Internship
Credit Procedures
Theatre
Department Guidelines:
For
THET 286 Experiential Learning I (1-3 credits) . . .
- The student must have successfully completed the Fundamentals courses THET
112-116 as well as the Fundamentals Project THET 288 and have permission of
the Department.
- The
student must secure a Faculty Sponsor, qualified in the area of the internship.
They register for the course under the section number of this Faculty Advisor.
- The internship must be 30-60 hours of practical work for 1 -3 credits.
- The student first discusses the guidelines
for the work to be done and hours to be completed with the on-site supervisor.
- The
student drafts a letter outlining the position tasks and number of hours
(5-10/week) to be worked per week over the course of the term. the number
of contact hours for the course is 45 - 135 hours; 45 hours/credit). This
letter is an agreement in lieu of a work contract. The letter is signed
by the internship supervisor and the student with a copy sent to the Faculty
Advisor.
- The
student also meets with the Faculty Advisor to discuss the guidelines of
the work to be done, hours to be completed, and final project. An internship
contract is completed and signed by both parties. This Contract outlines
the terms for the course.
- The
student completes a daily journal that documents the learning experience
as well as the process and progress of the assignment after each scheduled
work session. The journal documents hours worked and tasks completed. The
student should answer these questions: What function am I filling? What
is the point of the work I am doing? How does my work support the whole?
What practical experience as a worker am I gaining? These entries should
be typed and maintained in a 3-ring binder. The supervisor needs to review
and sign the journal every two weeks, or at least three times during the
six-week work schedule.
- The
student constructs and maintains a pictorial log and chronicles the work
progress during the six-week schedule. This can contain: photographs, brochures,
projects worked on, copies of work completed. The log represents the work
performed and will be evaluated by the Faculty Advisor at the end of the
term.
- The final project is in lieu of a final exam. The details are to be determined
by the Faculty Advisor and student at the initial meeting. This project may
be a research paper, presentation to Theatre students, design portfolio or
another project deemed acceptable by the Faculty Advisor.
For
THET 386 Experiential Learning (3-6 credits) . . .
- The student
must have Junior or Senior standing and Permission of the Department.
- The
student must secure a Faculty Sponsor for their internship. This Sponsor may
be a TA or Adjunct Faculty if they are qualified in the area of the internship.
- The
student must provide the Sponsor, prior to their first meeting, a summary
of the internship, their responsibilities, hours, and contact information
for the Site Supervisor.
- Student
must meet with the Faculty Sponsor to establish the preliminary guidelines
for the internship, and sign internship contract.
- Student
must register for the internship using the section number of the Faculty Sponsor.
- At the
end of the internship, the student must meet with the Faculty Sponsor for
evaluation.
- The
student must produce a culminating project as established by Faculty Sponsor
during the initial meeting. The project and internship work must be intricate
enough to merit 3 credits of 300 level course work. (Normally a paper, but
could also be presentation, journal, performance or otherwise approved project.)
University
Guidelines for 386 Internships:
- Completion
of a minimum of 56 credits including 12 credits earned at UMCP
- Completion
of a minimum of 3 credits in the Department awarding the 386 credit
- Approval
of learning proposal by the departmental faculty sponsor/college internship
coordinator
- A
2.5 minimum GPA (can be waived with departmental permission)
- A
386 course can be taken only once in any given Department
- No
more than one 386 course can be taken any given semester
- Only
the work hours completed during the semester earning credit will be counted
toward total hours for credit.
- The
number of work hours required per credit is the same for summer, spring,
and fall semesters.
- Credit
will be awarded only for the semester in which students are actually
working at their site.
- A
maximum of 12 credits of 386 course work can be earned toward the completion
of a degree.
- Credit
hours awarded based on a 15 week semester:
3 credits = 135 total hours
4 credits = 180 total hours
5 credits = 225 total hours
6 credits = 270 total hours
Supervisors Guidelines:
- After
speaking with the student and agreeing to be the faculty sponsor, make
initial contact with the on-site supervisor.
- Meet
with the student to go over the internship guidelines and sign the internship
contract. Give a copy of the contract to the Coordinator of Student
Services to file in the student's file.
- Arrange
to have the THET 286 or THET 386 section set up - if needed.
- Contact
the on-site supervisor at the end of the internship to get a progress
report.
- For THET 286 review the Daily Journal and Pictorial Log/Chronicle
- Collect
(or view) and grade the final project.
- Submit
the student's final grade.