Enrollment Information for External Internship Capstone Experience for Honors
When a student is preparing to do an external internship for one of their capstone experiences for honors in the major, they should register for two courses; one must be for 0 s.h.
For the other course, the student must register for one of the following internship courses: Internship in Liberal Arts and Sciences (CCP:1005), Academic Internship (CCP:1201), or the less commonly used options of HONR:3150 or HONR:3160. See below for more details about those.
- CCP:1005 Internship in Liberal Arts and Sciences (0 s.h.)
- Requires approximately 10 s.h. a week
- Ideal for situations in which for credit enrollment would mean additional cost (summers); enrolling in more than 18 s.h. for the student; or the student does not need to earn credits for the experience.
- careers.uiowa.edu/0-credit-hour-course-transcription-notation
- CCP:1201 Academic Internship (1-3 s.h.)
- Requires 75 service hours per credit - careers.uiowa.edu/pcc-academic-internship-course
- Ideal for students who need to fulfill elective credit hours
- Requires additional work including a journal of the experience and a reflective essay, though the essay required for honors in the major should be able to be used to satisfy the course essay requirement, as well.
- HONR:3150 Honors Service Learning (1-3 s.h.)
- Requires 3 hrs a week commitment per each 1 credit earned
- Requires more active engagement of faculty through collaborative design of the internship/service project
- If a student is interested in earning credits through this course, please refer to the Honors Program.
- Student must be a member of the Honors Program; 2) Student must enroll under the faculty mentor in MyUI; 3) To earn honors credit the student will need to complete the reflection process which includes the pre-experience questionnaire, post-experience questionnaire, and narrative submission form. Questions should be directed to Andy Willard (andrew-willard@uiowa.edu ). Grading: A-F (honors credit will not be awarded if a non-passing grade is received)
- Student must be a member of the Honors Program; 2) Student must enroll under the faculty mentor in MyUI; 3) To earn honors credit the student will need to complete the reflection process which includes the pre-experience questionnaire, post-experience questionnaire, and narrative submission form. Questions should be directed to Andy Willard (andrew-willard@uiowa.edu ). Grading: A-F (honors credit will not be awarded if a non-passing grade is received)
- HONR:3160 Honors Internship (0-3 s.h.)
- Requires 3 hrs a week commitment per each 1 credit earned
- Requires more active engagement of faculty through collaborative design of the internship/service project
- If a student is interested in earning credits through this course, please refer to the Honors Program.
- Student must be a member of the Honors Program; 2) Student must enroll under the faculty mentor in MyUI; 3) To earn honors credit the student will need to complete the reflection process which includes the pre-experience questionnaire, post-experience questionnaire, and narrative submission form. Questions should be directed to Andy Willard (andrew-willard@uiowa.edu ). Grading: A-F (honors credit will not be awarded if a non-passing grade is received)
Questions
Questions or concerns about the internship placement itself should usually be directed to the instructor of the internship course in Pomerantz Career Center: Sherry Rhinehart; Senior Specialist, Employer Engagement & Experiential Education; sherry-rhinehart@uiowa.edu.
For other questions, students may contact one of the academic advisors in the PBS Department.