Student Handbook - New England Culinary Institute

Online Internship Connection Course
As the primary means of contact, AOS and BA
students are required to participate in the online
course designed specifically for their program. This
requires a computer and internet access. If these are
not available, students must locate alternative
sources, local libraries, computers at work, etc.
Course length and required assignments vary by
program.
Online Participation: AOS and BA Students are
required to participate in a minimum of 80% of the
discussions in their course, as well as to complete
all required assignments. Failure to do so will result
in the student being dropped from the course.
Requests for re-enrollment must be directed to
Career Services. Payment of $275 is required for reenrollment
and processing.
All pertinent internship documents are housed in
the Online Course for the convenience of the
student: Skills Progression, Final Evaluation, and
Hours Verification forms are to be printed by the
student and provided to the site supervisor for
completion. Students are responsible for ensuring
these documents are returned to Career Services to
ensure completion of internship.
Internship Challenges
Students are expected to maintain close contact
with NECI and Career Services during the
internship via phone, email and the online
internship course. NECI advocates for its students.
Students are advised to contact the Career Services
Office immediately for advice should any issues
arise during the internship. Students are
encouraged to work through Career Services to seek
professional solutions to any concerns, rather than
relying on the site supervisor to contact the school.
Occasionally, a student may encounter unforeseen
difficulties while on internship. If the student
encounters any employment or educational issues
during the internship, he/she is required to contact
the school immediately. Career Services will assist
the student in resolving the issue in an appropriate
manner.
If difficulties should arise, each situation will be
resolved on an individual basis, and documentation
of the situation will be placed in the student’s file.
If repeated difficulties or a pattern of issues arises,
the Manager of Career Services may require the
student to address the situation with a specific plan,
up to and including the completion of an additional
internship requirement.
Only under extenuating circumstances may a
student leave an internship site. The following
procedures must be followed, or the student may
face disciplinary action. In the event that
extenuating circumstances require the student to
break the agreement, he/she must always contact
Career Services in advance to discuss the reasons.
Breaking the agreement for any reason without preapproval
of the Manager of Career Services, will
result in disciplinary action. Following approval
from the school, the student must give proper
notification to the on-site supervisor. Proper notice
is a minimum of two full weeks.
If the student leaves the internship prior to
completing his/her hours internship hours
requirement, the student will be placed on
Administrative Probation and has 21 days to locate
a new internship as outlined under Program
Enrollment Standards.
• Leaving an internship without properly notifying
the school and the on-site supervisor is not
permitted. Being fired from a job for failure to
abide by company policies, including failure to
report for work or tardiness, unprofessional
attitude or performance, is unacceptable. In such
situations, the student must immediately contact
Career Services.
Internship Terminations involving improper notice
or justified firing will be reviewed by the Manager
of Career Services and Program Department Chair.
Consequences may include disciplinary action, up
to and including forfeiture of previously earned
internship hours, or withdrawal from the program.
At a minimum, the following procedures must be
followed:
• The student must write a letter of apology to the
on-site supervisor and others designated by the
Manager of Career Services. A copy of the letter
is to be sent to the Manager of Career Services
and will be placed in the student’s file.
• The student will be placed on Administrative
Probation and has 21 days to locate a new
internship, as outlined under Program Enrollment
Standards.
• A total of 700 (AOS, BA) or 450 (Certificate)
successful internship hours must be worked. The
hours accumulated in the previous internship may
not be counted, so a student may need to
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