2010-2011 - Sweet Briar College

2010-2011 Catalog academic programshours of course work in the field of study towhich her internship is related, and she musthave a grade point average of at least 2.0 in thisfield. Students who are on any type of academicprobation are not eligible for internships.An internship shall consist of a minimumof 40 hours of work per earned credit hour,either at the work place or in related field work,and shall usually receive one to three semesterhours of credit. With the recommendation ofthe faculty sponsor, and approval of the academicdepartment and the Dean, internships oflonger duration which are more academicallysubstantive may be awarded more credit, up toa maximum of six semester hours for any oneinternship. No more than 12 semester hours ofinternship credit may be counted toward theundergraduate degree. Internships are gradedon a Pass/Credit/No Credit basis.Students may initiate the process of obtainingan internship by requesting an Intentto Intern form from the Office of CareerServices. This form must be signed by the facultysponsor, the Chair of the Department orthe Director of the Program, and the Dean. Toreceive credit for the internship, a student mustsubmit a written report of assigned readingrelated to the academic discipline in which theinternship is taken and to the internship itself;a journal which provides a detailed descriptionof what the intern did; a paper in which theintern attempts to make sense of the internshipexperiences recorded in her journal byrelating them to her academic discipline andto any assigned literature; and a form signedby the on-site supervisor verifying satisfactorycompletion of the internship. The student mustalso request her supervisor send an evaluationof her work directly to the faculty sponsor. Thedeadline to complete the approval process andregister for an internship is the eighth day ofclasses for the fall and spring semester, and oneweek before the end of spring term classes forsummer internships.Internships provide opportunities for studentsto explore career possibilities and gainwork experience. Because of Sweet Briar’sproximity to Washington, D.C., a large numberof students are able to serve as political, legal, orpublic service interns. Students work there andelsewhere for U.S. senators and representatives,attorneys, and local political organizations.Economics interns often gravitate to thebanks and brokerage houses of New York City.For example, students have worked at ChaseManhattan Bank, Merrill Lynch, and PaineWebber Mitchell Hutchins Assets Management.Economics interns have also worked for suchcompanies as the international accounting firmCoopers and Lybrand in Washington, D.C.;Bear Stearns Securities in Boston; and ResortReal Estate Development in Pawleys Island, S.C.In recent years, arts management interns havegained a better understanding of museum workat the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, N.C.;Hirschl and Adler Galleries in New York; and theNational Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.Students interested in journalistic or editorialcareers have worked at Southern Accentsmagazine, Atlanta; the Wiley Press, New York;and the Nashville Banner in Tennessee.Other internships have ranged from workfor the District Attorney’s Office in Dallas; marketingIBM software in Washington, D.C.; andassisting the managing director of a regionaltheatre in Pennsylvania, to making farm callswith an equine veterinarian in South Carolina.33