Internships (ARTS 499)
Students in the intern program will have an opportunity to gain practical skills by working in a variety of gallery and museum situations in the private and public sectors. Credit will be given for completion of 3 hours of work per week per unit, by prior arrangement with the department coordinator. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. A-F and CR/NC.
Internship Guidelines
The Internship Program is a field-based learning experience where a student is in a job setting, learning skills that integrate career goals with their coursework and major. The Internship Program is designed for students as a means to incorporate qualified and supervised work into their educational program and gain academic credit while making valuable career connections. Although internships are generally unpaid, exceptions can be made in circumstances where the student’s status as a student, rather than an employee, can be protected.
I. General Information
- Internship positions can be on or off campus. If you are interested in an internship with the SSU Art Gallery, please see the gallery's internship page.
- Internship units are upper division. Each academic program determines the range in the number of units available for internship credit. While the usual range is 1-4 units, some departments grant as many as 8.
- Internship work activities are pre- or para-professional in a field related to a student’s academic or career goals.
II. Field Experience-Internship Requirements
- A minimum of 45 hours in an actual work situation per unit per semester is required. This averages out to 3-4 hours per week per unit at the internship site.
- Students should check with their academic department for the faculty Internship Advisor and departmental policy regarding Internships.
- Students are required to complete any work and academic requirements as indicated on the Internship Agreement Form.
III. Enrollment Procedures
- Locate an internship position by utilizing Gopher, the Internship Binders, and other resources located in the Career Development Center, by consulting your faculty advisor, or by contacting an employer and creating your own internship.
- Meet with the Internship Advisor in your major department
Complete the Internship Learning Contract and Waiver (detailed instructions below) Contract and Waiver can be found on the forms tab of this website
Instructions on completing the Internship Learning Contract and Waiver
Click on the form (found here), download the form and begin completing. DO NOT CHANGE ANY OF THE INFORMATION THAT IS PRE-FILLED. Once done, be sure to SAVE the completed form.
Section I: Student Information
Fill in your name and SSU student ID#
Section II: Course Information
Semester/Year: Choose from the drop down which semester you will be completing your internship.
Planned Number of Units: Choose from the drop down the number of units you will be completing for your internship. Example: 1 unit is 45 hours, 2 units is 90 hours, 3 units is 135 hours and 4 units is 180 hours.
Internship Start/End Date: Please put when you will be starting and ending the internship. These dates need to be within the semester you are completing your internship.
List primary responsibilities at the learning site: In consultation with your internship provider, learning site supervisor, list 4-5 responsibilities you will have at your internship.
Section III: Internship Learning Outcomes and Oversight
This section has been completed by the faculty instructor of record/internship coordinator, Hillary Homzie.
Section IV: Student Agreement
In the first box, insert the number of hours a week you will be completing at your internship. The second box will include the total number of hours you will complete this semester. Choose from the drop down. In the third box, choose from the drop down which semester you will be completing your internship.
Print your name
Date the contract
Sign the contract (this needs to be an electronic signature or hard signature)
Section V: Learning Site Information
To be completed by your internship provider/learning site supervisor
Section VI: Approval
Internship provider/learning site supervisor must:
Print their name
Date the contract
Sign the contract (this needs to be an electronic signature or hard signature)
Please note: You DO NOT need to get the signatures for the faculty instructor, Chair and Dean. The ART department will route the form to get those signatures.
Waiver of Liability, Promise not to sue, assumption of risk and agreement to pay claims
Activity: ART Internship has been pre-filled
Activity dates and times: Please put the dates you will be starting and ending the internship
Activity location: Please list the address of your learning site/internship
Print your name
Date the waiver
Sign the waiver ( this needs to be an electronic signature or hard signature)