ESU Internships:  Local to Global

The ENVS program at ESU requires that students complete an internship.  This course, Biol 484, Environmental Studies Field Experience and Internship, must be approved by the director of the ENVS program, Dr. Jewett-Smith. Internships are not provided automatically, but are acquired either through solicitation of potential sponsors by the student, or by cooperative efforts of the student's advisor, the program director and the student. In the main hall of the 1st floor of Moore Biology building, there is an Environmental Studies Infoboard.  On that board is a flip file of fliers that potential internship providers have sent to ESU. Copies of the ENVS Internship Database are available on the ENVS Infoboard as well.  This database has over 100 agencies, businesses and non-governmental organizations that have offered internships in the past. For each internship provider, an internship agreement must be signed between the provider and ESU. When a student has found a provider, that sponsor must send a letter to Dr. Jewett-Smith, on the organization's letterhead, with the following information: duration of the internship working hours (daily, weekly and duration) contact numbers and emails where the supervisor and the intern can be reached. responsibilities of the intern products that the provider expects the intern to complete Students sign up for 1 hour of course credit for every 40 hours of work.  For summers, a minimum of 3 hours of credit must be taken.  The maximum hours of credit for a BA major is 10 hours, for BS majors it is 6 hours.  This is a for-credit course and is graded upon 4 components (grading rubric). daily log/journal bi-weekly reports (emailed to Dr. JS) Final report Supervisor's evaluation      ENVS Home