Student

1. Complete the necessary forms and provide them to Career Services:
   • Student Internship Interest Form (required to apply)
   • Current resume
2. Applies for Internships via job search sites  
3. Sign the Unpaid Intern Form if it is an unpaid internship
4. Career Services gives registration letters to the student
5. Register for the internship course relevant to the student's degree program
6. Instructors provide the syllabus and Learning Agreement Form

• June 15 for the fall term
• October 15 for the spring term
• March 15 for the summer term

Eligibility

Students who wish to participate in an internship course must meet the course prerequisites as listed in the course description.

Internship Courses

Internships provide a planned work-based experience that will provide students with an opportunity to enhance workplace skills through a supervised practical experience related to their career objective. An internship agreement will be developed which includes academic supervision and work assignments. A minimum of 90 work site hours is required for this course. Regular meetings are held with the instructor or workplace learning coordinator. Student performance is graded as “Pass/Fail.”

Credit Hours

Three credit hours

Worksite Hours

Punctual and regular attendance is expected. Ninety minimum hours are arranged on a work site with an approved business supervisor or one hundred and twenty hours for the CIS 2941 Information Technology Internship. The student will be given a copy of a Learning Agreement which will include the worksite hours per mutual agreement between the student and the business supervisor. The student will be expected to adhere to the schedule. Any schedule changes must be arranged with the agreement of the student’s business supervisor and reported to their faculty supervisor.

Grading Scale

Pass = 90-100%, Fail = 89% or below, S = Satisfactory, U = Unsatisfactory

The student will need 27 “S” grades out of 30 learning objectives to earn a Pass. A midterm conference may be scheduled at the discretion of the instructor.

Compensation

Compensation may or may not be a part of the internship. The type and amount of compensation, if it is included, is at the discretion of the business partner.

Liability

Students receiving wages as a form of compensation should be covered by the participating internship employer’s workers’ compensation policy.

On-Site Business Visits by the Faculty Supervisor

On-site visits are encouraged and will be arranged between the faculty supervisor and the business partner.

Time and Attendance Documentation

It is the responsibility of the student intern to provide the timesheet to the business supervisor for regular entry of the student’s worksite hours with the supervisor’s signature. The student must complete a minimum of 90 worksite hours to meet the internship work site hours requirement.

Appeals and Grievances Procedures

Students will follow appeals procedures that are in accordance with Pasco- Hernando State College’s policies and procedures. Please refer to the college catalog for details.

 

View the following list of intern responsibilities:

• Apply to the internship program and create a resume by the deadline.
• Return the Student Internship Interest Form to the Career Services staff. 
• Apply to job search sites to find an internship site.
• When an internship site accepts the intern and the Student Internship Interest Form is completed and signed, return it to Career Services on any campus.
• Receive a letter to register for the appropriate internship course for the student’s degree program by the last day to drop/add.
• Develop an internship learning plan with the assistance of the faculty and business supervisors. Job duties and skills will be based on a specific position with a specific business partner.
• Maintain a daily record of attendance with the appropriate supervisor signature. Report the record of attendance (timesheet) to the faculty supervisor on a regular basis (determined by the faculty supervisor).
• Complete the learning agreement tasks and demonstrate proficiency in the workplace competencies within the required term and minimum work site hours to earn college credit.
• Communicate any concerns and/or challenges that arise during the internship period to the faculty internship supervisor, the business supervisor, or Career Services staff. 
• Follow all employment policies, regulations and standards at the internship site by which regular employees with this employer abide.

To participate in a BAS-SM internship and enroll for the MAN 4940 BUS Internship course, the student must have prerequisite credits completed in MAN 3353 and GEB 3213 and be currently enrolled in the BAS SM Program. The internship course should be taken in the second to last or last term, prior to graduation.  Approval by Dr. Kuntz or the Program Chair is the first thing that needs to be completed.

