GNED 469 - General Elective Internship

(3 hours) Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or higher (31 semester hours or more); Transfer students must have at least 15 semester hours taken in residence at CSU, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 or permission of the department chair or dean, successful completion of ELI Internship orientation, and an approved Internship agreement signed by the student and on-site supervisor. The General Elective Internship conforms with CSU’s Experiential Learning Initiative which encourages the application of academic principles in real-world settings. Every internship is supervised, both on-site, and by a member of the university faculty or staff. Students are required to conduct themselves professionally, reflect on their experiences, conduct a self-evaluation, and finally complete a final course project. The Internship requires 38 hours of supervised work in an approved professional work setting per credit hour received. For 3 credit hours the student must complete 114 work hours. General elective credit will be given for satisfactory completion of the course. A maximum of 6 credit hours may be awarded for any combination of General Elective Internship and academic Internships. This course cannot be challenged. Note: Grading is on a pass/fail basis. Counts for ELR credit.