Description: Summer, 0 credit hours (receive transcript recognition), work full-time for 9 consecutive weeks
English ENGL 380 Internship in Journalism and Publishing
Description: Offered spring, 4 credit hours, work at least ten hours per week
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, a 2.5 college GPA, an average grade of 2.5 or higher in advanced writing courses taken (English 245, 265, 301, 355), and permission of the English department internship supervisor
Environmental Studies ENST 385 Internship in Environmental Studies
Description: Offered fall or spring, 3 credit hours,
Prerequisites: Environmental Studies 210, 302, and permission of the instructor
Geography GEOG 385 Internship in Geography
Description: Offered fall, spring, and summer, 3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Senior standing in the geography major or permission of the geography faculty
History HIST 393 Museum Studies
Description: 3 credit hours
HPERDS RECR 346 Field Internship in HPERDS
Description: Offered fall, spring and summer, 3-12 credit hours
Prerequisites: Recreation majors must first complete all courses in the recreation program, other
HPERDS majors must have junior or senior standing, all students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0, and the approval of the department advisor.
International Development IDS 359 Internship in Development
Description: Offered fall and spring, 12 credit hours, work for four to five months with CRWRC Prerequisites: IDS 201 or SPHO 205, Sociology 253, a semester educational experience in a developing nation or its equivalent, appropriate language capabilities, and junior/senior status
Liberal Arts majors interested in nonprofit: IDIS 385 Comenius Scholars Internship
Description: 3 credit hours, fall and spring, nonprofit internship along with course teaching nonprofit leadership skills
Prerequisites: Sophomore, junior, or senior status; be a liberal arts major with no available department internship course, need to apply for the program and be selected to participate
Political Science POLS 380 Internship in State or Local Government
Description: 4-8 credit hours, work at least 16 hours per week
Prerequisites: Sophomore, junior, or senior status; appropriate course background in political science or related fields, and permission of the Calvin instructor
Psychology PSYC 380 Internship in Psychology
Description: Offered fall and spring, 4 credit hours, work at least eight hours per week
Prerequisites: Junior or senior psychology major, completion of course sequences related to the internship specialization (information available from the Psychology department), and departmental approval of student application
Sociology SOC 380 Internship in Sociology
Description: Offered fall, 3 credit hours, work at least eight hours per week
Prerequisites: Senior sociology major, completion of Sociology 151, 255, and completion of or concurrent registration in Sociology 318 and 320
Youth Ministry IDIS 380 Youth Ministry Internship
Description: Offered fall and spring, 4 credit hours, work at least eight hours per week
Prerequisites: Junior or senior class level; completion of IDIS 374 or Psychology 322; Education 102 or the permission of the instructor
Off Campus:
CSP(CMET) 345 Chicago Semester Field Internship
Description: Offered fall and spring, 9 credit hours
STDC 344 Washington, D.C. Semester
Description: 8 credit hours, work four days a week, spring semester only, need to take 1 semester prep course, POLS 241 in the preceding fall
