Description
This course requires the student to be either a Liberal Arts or Social Science major. Course prerequisites: General Psychology and Human Growth and Development.
Students must have a GPA of at least a 2.2, with at least one recommendation letter from a Full-Time Social Science Professor, as well as permission of the Internship/Program Coordinator. This three-credit course is designed for students to gain hands-on experience in a Mental Health/Therapeutic setting. Students will meet with the Internship Coordinator and an assigned Internship Faculty Advisor from their program of study during the semester to monitor the interns' progress. Students are required to complete 120 hours (minimum of 10 hours per week), assigned readings, a mid-term project and a final project that will include a PowerPoint/ Oral Presentation. Students currently employed in their program of study may be eligible to combine an internship with employment.