Engagement Details
Internship - PALM 494
What to Expect
Connect your classroom learning with your career goals through a supervised internship. You'll gain real-world professional experience by working at least 10 hours per week for 14 weeks at an internship site and also write reflections about your experience. Past public-interest sites have included the Lancaster Dept. of Social Services, the state Department of Juvenile Justice, the Walterboro Police Department, Girls Scouts of South Carolina, the state Guardian Ad Litem program and the Texas Cultural Trust.
This engagement qualifies for these special designations:
- GLD-Professional & Civic Engagement
- Experiential Learning Opportunity
- Option to appear on USC Experience extended transcript
Term: Spring 2024
Requirements
Time Commitment: 120 - 179 hours
Who Can Participate: See Academic Bulletin for Course Prerequisites
Minimum Credit Hours: See Academic Bulletin for Course Prerequisites
Minimum GPA: See Academic Bulletin for Course Prerequisites
Other Requirements See Academic Bulletin for Course Prerequisites
Engagement Benefits
How expectations are communicated:
Training manual, syllabus or rubric
Learning activities:
Apply specialized knowledge
Knowledge or skills developed:
Specialized knowledge and skills
Who you will work with:
External agency (employer, college, school, community agency)
Who will communicate feedback and how:
Group / class session with faculty member
Group / class session with external supervisor
Reflection expectations:
Each student produces written reflection(s)
Group / class session(s) with faculty