1. The student requests an interview with the Faculty Supervisor Dr. Carloanne Kuntz via email at kuntzc@phsc.edu for MAN4940 BUS Internship, prior to the Spring and Fall deadline dates. 
2. If the student does not pass the interview, they are directed to take GEB4930, as an alternative course.
3. If the student successfully passes the interview, they will be given the following four forms.
   1. Student Internship Request – must be returned to Dr. Kuntz within seven days after the initial interview.
   2. Business Partners Intern Request
   3. PHSC/Employer Intern Agreement
   4. Acceptance of Student Intern – 90 worksite hours in MAN 4940 must be filled in on the hours/course area for the BAS interns
4. After the initial interview with Dr. Kuntz, the Faculty Supervisor checks the criteria on the Student Internship Request Form with student records and notifies the student if the criteria is met or not.
5. If the criteria is met, the student will schedule a Zoom appointment with Dr. Kuntz to review how to fill out, sign and witness the other three forms.
6. P​​HSC does not place students into internship sites. It is the student's responsibility to find their own internship site. Students can contact Career Services, regarding assistance with Handshake software. 
7. Student gives Business Partner Intern Request and PHSC Employer Intern Agreement to the employer, and ensures forms are signed and filled in correctly and delivered back to Faculty Supervisor, who will go through a vetting process to make sure the employer is not the student’s current employer, not in a home-based business, not a relative (or any other conflict of interest) and not a virtual internship. 
8. In the interim, the student and employer complete the employer interview process.
9. Employer Signs Acceptance of Student Intern form, and student delivers form to Faculty Supervisor via email. 
10. Employer schedules dates/times with student to begin during the first week of the semester. There are no exceptions. The student cannot begin their internship prior to the first day of the term and the internship must end at the last day of the term.
11. Students must deliver all forms to Faculty Supervisor by their deadline date, or they will forfeit the internship. 
12. The Faculty Supervisor will send the student an e-mail to register for the course, once all paperwork is in and vetted. 
13.  Student registers for Internship course.
14. Student signs into the course on the first day of class, and is also prepared to be at their internship site during the first week of class. There are no exceptions. Students must be attending class during the first week of class, and also must be at the internship site during the first week of class.

• March 15 for the fall term
• September 15 for the spring term

The BAS-SM internship course does not run over the summer term.

Eligibility

Students who wish to participate in the BAS-SM internship course must meet the course prerequisites as listed in the course description. 

Internship Courses

Internships provide a planned work-based experience that will provide students with an opportunity to enhance workplace skills through a supervised practical experience related to their career objective. A minimum of 90 work-site hours are required in this course, a well as weekly assignments. Regular meetings are held with the instructor and the student must pass all assignments with a 90 or better. Student performance is graded as “Pass/Fail”. 

Credit Hours

Three credit hours

Worksite Hours

Punctual and regular attendance is expected. Ninety minimum hours are arranged on a work site with an approved business supervisor, and must begin during the first week of the term. You will be expected to adhere to the schedule. Any schedule changes must be arranged with the agreement of your business supervisor and reported to your faculty supervisor. If the student does not complete the class with a minimum of 90 documented hours, they will not pass the course.
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Grading Scale

Pass = 90-100%, Fail = 89% or below, S = Satisfactory, U = Unsatisfactory

The student will need 90% satisfactory marks on the mid-term site visit and the final employee evaluation. A midterm conference between the employer and instructor will be scheduled. ​

Compensation

Compensation may or may not be a part of the internship. The type and amount of compensation, if it is included, is at the discretion of the business partner.

Liability

Students receiving wages as a form of compensation should be covered by the participating internship employer’s workers’ compensation policy.

On-Site Business Visits by the Faculty Supervisor

On-site visits are encouraged and will be arranged between the faculty supervisor and the business partner.

Time and Attendance Documentation

It is the responsibility of the student intern to provide the timesheet to the business supervisor for regular entry of the student’s work site hours with the supervisor’s signature. The student must complete a minimum of 90 work site hours to meet the internship work site hours requirement. 

Appeals and Grievances Procedures

Students will follow appeals procedures that are in accordance with Pasco- Hernando State College’s policies and procedures. Please refer to the college catalog for details. 

 

Following is a list of intern responsibilities.

• Contact BAS Internship Faculty Supervisor (BASIFS) for an interview.
• Pass interview and receive the four (4) internship forms, which includes the application, for the BAS program from the BASIFS.
• Apply to the internship program by submitting the Student Internship Request form to the BASIFS, and create a resume by the deadline provided to you by the BASIFS.
• Contact Career Services for assistance with cover letters and resumes.
• Apply to job search sites to find an internship site.
• When an internship site accepts the intern have them fill out, sign and witness the remaining three forms and return them to BASIFS via email.
• Receive a letter to register for the appropriate internship course for your degree program by the last day to drop/add.
• Communicate with site supervisor to plan a minimum of three hours on job site during the first week of the term. Students must be in class and on the site during week 1.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the workplace competencies within the required term and minimum work site hours to earn college credit.
• Communicate any concerns and/or challenges that arise during the internship period to the BASIFS.
• Follow all employment policies, regulations, and standards at the internship site by which regular employees with this employer abide.